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  • Jordan Ellenberg has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of June 13, 2021.
  • Jordan Ellenberg has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of June 13, 2021.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of June 13, 2021.
  • The 3 books Jordan Ellenberg has mentioned in the most episodes, as of June 13, 2021: Algebra, The Mathematica Book and Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Jordan Ellenberg aired on June 13, 2021.

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Guest on Lex Fridman Podcast · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Jordan Ellenberg appeared on podcasts to discuss mathematics, geometry, and the complex structures of high-dimensional shapes. During his appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast, he and the host discussed several notable mathematical texts. Ellenberg touched upon Stephen Wolfram's extensive work, The Mathematica Book, noting its exploration of simple ideas through expansive writing. He also recounted considering taking a leave of absence to read the multi-volume algebraic geometry textbook known as EGA, authored by Alexander Grothendieck and Jean Dieudonné. Additionally, he highlighted the book Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, co-authored by Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John Horton Conway, and Richard K. Guy, praising it as a rich source of mathematical ideas.

Books Jordan Ellenberg recommended or discussed

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  1. Algebra

    Izrailʹ Moiseevich Gelʹfand, Alexander Shen · Discussed · 1 episode

    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”
    Lex Fridman Podcast #190 – Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Ge… 2021-06-13 Listen at 2:30:36
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The Mathematica Book

    Stephen Wolfram · Discussed · 1 episode

    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”
    Lex Fridman Podcast #190 – Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Ge… 2021-06-13 Listen at 2:04:22
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays

    Elwyn R. Berlekamp; John Horton Conway; Richard K. Guy · Discussed · 1 episode

    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”
    Lex Fridman Podcast #190 – Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Ge… 2021-06-13 Listen at 1:59:40
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

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Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
#190 – Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and GeometriesLex Fridman Podcast2021-06-133