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Nature and Science August 2020 |
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The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health... by Emily Anthes What it's about: How our built environments influence our physical and mental health -- for better or worse.
Chapters include: "The Indoor Jungle," which examines the unique ecology of our homes (spoiler: you're NEVER alone); "The Cure for the Common Cubicle," a look at the best and worst of work environments.
For fans of: The podcast 99 Percent Invisible. | | Weird Math: A Teenage Genius & His Teacher Reveal the Strange Connections Between... by David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee What it's about: A science writer and his protégé, a teen prodigy, discuss their favorite mathematical concepts in a style that's accessible without being over-simplistic.
Topics include: The fourth dimension, topology, prime numbers, Turing machines, and infinity.
For fans of: Alex Bellos' Here's Looking at Euclid, Ian Stewart's Visions of Infinity, or Steven Strogatz's The Joy of X. | | Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe by Steven Strogatz What it is: An applied mathematician's surprisingly accessible guide to calculus, which outlines its basic concepts while recounting its history.
Food for thought: "If anything deserves to be called the secret of the universe, calculus is it."
You might also like: Mathematician Amir Alexander's similarly engaging Infinitesimal, which also explores a world-changing concept. | | The Math of Life & Death: 7 Mathematical Principles that Shape Our Lives by Kit Yates What it's about: Applied mathematician Kit Yates examines seven mathematical principles (including exponential growth, probability, and algorithms) and demonstrates how these can be applied to areas such as law, medicine, the media, and more.
Don't miss: The rather timely chapter "Susceptible, Infective, Removed: How to Stop an Epidemic." | |
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