What\'s the Use?.
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It shows how mathematics is vital, often in surprising ways, behind the scenes of daily life.
What\'s the Use? asks why there is such a vast gulf between public perceptions of mathematics and reality.
In the UK, the 2.8 million people employed in mathematical science occupations contributed GBP208 billion to the economy in a single year - that\'s 10 per cent of the workforce contributing 16 per cent of the economy.
They\'re wrong. - Tim Radford Many people think mathematics is useless. - Alex Bellos The instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting menu.
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics Stewart is Britain\'s most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths.
What\'s the Use?
