"Proof by Induction" is a 2021 science fiction short story by José Pablo Iriarte. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.
Synopsis Paulie is a mathematician who uses a recording of his dead father's mind in an attempt to solve a particularly difficult problem.
Reception "Proof by Induction" was a finalist for the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Short Story,2022 Hugo Awards at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 4, 2022 and for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 2021.Proof by Induction at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved May 4, 2022
References
External links Text of the story, at Uncanny Magazine Essay by Iriarte on the process of writing the story Audio Version, narrated by Wil Wheaton at episode 2 of It’s Storytime, with Wil Wheaton