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More recipe books should be written by mathematicians ;)
by Xophmeister 10y ago
More recipe books should be written by mathematicians ;)
- 1001101 10y agoEuginia Cheng, a category theorist, has written Cakes, Custard and Category Theory: Easy Recipes for Understanding Complex Maths, and How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics.
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoFascinating! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_Cheng https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_Cheng She even appeared on the late show (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mA402F5K47o https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mA402F5K47o).
- andrzejsz 10y agoThis first title disappeared in favor of the second that is "How to bake Pi" I guess pure marketing move
- gumby 10y agoAfter the proof that one may substitute slivered almonds for chopped crystalized fruit, I have a lemma that says one may substitute slivered almonds for a subset of the chopped crystalized fruit.
- danidiaz 10y agoIndeed, like "Burritos for the Hungry Mathematician" http://emorehouse.web.wesleyan.edu/silliness/burrito_monads.pdf http://emorehouse.web.wesleyan.edu/silliness/burrito_monads....