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The Atlantic The mathematician Jordan Ellenberg discusses gerrymandering, bad COVID-19 projections, and how geometry explains the world. About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he writes about economics, technology, and the media. He is the author of Hit Makersand the host of the podcast So you’re walking down the street carrying a hot slice of pizza on a paper plate. The tip of the slice is so heavy with cheese and sauce that it’s drooping toward the ground. How do you solve this problem? Naturally, you fold the pizza lengthwise, New York–style. But...
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Many people don't understand how much math and specifically geometry govern their everyday life. We even come out of the womb wanting to know where things are, what they look like and how to get from one place to another, all geometry. That's the topic of a new book, Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy and Everything Else. Author UW-Madison Mathematics Professor Jordan Ellenberg joins us today.
Slate has relationships with various online retailers. If you buy something through our links, Slate may earn an affiliate commission. We update links when possible, but note that deals can expire and all prices are subject to change. All prices were up to date at the time of publication. by Jordan Ellenberg. © Penguin Press 2021. On May 5, 2020, the White House Council of Economic Advisers posted a chart showing deaths from COVID‑19 in the U.S. up to that time, together with several potential “curves” that roughly fit the data so far. To better visualize observed data,...