«Умение математиков заглядывать в будущее наделило тех, кто понимает язык чисел, огромным могуществом. От астрономов древних времен, способных предсказать движения планет в ночном небе, до сегодняшних управляющих хедж-фондами, прогнозирующих изменения цен на фондовом рынке, — все они использовали математику, чтобы постичь будущее. Сила математики в том, что она может гарантировать стопроцентную уверенность в свойствах мира». (Маркус дю Сотой). Профессор математики Оксфордского университета, заведующий кафедрой Симони, сменивший на этой должности Ричарда Докинза, Маркус дю Сотой приглашает вас в незабываемое путешествие по необычным и удивительным областям науки, лежащей в основе каждого аспекта нашей жизни
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Prime numbers are the very atoms of arithmetic. They also embody one of the most tantalising enigmas in the pursuit of human knowledge. How can one predict when the next prime number will occur? Is there a formula which could generate primes? These apparently simple questions have confounded mathematicians ever since the Ancient Greeks • In 1859, the brilliant German mathematician Bernard Riemann put forward an idea which finally seemed to reveal a magical harmony at work in the numerical landscape. The promise that these eternal, unchanging numbers would finally reveal their secret thrilled mathematicians around the world. Yet Riemann, a hypochondriac and a troubled perfectionist, never publicly provided a proof for his hypothesis and his housekeeper burnt all his personal papers on his death
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Могут ли машины быть творческими? • В книге "Код креативности" Маркус дю Сотой исследует природу креативности, спрашивая, в какой степени наша эмоциональная реакция на искусство является продуктом реакции нашего мозга на паттерны и структуру, и что именно значит быть креативным в математике, искусстве, языке и музыке • Исследуя, сколько времени может пройти, прежде чем машины сочинят симфонию или нарисуют шедевр, и могут ли они, в свою очередь, подтолкнуть нас к более творческому подходу, "Код креативности" - это увлекательное и совершенно иное исследование сути того, что значит быть человеком • Книга на английском языке • Can Machines Be Creative? • In The Creativity Code, Marcus du Sautoy examines the nature of creativity, asking how much of our emotional response to art is a product of our brains reacting to pattern and structure, and exactly what it is to be creative in mathematics, art, language and music
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Britain's most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know • Is the universe infinite? • Do we know what happened before the Big Bang? • Where is human consciousness located in the brain? • And are there more undiscovered particles out there, beyond the Higgs boson? • In the modern world, science is king: weekly headlines proclaim the latest scientific breakthroughs and numerous mathematical problems, once indecipherable, have now been solved. But are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe? • In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge, Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics and cosmology, to sensory perception and neuroscience, have articulated the current lie of the land
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How do you remember more and forget less? • How can you earn more and become more creative just by moving house? • And how do you pack a car boot most efficiently? • This is your shortcut to the art of the shortcut • Mathematics is full of better ways of thinking, and with over 2,000 years of knowledge to draw on, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy interrogates his passion for shortcuts in this fresh and fascinating guide. After all, shortcuts have enabled so much of human progress, whether in constructing the first cities around the Euphrates 5,000 years ago, using calculus to determine the scale of the universe or in writing today’s algorithms that help us find a new life partner • As well as looking at the most useful shortcuts in history – such as measuring the circumference of the earth in 240 BC to diagrams that illustrate how modern GPS works – Marcus also looks at how you can use shortcuts in investing or how to learn a musical instrument to memory techniques
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"Хотя эта книга посвящена тому, чего мы знать не можем, также очень важно понять, что мы знаем. В этом путешествии к пределам знаний мы пройдем через области, уже нанесенные учеными на карты, до самых пределов последних на сегодняшний день достижений науки. В пути мы будем задерживаться, чтобы рассмотреть те моменты, когда ученые считали, что зашли в тупик и дальнейшее продвижение вперед невозможно, но следующее поколение исследователей находило иные пути. Это позволит нам по-новому взглянуть на то, что мы сегодня можем считать непознаваемым. Я надеюсь, что к концу нашего путешествия эта книга станет всеобъемлющим обзором не только того, чего мы не можем узнать, но и того, что мы уже знаем". Маркус дю Сотой
