by Dana Mackenzie | Apr 30, 2025 | Book of Why, Uncategorized
Hello again, world! This spring is an exciting time for me, because it’s publication time for my new book, Did You Come Here to Play Chess or to Have Fun? If you live in Europe, the book was already published earlier this month. If you live in America, the...
by Dana Mackenzie | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
If any of you have visited my book’s page on Amazon recently, you have seen a scary message like this one: “Available only through third-party vendors.” I don’t see that message today, but the page still does not say “In Stock,” nor...
by Dana Mackenzie | Oct 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
My editor for the American Mathematical Society, Ed Dunne, took this photo recently when he was visiting Washington University in St. Louis. I’m delighted to see that The Universe in Zero Words is still on the shelves after a year, and keeping such good company!...
by Dana Mackenzie | May 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yesterday the UPS deliveryman left a heavy box on my doorstep. Sender: American Mathematical Society. I knew immediately what it was: the complimentary copies of my new book, What’s Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 9. As you can tell from my Web...
by Dana Mackenzie | Apr 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today my first article for Slate, What’s the Best Jury Size?, was posted. I’m pretty excited because this is a new venue for me, and one that has a very large audience. While Slate started out as a website that was mostly about politics and culture, it is...
by Dana Mackenzie | Dec 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Joint Mathematics Meetings (the “largest mathematics meeting in the world,” according to the website) are coming to San Diego in January! I will appear in two events at the meeting: On Friday, January 11, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, I will sign copies of The...
