Geordan ellenburg's new book is called Geometer. In it, he explores the idea that geometry isn't out there beyond space and time but right here with us in our everyday lives. He also talks about how lincoln uses euclid as a metaphor for his own philosophy.
In this episode, we sit down with Jordan Ellenberg, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
His writing has appeared in Slate, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe, and he is the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong – but in this episode we will discuss his new book, Shape: The hidden geometry of information, biology, strategy, democracy and everything else.
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