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Like A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide… • In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. The lovable pup, who earned the name ‘Gobi’, proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion over the treacherous Tian Shan Mountains, managing to keep pace with him for nearly 80 miles • As Dion witnessed the incredible determination of this small animal, he felt something change within himself. In the past he had always focused on winning and being the best, but his goal now was simply to make sure that his new friend was safe, nourished and hydrated
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The record-holding two-time NBA champion and recently inducted hall-of-famer reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, the great teams he's played for, and what it takes to have a long and successful career in this thoughtful, in-depth memoir • Playing in the NBA for eighteen years, Ray Allen won championships with the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat and entered the record books as the original king of the three-point shot. Known as one of the hardest-working and highest-achieving players in NBA history, this most dedicated competitor was legendary for his sharp shooting. From the Outside, complete with a foreword by Spike Lee, is his story in his words: a no-holds-barred look at his life and career, filled with behind-the-scenes stories and surprising revelations about the game he has always cherished
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Wilfred Thesiger, this century’s greatest living explorer, recalls his travels among the mountain ranges of Asia • Although Wilfred Thesiger is still largely associated with the Arabian deserts and the Marshes of Iraq, he has also travelled extensively at intervals, over the years, among mountains and mountain people in other remote areas of the Middle East and Asia • In 1987 Thesiger wrote: ‘I have always been attracted by mountains…’ And he observed more recently: ‘Had I done nothing else as a traveller except my journeys in Nuristan, these alone would have amounted to something worthwhile’ • Eventful, interesting and remarkable achievements in their own right, the Asian journeys – among the Hindu Kush, the Karakorams and the Pamirs – have inspired many of the finest photographs Thesiger has ever taken and contribute significantly to his standing as a great traveller and explorer
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An unforgettable journey through the former Soviet Republics, by a prizewinning author of international reportage • Erika Fatland takes the reader on a journey that is unknown to even the most seasoned globetrotter. The five former Soviet Republics' Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan all became independent when the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. How have these countries developed since then? • In the Kyrgyzstani villages Erika Fatland meets victims of the widely known tradition of bride snatching; she visits the huge and desolate Polygon in Kazakhstan where the Soviet Union tested explosions of nuclear bombs; she meets Chinese shrimp gatherers on the banks of the dried out Aral Sea and she witnesses the fall of a dictator
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Readers as well as listeners can now embark on a journey through the cycling year with The Cycling Podcast, which has been entertaining and informing fans since 2013 • Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe share their diaries from three incident-filled Grand Tours, the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana. These take readers behind the scenes and explore the culture and landscape as well as the racing, while the ‘Lionel of Flanders’, complete with beer recommendations, does the same for the Classics in Belgium • There are appearances, too, by leading journalists and podcast favourites Francois Thomazeau, who takes responsiblity for the French Tour de France jinx, Ciro Scognamiglio, with a heartfelt love letter to cult favourite Filippo Pozzato, Fran Reyes, who pens a farewell to El Pistolero, Alberto Contador, and Orla Chennaoui, who hits the road to cover La Course in a one-woman karaoke-booth-on-wheels
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Scholar, churchman, diplomat and theologian, Gerald of Wales was one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages and The Journey Through Wales describes his eventful tour of the country as a missionary in 1188. In a style reminiscent of a diary, Gerald records the day-to-day events of the mission, alongside lively accounts of local miracles, folklore and religious relics such as Saint Patrick's Horn, and eloquent descriptions of natural scenery that includes the rugged promontory of St David's and the vast snow-covered panoramas of Snowdonia. The landscape is evoked in further detail in The Description, which chronicles the everyday lives of the Welsh people with skill and affection. Witty and gently humorous throughout, these works provide a unique view into the medieval world
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