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	Podcast:		The Guardian's Audio Long Reads
	Episode:		From the archives: John Horton Conway: the world’s most charismatic mathematician – podcast
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:41:06
	Publish Date:		2021-09-01 11:00:29
	Description:		We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2015: John Horton Conway is a cross between Archimedes, Mick Jagger and Salvador Dalí. For many years, he worried that his obsession with playing silly games was ruining his career – until he realised that it could lead to extraordinary discoveries.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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