Talk & Discussion

Marcus du Sautoy on Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut

30 Nov 2021

 / 7pm GMT | 11am PDT
 / Free
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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?

Mathematics is full of better ways of thinking, and with over 2,000 years of knowledge to draw on.

Hear Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy discuss his new book ‘Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut’ and explore the importance of shortcuts behind human progress and how we can use them to solve daily complex problems.

About the author:

Marcus du Sautoy is the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.

He is author of seven books including his most recent book Thinking Better: the Art of the Shortcut.

He has also published a play I is a Strange Loop which was performed at the Barbican in London in which he was also lead actor. He has presented numerous radio and TV series including a four part landmark TV series for the BBC called The Story of Maths. He works extensively with a range of arts organisations bringing science alive for the public from The Royal Opera House to the Glastonbury Festival.

He received an OBE for services to science in the 2010 New Year’s Honours List and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2016.

You can get your copy from our independent bookshop here. EU and US shipping available.

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