The international bestseller – a whip-smart, entertaining exploration of the geometry that underlies our world, from the author of How Not to Be Wrong.

How should a democracy choose its representatives? How can you stop a pandemic from sweeping the world? How do computers learn to play chess? Can ancient Greek proportions predict the stock market? (Sorry, no.) What should your kids learn in school if they really want to learn to think?

The answers to all these questions can be found in geometry. In Shape, Sunday Times-bestselling author Jordan Ellenberg reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face, from the spread of coronavirus to rise of machine learning. The word ‘geometry,’ from the Greek, means ‘measuring the world.’ But geometry doesn’t just measure the world – it explains it. Shape shows us how.

Mathematics and Science

Paperback

Jordan Ellenberg

480 pages

H: 198mm W: 129mm Spine: 20mm

Weight: 330 grams