Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature
By: Sarah Hart
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice “Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning.” ―Jordan Elle…
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2. The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality
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4. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
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"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
5. Into the Great Emptiness: Peril and Survival on the Greenland Ice Cap
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Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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6. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
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10. Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity
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14. The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results
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