Saturday, September 28, 2013

Weekend Reads


Just a couple of good reads for the weekend….

For any who missed it, this somewhat low-key, yet fascinating (and non-technical) interview with Yitang Zhang ('rags-to-riches/fame' worker on the twin-prime conjecture) last week in Nautilus:

http://nautil.us/issue/5/fame/the-twin-prime-hero

Secondly, a Scientific American excerpt from Edward Frenkel's new book, "Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality" (now showing up in bookstores):

http://tinyurl.com/mrpsxuk

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