Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-06-13
Lex Fridman & Jordan Ellenberg: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #190
#190 – Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Geometries
Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematician and author of Shape and How Not to Be Wrong.
Lex Fridman discussed Shape by Jordan Ellenberg and How Not to Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg. Jordan Ellenberg discussed Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays by Elwyn R. Berlekamp and others, The Mathematica Book by Stephen Wolfram, and Algebra by Izrailʹ Moiseevich Gelʹfand and others. Also mentioned: Duel at Dawn by Amir Alexander.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Duel at Dawn
Recommended“i think i'm gonna pick up on something you said i think you would love a book called duel at dawn by amir alexander which i think some of the things you're responding to what i wrote i think i first got turned on to by amir's work”
Where to get it
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Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays
Discussed“there's a wonderful book about this called i mean there are his own books and then there's like a book that he wrote with burleigh camping guy called winning ways which is such a rich source of ideas”
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The Mathematica Book
Discussed“but what he did is exactly this process of darwin-like exploration is taking these very simple ideas and writing a thousand page book on them”
Where to get it
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Algebra
Discussed“and I should just like take a year of leave and just like read ega the holy textbook el amon de geometry algebraic the elements of algebraic geometry”
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How Not to Be Wrong
Discussed“and now let me leave you with some words from jordan in his book how not to be wrong knowing mathematics is like wearing a pair of x-ray specs that reveal hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of the world”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged How Not to Be Wrong
“the following is a conversation with jordan ellenberg a mathematician at university of wisconsin and an author who masterfully reveals the beauty and power of mathematics in his 2014 book how not to be wrong”
Plugged Shape
“in his new book just released recently called shape the hidden geometry of information biology strategy democracy and everything else”