Reviews

100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about Math and the Arts by John D. Barrow

bobednj's review against another edition

A very interesting math/physics/social commentary book with extremely short chapters. Makes you think.

psalmcat's review

3.0

Some interesting intersections of science and art here. Lots of stuff about science and math I couldn't follow at all, but it's still interesting to see that arts and sciences CAN still intersect. Short chapters make it ideal bedtime or vacation reading, being easy to stop every 5 minutes without breaking up the content.

zsofiaszabo's review against another edition

4.0

4 stars because of maths, although I'm not sure I'd recommend this book.
For those who like maths, you've probably heard about at least half of what this book teaches you.
For those who don't, this might be a good way for you to come to like it, but I can see it being a terrible miss.
It's a perfect read for public transport though as the chapters are independent from each other.