[math-fun] Fwd: NYTimes.com: Algebra in Wonderland

I'm curious what people think of this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/opinion/07bayley.html OPINION   | March 07, 2010 Op-Ed Contributor:  Algebra in Wonderland By MELANIE BAYLEY The other-worldly events in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" can be interpreted as satire on 19th-century advances in mathematics.