Math and the Printed Word Lecture at the Ateneo

I’m giving a talk on “Math and the Printed Word” on Day 1 of the math conference entitled All Aboard! New Perspectives at Escaler Hall, Ateneo de Manila University on December 10, 2012.

Find the hidden math in the Bible’s Book of Psalms, the philosophical texts of Lao Tzu, the Sherlock Holmes detective mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the comedies and tragedies of William Shakespeare, the classic novels of Mark Twain, the whimsical stories of Lewis Carroll and Frank L. Baum, the horror and macabre works of Mary Shelley, the psychological fiction of Mark Haddon, the Twilight Zone screenplays of Richard Matheson, and many other notable milestones in the history of literature.

Admission is free. Visit the event page for more details.