Friday, February 26th, 2010

Steven Strogatz Talks Math

What are the odds? How are we connected? And does it all add up? Steven Strogatz, professor of applied mathematics at Cornell University, joins us to run the numbers. He's the author of several books, including 'Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order' and 'The Calculus of Friendship,' about his correspondence with his high school calculus teacher over the span of 30 years.

Guests

Steven Strogatz
Author, The Calculus of Friendship
Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Related Books

Sync: How Order Emerges From Chaos In the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life

The Calculus of Friendship: What a Teacher and a Student Learned about Life while Corresponding about Math

Related Links

• New York Times: Opinionator blog: Steven Strogatz
• 'The Calculus of Friendship' book

Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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