by Dana Mackenzie | Oct 25, 2012 | Articles, Books, Mathematics
The latest review of The Universe in Zero Words has just come out at The Guardian‘s website, on a blog written by GrrlScientist. Here’s the link! Here are a couple of encouraging comments from The Grrl herself: Comprised of short lively vignettes that are...
by Dana Mackenzie | Oct 17, 2012 | Articles, Books, Mathematics
Wow, this seems to be the season for reviews of The Universe in Zero Words! First “Numberplay,” then SIAM News, and now two more! First up is Math Goes Pop! Matt Lane’s delightfully named blog covers all topics on the intersection of Mathematics...
by Dana Mackenzie | Oct 8, 2012 | Articles, Books, Events, Mathematics
Today the big event I’ve been waiting for finally took place! A post called The Non-Euclidean Geometry of Whales went online on Gary Antonick’s blog, Numberplay, at the New York Times. The post includes two puzzles (one easy, one harder) based on a chapter...
by Dana Mackenzie | Oct 5, 2012 | Articles, Books, Mathematics
This has taken some time, but I’m pleased to announce that the New York Times Numberplay blog, written by Gary Antonick, is going to feature a problem based on chapter 15 of my book, The Universe in Zero Words. My latest information is that his post will go up...
by Dana Mackenzie | Jan 10, 2008 | Articles, Events, Mathematics
This week I went to the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego. One highlight was an exceedingly cool animated film of “Flatland,” produced by Seth Caplan, directed by Jeffrey Travis and Dano Johnson, and starring Martin Sheen as Arthur Square. I have...
