Giles Sparrow's guest appearances

Giles Sparrow

Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon

Thecuriousmanspodcast

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

Chester Johnson

Mark Follman

Michael Blanding

Donald Cohen

Neil Lanctot

Julie Satow

Michael Okun

Rebecca Wragg Sykes

Rachel Louise Snyder

Chuck Collins

Martin Abrahamson

William Sargent

Michael Heller

John Harris

Henry Gee

OwlTail

Milo Beckman

We talk with Milo Beckman about his book, Math Without Numbers. It’s a conversational guide to the three main branches of abstract math—topology, analysis, and algebra. Then, we go from math to astronomy as we talk with science writer Giles Sparrow about his new book, A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and Three Imposters). Writer’s Voice — in depth conversation with writers of all genres, on the air since 2004. Rate us on iTunes or whatever podcast app you use! Like us on Facebook at Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon or on Twitter @WritersVoice.  Milo Beckman For the math-challenged, the idea of doing math without numbers is attractive. But isn’t that like writing without words? Not at all, at least according to author Milo Beckman. In fact, the higher orders of math are done without any numbers at all. But you don’t have to be a mathematician to understand the math in Beckman’s book, Math Without Numbers. Charmingly illustrated by M. Erazo, it’s a conversational guide to the three main branches of abstract math—topology, analysis, and algebra that is surprisingly easy to grasp. Milo Beckman has been addicted to math since a young age. A math prodigy, he was captain of the New York City Math Team by age thirteen. His diverse projects and independent research have been featured in the New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, Salon, the Huffington Post, the Economist, and others. Giles Sparrow On a clear evening, if you look up you can see thousands of stars shining in the dark sky, each with a story of their own. Taking twenty-one stars (and three imposters, that aren’t technically stars), expert science writer Giles Sparrow offers a complete introduction to what is happening up in the night sky. We talk with him about the universe from its birth to its death and much in between, including that mysterious thing, dark matter. Giles Sparrow writes about astronomy, science and other cool subjects, and is a regular contributor to magazines including All About Space and The Sky at Night. The post Milo Beckman, MATH WITHOUT NUMBERS &amp; Giles Sparrow, A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE IN 21 STARS appeared first on Writer's Voice.

We talk with Milo Beckman about his book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609844/math-without-numbers-by-milo-beckman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Math Without Numbers</a>. It’s a conversational guide to the three main branches of abstract math—topology, analysis, and algebra. Then, we go from math to astronomy as we talk with science writer <a href="http://gswrites.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Giles Sparrow</a> about his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/History-Universe-21-Stars-imposters/dp/1787394654" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and Three Imposters)</a>. <h3>Writer’s Voice — in depth conversation with writers of all genres, on the air since 2004. Rate us on iTunes or whatever podcast app you use!</h3> <h3>Like us on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WritersVoiceRadio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/WritersVoice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@WritersVoice</a>.</h3> Milo Beckman For the math-challenged, the idea of doing math without numbers is attractive. But isn’t that like writing without words? Not at all, at least according to author Milo Beckman. In fact, the higher orders of math are done without any numbers at all. But you don’t have to be a mathematician to understand the math in Beckman’s book, Math Without Numbers. Charmingly illustrated by M. Erazo, it’s a conversational guide to the three main branches of abstract math—topology, analysis, and algebra that is surprisingly easy to grasp. Milo Beckman has been addicted to math since a young age. A math prodigy, he was captain of the New York City Math Team by age thirteen. His diverse projects and independent research have been featured in the New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, Salon, the Huffington Post, the Economist, and others. Giles Sparrow On a clear evening, if you look up you can see thousands of stars shining in the dark sky, each with a story of their own. Taking twenty-one stars (and three imposters, that aren’t technically stars), expert science writer Giles Sparrow offers a complete introduction to what is happening up in the night sky. We talk with him about the universe from its birth to its death and much in between, including that mysterious thing, dark matter. Giles Sparrow writes about astronomy, science and other cool subjects, and is a regular contributor to magazines including All About Space and The Sky at Night. The post <a href="https://www.writersvoice.net/2021/05/milo-beckman-math-without-numbers-giles-sparrow-a-history-of-the-universe-in-21-stars/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Milo Beckman, MATH WITHOUT NUMBERS &amp; Giles Sparrow, A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE IN 21 STARS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.writersvoice.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Writer's Voice</a>.

Milo Beckman, MATH WITHOUT NUMBERS & Giles Sparrow, A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE IN 21 STARS

(3/18/21) On a clear evening, if you look up you can see thousands of stars shining in the dark sky, each with a story of their own. In his new book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 imposters) science writer Giles Sparrow guides you through 21 celestial bodies you can see in the night sky and what they can teach us about our universe. From red giants, quasars and supernovae to black holes, join us for a look at how we came to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

Giles Sparrow on A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 imposters)

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with Giles Sparrow about his book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars. Sparrow guides us through the universe using 21 stars we can see easily in our sky. With humor, wit and drawings we follow along in this expertly laid out map of the stars and learn how they tell us about our past. Sparrow breaks down the stars in a way that is enjoyable and easy to follow. This is a great read for those just learning about the universe and I highly recommend it.

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with Giles Sparrow about his book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars. Sparrow guides us through the universe using 21 stars we can see easily in our sky. With humor, wit and drawings we follow along in this expertly laid out map of the stars and learn how they tell us about our past. Sparrow breaks down the stars in a way that is enjoyable and easy to follow. This is a great read for those just learning about the universe and I highly recommend it.

Giles Sparrow Interview Episode 12