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“Matt Parker makes mathematics interesting by making it funny. In this book, he pokes fun at people who’ve made silly mathematical mistakes but, at the same time, he also looks at some issues that are quite serious: bridges collapsing and killing people, for example. It’s a great book. As far as I know, it’s the first math book that’s ever been a number one bestseller.” Read more...
Kit Yates, Mathematician
Never thought of math as a funny subject? Think again. The author, Matt Parker, is a standup comedian, enough of a reason in itself to listen to Humble Pi as an audiobook.
Narrator: Matt Parker
Length: 9 hours and 33 minutes
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