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	Podcast:		New Books in Mathematics
	Episode:		Edward Frenkel, “Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality” (Basic Books, 2013)
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:56:10
	Publish Date:		2013-11-08 12:30:35
	Description:		The book discussed in this interview is Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality Basic Books, 2013) by Edward Frenkel of the University of California at Berkeley.It’s a toss-up which is more interesting – the description of Frenkel’s life or his description of his interest in – and love for – mathematics and physics. Before he was twenty years old, Frenkel had written a paper that a visiting Swedish physicist thought so intriguing that he smuggled it out of Russia.That paper started Frenkel on a career which resulted in his collaborating with some of the world’s foremost mathematicians and physicists – and to his writing Love and Math. It’s a fascinating read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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