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For thousands of years, mathematicians have used the timeless art of logic to see the world more clearly. Today, the truth is buried beneath sound bites and manipulation, and seeing clearly is more important than ever. In this talk, Eugenia Cheng will show how everyone can think like a mathematician to understand what people are really telling us – and how we can respond to them. By carefully tackling fake news, politics, privilege, sexism, and dozens of other real-world situations, she will teach us how to find clarity without losing nuance.
Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/dp8wS0OZAK0
Eugenia Cheng is a scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She secured a position in pure mathematics at the University of Sheffield, UK, where she is now an honorary fellow. She previously taught at the Universities of Cambridge, Chicago and Nice and holds a doctorate in pure mathematics from the University of Cambridge. Alongside his research in category theory and undergraduate education, his goal is to rid the world of “math phobia.” Her first popular math book, How to Bake Pi, was published by Basic Books in 2015 and received widespread acclaim, including The New York Times, National Geographic, Scientific American, and she has been interviewed around the world, including on the BBC, NPR and The Late. Show with Stephen Colbert. His second book, Beyond Infinity, was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize.
This conference and these questions and answers were filmed at Ri on July 2, 2018.
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