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Jordan Ellenberg on Looking at the World Through the Lens of Geometry
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Mathematician and professor Jordan Ellenberg, author of the book “Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else,” speaks with us about the limitations of logic, how math can help us develop mindful skepticism, and why gerrymandering is no longer visible to the naked eye.
Released:
Nov 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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