Julia Ravani, a doctor in the history of technology, explores the profound grief following her brother's suicide. Through mathematics, she seeks understanding in a world where not everything can be quantified. Her poignant narrative in Sommar i P1 reflects on loss, probability, and the enduring impact of a loved one's perception.
Julia Ravani's Heartfelt Tribute to Her Late Brother
Julia Ravani's Heartfelt Tribute to Her Late Brother
Why did Julia Ravani's brother die? Was it bipolar disorder? Drugs? Whose fault was it? The doctor in the history of technology seeks answers in mathematics in a moving episode of Sommar i P1.
Mathematics is a world where everything is potentially understandable, perfectly ordered.
What is proven is eternally valid.
This is a comfort for Ravani.
But not everything can be calculated, no matter how hard she tries.
The author and historian of technology is also an older sister, and her younger brother Daniel took his life two years ago.
Why?
What does the theory of probability say about it?
Ravani remembers and calculates. Bottomless grief after a brother, everything that cannot be measured, seen through various explanatory models throughout history.
It is beautifully told, crystal clear and shimmering, in a script where not a comma is left to chance.
Daniel, risk-taking and inventive, saw his sister as meticulous and reliable. So she became that.
The gaze from a loved one changes you, says Ravani. It is true, but also not.