Geekspeak: How Life + Mathematics = Happiness

by Graham Tattersall

Pub 2008-09-30 256 English HarperCollins US Curiosity is our human birthright. and destiny As a species. we are prone to think. ruminate. reflect. cogitate. mull over. and philosophize Why.. do we do these things To explain away the world around us. to find solace in knowledge. to answer all those seeming Why are we here Is there a God Is there life after death And. above all. how many houseflies does it take to pull a car Dr. Graham Tattersall. a confirmed and superior geek. has rescued math from the prison of the classroom and put it to use in novel and unexpected ways to explain away some oft-pondered mysteries of the world. The questions he tackles How big is your vocabulary How heavy is your house Do the dead outnumber the living What are the best words to use in a personal ad How much do you love your father His...

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Published September 30, 2008