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 | Sep 9, 2012 | Books, Events, Mathematics
Last week the Irish radio station, RTÉ Lyric FM, broadcast a three-part interview with me on a program called The Culture File, hosted by Luke Clancy. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to record this interview about my book, The Universe in Zero Words, because...
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 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Let me start by saying that I don’t believe there is any such thing as a bad review. Any reader’s perspective, assuming he or she has actually read the book, is a valid one that an author should consider. However, I do feel as if I’ve been a little...
by Dana Mackenzie | Jul 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last week I learned about a cool social website for book-lovers, called Goodreads. If you join the site, you can submit reviews and evaluations of books that you have read. You can also network with friends and find out what books they are reading. Think Facebook but...
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 | Jun 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today an interview with me was posted at “The Browser,” a British website devoted mostly to book reviews. Before I talk about the interview, let me just say how much I love their concept. The centerpiece of the website is called “Five Books,” a...
by Dana Mackenzie | Jun 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Christian Robert has published a review of The Universe in Zero Words on his blog, Xi’an’s Og. A version of this review will also appear in Chance, published by the American Statistical Association. I’ve been curious to see how my book will be...
