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Alice's adventures in a differentiable wonderland

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glonq ◴[30 Apr 24 17:47 UTC] No.40213790[source]▶
I wonder if the usage of Alice & Wonderland takes inspiration from Douglas Hofstadter's "Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid" ?
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1. iainmerrick ◴[30 Apr 24 18:32 UTC] No.40214471[source]▶
It's a pretty common trope, especially for math-related books, e.g. Alex Bellos' "Alex's Adventures in Numberland".