Every kind of science, if it only has reached a certain degree of maturity, automatically becomes a part of mathematics. - David Hilbert |
This song by Frank Zappa is beautiful, and whenever I listen to it, I want to play guitar for a very long time.
I thought that this was a beautiful piece played in a way that I hadn't seen before.
Sungha Jung is a great guitarist who inspires me to practice, as well as to simply enjoy playing.
Bloodborne is a beautiful video game with some horror themes. The music is haunting.
Created by the same company that made Bloodborne, the Dark Souls series also has beautiful music which inspires me to try and make some myself.
More Bloodborne music. This theme is absolutely terrifying. It inspires not only fear, but it also makes me want to make music that brings out emotions.
This is a video by a person who plays Dark Souls 3. It's very well edited, and it inspires me because even if you are doing something just for fun, you should still strive to do it well.
This quote, again by the famous mathematician David Hilbert, inspires me to work hard to do right by the subject of math as a whole.
This is a wonderful book that has made me try to see the world in new ways, and make an effort not to take for granted all of the benefits we have from being born on Earth.
Terence Tao is generally considered the greatest mathematician alive today. He inspires me because, though he most definitely is a genius, he makes it very clear that being a genius is not necessary to do mathematics well. He is an encouraging and inspiring figure.
XKCD is a webcomic that deals a lot with mathematics, as well as many other subjects. It is quite inspiring because it demonstrates that whatever you are interested in, it is wonderful to bring that subject to many others, and what better way to do that than a light and humorous take on it?
Paul Lockhart's essay, "A Mathematician's Lament", is an inspiring piece of work that has completely changed the way I view mathematics and the way it is taught. It emphasizes that mathematics is beautiful, and we should make an effort to think of it more in that way, than simply as some method of accomplishing things.
I know, more video game music, but no piece of music I know of inspires raw emotion like this one does. At around 4:00 minutes, the music begins to become the most epic and awe-inspiring thing I have ever heard.
More XKCD, but this time it takes more of an educational approach. I aspire to be an educator, and if I can be nearly as entertaining and enlightening as these comic/explanations are, then I will be happy.
Captain Disillusion is another educational (?) sort of content creator, who debunks viral videos, and puts incredible effort into his videos. The sheer effort he puts into creating these videos is inspiring enough.
Sungha Jung was posted earlier, but he is truly a master of his craft, and the piece he covers in this video comes from a video chock full of beautiful music. Both his ability and the beautiful music played are inspiring.
Richard Turner is the type of guy that could make just about anyone get up and do something if they've been putting it off. He has a greatly inspiring story, and as someone who likes card tricks (but now realizes that he is a very small fish in a very big pond), this man is supernatural.
Evariste Galois is one of the most tragic and extraordinary figures in mathematics. He died at 20 after wounds he sustained in a duel. The work he did before he was 20 years old has influenced mathematics for the hundreds of years since his death. This can be either an intimidating story, or a story that moves you to try to do what you can with the time you have. Or both.
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