Chaitin, GJ2024-01-172024-01-172023CDMTCS Research Reports CDMTCS-570 (2023)1178-3540https://hdl.handle.net/2292/67243Weaving together mathematics, epistemology and autobiography, this book begins with a tribute to Leibniz and a guide to Greg’s favorite books, then presents Greg’s three favorite lecture transcripts, and last but not least tells the story of Greg’s unconventional life and research trajectory and ponders the mystery of creativity. Seventy pages, mostly in English, with a foreword and a brief introduction in French intended for a Moroccan audience. The material in French was kindly provided by Réda Benkirane, a professor at UM6P, and author of the book La Complexité, vertiges et promesses. Cover illustration by Sophie Lenormand based on Greg’s talk at UM6P in Chapter 3.Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmTechnical ReportFields of ResearchCopyright: The author(s)http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess