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As you have probably surmised, the video series is not going to be finished. Although I intended to get farther with it than I did, it was really intended as an experiment anyway. I quickly became dissatisfied with what I was doing (essentially just rehashing Mac Lane), and feel there's no point continuing that style of course. While I think I did some things very well, there is quite a lot I could do better.

Currently I am working on a new categories course, integrating what I learned from my previous attempt. Some changes are to be more modular (think Khan Academy-style rather than hour-long mega lectures), diversify the examples, and to place more emphasis on the usage of categorical ide

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I've been getting into category and topos theory for a while now, and the Homotopy Type Theory book arrived today. The topos theory, as well as some of my own musings, have led me to think I should learn some model theory. I have no background in logic. What are some canonical books for this?

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I'm looking for ways to answer the following types of questions:

  • What is there to research in math?

  • What do you even do in higher-level math?

  • What's the point of theoretical math?

in social settings such as parties, dates, small talk, etc.

Some strategies I've found are:

  • mention applied math or physics first, which are more relatable. "There's a lot of things you can do; for example, my roommate uses math to model populations of animals or spread of disease. I'm more interested in the theoretical side of things." or "Physicists seem to think the universe is 26-dimensional, so we're trying to better understand 26-dimensional shapes."

  • suppress the urge to be technically correc

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What is the Ahlfors/Rudin/Lang of several complex variables? Ideally discussing complex manifolds (not just Riemann surfaces) as well.

EDIT: I'd prefer to see a more geometrical than analytical treatment.

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I'd like to grow some mushrooms at home for cooking --- chanterelles and porcini at first, maybe some more exotic ones later. I have very limited gardening experience, and no mushroom cultivation experience. I got a book on mushroom growing, but it makes it sound extremely complicated to set up the mushroom growing area (mostly dealing with maintaining sterility of the grow environment).

Does the growing apparatus really require that much effort? Is there a simple kit I can buy? Any other tips for a beginner?

P.S. Please chime in with any other suggestions of tasty mushrooms!

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