Weird Math sets out to “reveal the strange connections between math and everyday life.” The book fulfills that laudable goal, in part. At times, teenage math prodigy Agnijo Banerjee and his tutor, ...

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Marcus du Sautoy—mathematician, author, playwright, educator and musician—is a modern polymath. He brings this vast knowledge to his new book, Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity. In nine ...