![]() Human stories behind the discoveries make them gripping even when the content might be beyond our grasp and serve as an important reminder that even the most abstract mathematics is a human pursuit.Įugenia Cheng, Mathematician and author of How to Bake Pi, Beyond Infinity, and The Art of Logic Steven Strogatz, Cornell University and author of The Joy of xĪ gourmet tasting menu of recent advances in mathematics, where each dish has depth and flavor while being small enough not to overwhelm. These are stories of drama, passion, longing and inspiration. When the best writers explain the best mathematics, it's a wonder to behold. Mathematics has rarely seemed as vibrant and alive-and as thrilling-as it does in these pages. Readers of this volume will learn that prime numbers have decided preferences about the final digits of the primes that immediately follow them (the “conspiracy” of the title) consider whether math is the universal language of nature (allowing for “a unified theory of randomness”) discover surprising solutions (including a pentagon tiling proof that solves a century-old math problem) ponder the limits of computation measure infinity and explore the eternal question “Is mathematics good for you?”Ĭontributors Ariel Bleicher, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Kevin Hartnett, Erica Klarreich, Thomas Lin, John Pavlus, Siobhan Roberts, Natalie Wolchover It communicates mathematics by taking it seriously, wrestling with difficult concepts and clearly explaining them in a way that speaks to our innate curiosity about our world and ourselves. Quanta is the only popular publication that offers in-depth coverage of the latest breakthroughs in understanding our mathematical universe. Readers of The Prime Number Conspiracy, says Quanta editor-in-chief Thomas Lin, are headed on “breathtaking intellectual journeys to the bleeding edge of discovery strapped to the narrative rocket of humanity's never-ending pursuit of knowledge.” The stories show that, as James Gleick puts it in the foreword, “inspiration strikes willy-nilly.” One researcher thinks of quantum chaotic systems at a bus stop another suddenly realizes a path to proving a theorem of number theory while in a friend's backyard a statistician has a “bathroom sink epiphany” and discovers the key to solving the Gaussian correlation inequality. ![]() These stories from Quanta Magazine map the routes of mathematical exploration, showing readers how cutting-edge research is done, while illuminating the productive tension between conjecture and proof, theory and intuition. "If you're a science and data nerd like me, you may be interested in Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire and The Prime Number Conspiracy from Quanta Magazine and Thomas Lin."-Bill Gates Mathematical explorations from Pulitzer Prize winner Quanta Magazine show that “inspiration strikes willy-nilly,” and reveal surprising solutions and exciting discoveries. If you can’t find the resource you need here, visit our contact page to get in touch.Įstablished in 1962, the MIT Press is one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world and a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design. ![]() The MIT Press has been a leader in open access book publishing for over two decades, beginning in 1995 with the publication of William Mitchell’s City of Bits, which appeared simultaneously in print and in a dynamic, open web edition.Ĭollaborating with authors, instructors, booksellers, librarians, and the media is at the heart of what we do as a scholarly publisher. Today we publish over 30 titles in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology. MIT Press began publishing journals in 1970 with the first volumes of Linguistic Inquiry and the Journal of Interdisciplinary History. ![]()
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