# Roger Antonsen - Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/33688842) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Roger Antonsen]] **Full Title**:: Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQElzjCsl9o) **Host**:: [[www.youtube.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2023-10-30]] **Created**:: [[2023-10-30]] ## Highlights - And I claim that when you change your perspective, and if you take another point of view, you learn something new about what you are watching or looking at or hearing. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01he02vf5rsfcwmqmmab620a6q)) ^618780984 #keypoint - And I would go as far as to say that every equation is like this, every mathematical equation where you use that equality sign is actually a metaphor. It's an analogy between two things. You're just viewing something and taking two different points of view. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01he02xz1b2ebyt36zrs6d33k6)) ^618781153 - And this thing about changing perspectives should sound a little bit familiar to you, because we do it every day. And then it's called empathy. When I view the world from your perspective, I have empathy with you. If I really, truly understand what the world looks like from your perspective, I am empathetic. That requires imagination. And that is how we obtain understanding. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01he03gmvq2a11ygsdw84zcr2j)) ^618782976