Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension. Parker is also frequently seen, heard, and read on the Science Channel, on BBC radio, and in The Guardian, in that order. He has previously held world records for both the Rubik’s Cube and Space Invaders. In the pursuit of math, Parker has: flipped a coin 10,000 times, traveled to Antarctica, memorized π to hundreds of digits, and been bitten by a bullet ant in the Amazon rainforest. He has given math lectures at Cambridge University, Oxford University, Harvard University, and Lake Monger Primary School.
Parker's new book is Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes the World.
At the Guardian he tagged five of the best books about maths (or math, as Americans call it). One title on the list:
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado PerezRead about the other books on Parker's list.
The other side of the AI coin is big data. Caroline Criado Perez’s book is about two different modern aspects of data. Its primary thesis is that, much like algorithms, data sets are not some objective reservoir of potential insight but rather they can have massive oversights: notably in the case of women, half the population. Moreover Perez shows the power of data by backing up every step of her argument with facts and stats. It’s both a cautionary tale and a field guide to using data.
Also see: Ian Stewart's top ten popular mathematics books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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