The Prime Number Conspiracy
The Biggest Ideas in Math from Quanta
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Narrated by:
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Bob Souer
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Written by:
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Thomas Lin - editor
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James Gleick - foreword
About this listen
These stories from Quanta Magazine map the routes of mathematical exploration, showing listeners how cutting-edge research is done, while illuminating the productive tension between conjecture and proof, theory and intuition. Listeners of The Prime Number Conspiracy are headed on "breathtaking intellectual journeys to the bleeding edge of discovery strapped to the narrative rocket of humanity's never-ending pursuit of knowledge," says Quanta editor-in-chief Thomas Lin.
Quanta is the only popular publication that offers in-depth coverage of the latest breakthroughs in understanding our mathematical universe. It communicates mathematics by taking it seriously, wrestling with difficult concepts and clearly explaining them in a way that speaks to our innate curiosity about our world and ourselves.
Listeners of this volume will learn that prime numbers have decided preferences about the final digits of the primes that immediately follow them (the "conspiracy" of the title); consider whether math is the universal language of nature (allowing for "a unified theory of randomness"); discover surprising solutions (including a pentagon tiling proof that solves a century-old math problem); ponder the limits of computation; measure infinity; and explore the eternal question: "Is mathematics good for you?"
©2018 The Simons Foundation, Inc. (P)2019 TantorWhat listeners say about The Prime Number Conspiracy
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- Tom Beakbane
- 2021-05-07
Deeply intriguing
In my view there is nothing more mysterious than the patterns one finds in numbers and their relationship to the realities of the world around us.
I really enjoy Quanta Magazine and wish to support its excellent explanations of what is happening at the frontlines of science.
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- Norman
- 2024-09-10
I should have purchased the English translation...
This book told me WAY more about math than I wanted to know.
Not only did I fail to understand many of the concepts discussed, but I failed to recognize the WORDS mentioned in many of the articles.
This was Speculative Fiction, without the fiction. Not that I could tell the difference.
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