BROADCASTS.com

b'One plus one is two. But what\\u2019s the square root of 64, divided by 6 over 12?* Wait, don\\u2019t run for the hills! Math isn\\u2019t scary. It helps us describe and design our world, and can be easier to grasp than the straight edge of a protractor.\\nDiscover how to walk through the city and number-crunch simultaneously using easy tips for estimating the number of bricks in a building or squirrels in the park. Plus, why our brains are wired for finger-counting \\u2026 whether aliens would have calculators \\u2026 and history\\u2019s most famous mathematical equations (after e=mc2).\\n*The answer is 16\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nIan Stewart \\u2013 Emeritus professor of Mathematics, University of Warwick, U.K., author of In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World\\n\\n\\n\\nMichael Anderson \\u2013 Psychologist and neuroscientist, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA\\n\\n\\nKeith Devlin \\u2013 Mathematician and Director of the Human Sciences and Technology Advanced Research Institute, Stanford University\\n\\n\\nJohn Adam \\u2013 Mathematician, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, and author of X and the City: Modeling Aspects of Urban Life\\n\\n\\nDescripci\\xf3n en espa\\xf1ol\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'