Is Math the Language of the Universe?

There is a very common debate over the nature of math. Is it something that exists as part of the universe that we slowly "discover" or is it something we make up to try and explain our crazy world? After a lot of careful thought, this video is my answer. ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS Lives of Stars: https://youtu.be/lAu0wenIAIE Why Do Things Float?: http://youtu.be/Mi1ObfOUO_g ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE PATRONS: ** Nikko Lai ** ________________________________ SCIENCE ASYLUM STUFF Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum/ More videos at: http://www.youtube.com/TheScienceAsylum Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ScienceAsylum Twitter: @nicklucid http://twitter.com/nicklucid Instagram: @nicklucid https://instagram.com/nicklucid/ Google+: http://www.google.com/+Scienceasylum Main Site: http://www.scienceasylum.com/ Vlog: http://www.youtube.com/TheNickLucid ________________________________ EXTRA INFO LINKS Idea Channel on Math: https://youtu.be/TbNymweHW4E MinutePhysics on Math: https://youtu.be/HGG4HmlotJE Mathematics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mathematics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mathematical_symbols https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density Reddit Discussion on Math: https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/3iu0a8/what_is_the_purpose_of_pure_mathematics/ Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/ Definitions: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/language https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrase https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjective World Language Info: http://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/how-many-languages-are-there-world ________________________________ COMMENT RESPONSES Benbedra Abdssamad - Stellar Information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAu0wenIAIE&lc=z12fufdrhticdzecx23hvxzjdlbdyj1bb04 Ira Sanborn - Green Stars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAu0wenIAIE&lc=z12pyveqaxa5v5yz104ccxgxgpqsedzimbg Miss Physics - Studied more astrophysics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAu0wenIAIE&lc=z13ftz0hkyj4trqs422ftrr4dxbcizqsv Graeme Wilson - Black Holes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAu0wenIAIE&lc=z13khffozmu2yjhy304cgbmo0lyvsluil3g Jim Groth - How we know what we know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAu0wenIAIE&lc=z12eivhi1zrxxlvdl22bjtoaiwrhtblr004 Keadin Mode - Wolf 359: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAu0wenIAIE&lc=z13xdfeapp3fi5xci22rjrxjwujjhbqp004 ________________________________ IMAGE CREDITS Logo designed by: Ben Sharef Stock Photos and Clipart - Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - Openclipart http://openclipart.org/ - or I made them myself... Duck: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bucephala-albeola-010.jpg Egyptian Heiroglyphs: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hieroglyphs_from_the_tomb_of_Seti_I.jpg Cuneiform Tablet: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuneiform_script2.png Cat GIF: http://funnycats.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1-2-3-FAIL-cat.gif