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How math and literature are unexpectedly connected

Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Mathematics is everywhere: a common refrain from high school math teachers. But did you ever think math could be linked to literature? And not just in works from the literary greats of the past but for example Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park. The relationship between math and literature are fundamentally creative, says Sarah Hart, a mathematician and author who speaks to Nahlah Ayed about how these two things that seem so polar opposite are deeply intertwined.


Sarah Hart's book is called Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature.

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