One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths - focusing on questions, not answers
Eugenia Cheng is Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Honorary Visiting Fellow of Pure Mathematics at City, University of London. A Cambridge graduate, she previously taught at the Universities of Cambridge, Chicago and Nice. She is also a concert pianist, fluent in French, and the author of several Profile bestsellers, including How to Bake Pi and x + y.
'Praise for x + y: 'A way of seeing this exhausting debate from a
completely new angle ... bold and optimistic' - Guardian
'This book changed my life in the most beautiful way. Eugenia Cheng
doesn't just explain why the way our society conceptualizes gender
is all wrong - she proposes a new way of thinking about - and
beyond - gender. Through accessible graphs and brilliant metaphor,
Cheng pushes her readers instead to think about a person's behavior
... Stunning' - Rebecca Ramirez
'A fascinating, disarmingly accessible read and a wonderful example
of what academics should in general do much more of' - Irish
Times
'Compelling ... x+y provides useful new tools for change, for those
- like me - involved in diversity, equity and inclusion
initiatives. For those who are not yet involved, she sets out
reasons to become so. And I'm a new fan of pure mathematics. Dr
Cheng, can we be friends?' - Nature
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