The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, From One to Infinity
Math underpins everything in the cosmos, including us, yet too few of us understand this universal language well enough to revel in its wisdom, its beauty and its joy. Why are numbers so helpful? What are the wondrous truths implicit in the Pythagorean theorem, irrational numbers, fat tails? What are the surprising charms of calculus? How does math relate to zebra stripes, sunsets and even your dating life? Join us!
Speaker Details
Steven Strogatz is a professor of applied mathematics at Cornell University. A renowned teacher and one of the world’s most highly cited mathematicians, he blogs about math for the New York Times and been a frequent guest on National Public Radio’s RadioLab. In 2007 he received the Communications Award, a lifetime achievement award for the communication of mathematics to the general public.
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Jeff Running
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