It is. I didn’t know that I must admit. So perhaps Gauss could outdo von Neumann in feats of mental gymnastics… one thing I meant to say, comparing the two -it’s von Neumann’s impact on our modern lives I find so amazing. By formalising utility theory -giving us a way to compare and measure human happiness-that’s shaped the way we think about ourself today for better or worse. Neoliberalism sprung directly from that idea. And I think there’s a tendency to view ourselves as these happiness optimising machines. Or maybe that’s just me…