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Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore

American writer

Jun 17, 2026

48:23
And I don't-- is that-- does that fall under the realm of a quote unquote "problem"? Because a computation requires a problem and s-specific inputs and a specific, and a solution, right? So I don't know, is a fugue a solution to anything?
48:39
anything?Yeah, that's, that's interesting.
48:42
I mean, um, I think, I think that a fugue and parts of fugues are solutions to problems which the composer has chosen, right? I suppose if I'm the king of Prussia and I say, "I demand you make me a six-part fugue based on this theme," that's a problem.
49:04
[chuckles] That's a problem.
49:04
But happily, happily, that's not how most of this works, I hope.
49:10
Um, I mean, I think, you know, the wonderful thing, and, and this goes back to math- mathematics as well, right? You know, I think what I really want schoolchildren and everyone else to understand is if you grow up and want to be a mathematician, you get to make up the problems.
49:27
[chuckles] Right.

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Right.

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