by Dana Mackenzie | Jul 20, 2012 | Books, Events
My Goodreads book giveaway has begun! You have three weeks to enter for a chance to win an autographed copy of The Universe in Zero Words. I am offering three copies. So far, in the first 12 hours of the promotion, there are 64 entrants. The deadline for entry is...
by Dana Mackenzie | Jul 12, 2012 | Books, Mathematics
In 2010 I was invited to write a glossy brochure for a committee of the National Academy of Sciences called “Mathematics in the Year 2025.” The committee was charged with making recommendations for government support of mathematics over the next decade or...
by Dana Mackenzie | Jul 1, 2012 | Books, Events, Santa Cruz
I have some exciting news to pass along about Capitola Book Cafe’s “Survive & Thrive” campaign. As I wrote earlier, they were trying to raise $285,000 by June 30 in order to keep their for-profit business going and also to start a non-profit...
by Dana Mackenzie | Apr 27, 2012 | Books
I’ve already received some very nice compliments this week both on the new website and on the forthcoming book! Thanks to everyone who has visited. One person e-mailed me to ask why amazon.com does not have “Look Inside the Book” enabled for The...
by Dana Mackenzie | Apr 27, 2012 | Books, Events, Santa Cruz
Just in time for the publication of The Universe in Zero Words, I have dramatically updated the look of my website, and made some changes behind the scenes that should enable me to keep the site up-to-date much more easily. You might notice a small number of posts...
by Dana Mackenzie | Apr 18, 2012 | Books, Events, Mathematics
The publication date for my newest book, The Universe in Zero Words, has now been moved up to April 29 (previously it was scheduled for release in May). As I’m sure you’ve noticed already, this website has lots of information about the book, including some...
