Raymond Smullyan on Carson, 1982

[@eminimethodsdotcom]

Raymond Smullyan passed away this month at the age of 97. At least 97 is a prime number.

[@aljoschalong625]

Oh my, that's sad. I didn't hear about that until now. 😔

[@loksipan7403]

RIP Raymond Smullyan - a life well lived. The Tao is Silent - a wonderful read.

[@edbouquet1012]

Great book!

[@kresnawirdana]

This man is the reason I got into mathematical logic

[@rickmonarch4552]

but was it a logical decision? :D I mean did it lead to success?

[@abhishekmhatre1554]

When you still had professors coming on late night television.

[@jeffbogdan9187]

If ever a real human was a wizard, it's Raymond Smullyan.

[@brettbaratheon9776]

Just saw this “live” on tv. Blew my brain......had to watch it again on here. God bless you, Raymond. Be at peace with God.

[@amperro]

I cannot imagine anyone having guests or discussions like this on late night television today.

[@betoperdido]

Well, Craig Ferguson invited philospher Jonathan Dancy to his late show in 2011 (if i recall correctly). Craig asked him about his views in moral philosophy. It was funny and awkward, as it was normal in that show.

[@lomertamahon1]

Brilliant man, and writes the most entertaining books on mathematical logic. I hope he lives another fifty years.

[@ItsFinigan]

I'm not a big puzzle guy but glad to see "one of us" on a major broadcast

[@Rorynes]

Until today the lady and the tiger is one of the best selling books.

[@erickwilberding5786]

This is great, what a brilliant and kind man. And Socratic: "how would that work out?" Agree: when philosophers were welcome on television.

[@Brownkevin7]

Fuck yeah im taking discrete math and this is is a gangster

[@nunalunaberey_]

That's my Great-Grandpa!

[@gordonkotik624]

Hi Terran! Isn't that a fun video? - Uncle Barry

[@gabrielsmullyan8249]

Terran Kotik he's my double cousin, and I see him quite a bit

[@betoperdido]

you mean smullyan or carson? in any case, that's awesome. specially if your great grandparent is smullyan. you're a lucky person.

[@nunalunaberey_]

betoperdido Raymond Smullyan is my paternal great grandfather.

[@nunalunaberey_]

Gordon Kotik Love it!!!

[@kevinklement2621]

RIP!

[@Zenocrat]

I miss Johnny Carson ... a fun interview.

[@dropagemonem]

he was genius

[@philipschiff9408]

The legend

[@Андрей-ч5ж7у]

Great man.

[@Rosenzweigjcb]

8:03 Carson had a good first try. It's like he knew the answer to the original of the variant puzzle.

[@AABB-fb4zy]

why waste the interview with stuff that is found in his books? i wish he talked more about him self.

[@RatatRatR]

Probably because most viewers hadn't read his books. Secondly probably because most viewers wouldn't care about his life.

[@palmarius104]

I am pretty sure you won't find many people who lead a more interesting life, so I doubt that's the case.

[@ericksonlk]

Because it's for promoting the book. And we know it was a successful move ;-)

[@ItsFinigan]

From this, I can tell that Carson is well-educated and also quite intelligent. interesting! I see he actually graduated with a minor in Physics.

[@heeheehaahaahoohoo2585]

Are you James

[@yrodro]

Good thing he didn't count to 4. Bad that no one noticed......

[@betoperdido]

true. now i guess we'll never know if Ray was actually able to make Carson dissappear.

[@yrodro]

@@betoperdido oh! he was able; he was...

[@marklee1194]

Wow, his hair reminds me of Zeus or Vangelis.

[@bdedi]

are you not john

[@starfiring]

4 words

[@Kalumbatsch]

3:42 Carson doesn't get it :D

[@betoperdido]

or maybe unfortunately he was trying to make the interview funnier for a broader audience. as was his "this is all free" remark. unfair to Ray, but funny still, right?

[@vampireducks1622]

It's hard to think of a more cringe-worthy question to Raymond Smullyan. "Are you good at math?" Jeez...

[@KrunchymanTheBold]

"I should be". Dude studied under Alonzo Church.

[@hankigoe829]

it's a bargain at twice the price!

[@G12GilbertProduction]

We in PL without the San-Francisco school of logic, we got'em rememorial courses from a SRS tactics.

[@wdvest8333]

I have every book he wrote.

[@chris-dd6uq]

Even today they don't teach logic in school

[@ROHITKINGC]

Set theory, venn diagrams, probability, permutations combinations, algebra, calculus etc. all are a part of modern mathematical logic.

[@abhishekmhatre1554]

@@ROHITKINGC Yes, but they teach in a very abstract manner. Most kids memorise those formulas and forget all about them when they grow up.

[@zulqarnain_haider]

study discrete math

[@greedychrolli]

Identical triplets. John and James always lie. William always tells the truth. John owes you money. Find out who John is with a yes/no question that contains no more than three words.

[@ArchangelTara618]

U HAVE BROTHERS? OR U HAVE SISTERS?

[@nowvoyagerNE]

remember. they are looking specifically for John. if you get a yes, it could be John or James. if it's no, you have William, but still don't know which one is John.

[@Katalyzt]

ᵔᴥᵔ ★★★★★

[@ArchangelTara618]

SO ASK U HAVE SISTERS?JAMES & JOHN WOULD SAY YES WHILE WILLIAM WOULD SAY NO

[@nowvoyagerNE]

remember: he's looking for John, not James or William. if he gets a "yes," it could still be John or James.

[@lorcanoconnor6274]

Sounds just like Bobby Fischer

[@samueldarenskiy6893]

Well its 2023, and they still don't teach logic in school

[@hankigoe829]

you can bust your brain, lol

[@johnford9863]

If you get a yes answer you’re talking to John? If you ask the guy Are you William? James would also say yes since he always lies too. And William would always yes because he tells the truth. So now you have three yes answers, so a yes doesn’t mean you’re talking to John. What am I missing