Originally introduced in 1945 by Eilenberg and Mac Lane as an auxiliary language to properly talk about natural transformations, Category Theory spread across many areas of Mathematics. Owing to its abstract, flexible, and foundational nature, it has since found applications far beyond Mathematics like Computer Science, Linguistics, and even in emerging interdisciplinary research on perception and consciousness. This talk outlines the core ideas of Category Theory and explains in what sense it can contribute to the mentioned fields.
