Shape
Subtitle: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else
Publisher: Penguin Press
Published: May 25, 2021
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9781984879059
Description: "Shape reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face. Geometry asks: Where are things? Which things are near each other? How can you get from one thing to another thing? Those are important questions. Geometry doesn't just measure the world--it explains it. Shape shows us how"--

The power of geometry can help us think better about practically everything in our daily lives: the geometry we learn in school is only a tiny part of the subject. Ellenberg reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face.He shows that geometry doesn't just measure the world-- it explains it. -- adapted from jacket
Notes: Source title: Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else