Geekspeak: Why Life + Mathematics = Happiness

Geekspeak: Why Life + Mathematics = Happiness
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The quirky offspring of ‘QI’ and ‘Freakonomics’, ‘Geekspeak’ melds ingenious statistical analysis with edifying trivia to explain away some curious facts of life.Curiosity is our human birthright, and destiny. As a species we are to prone to think, ruminate, reflect, cogitate, deliberate and philosophise. We do all these things, and why? To explain away the world around us, to find solace in knowledge, to answer all those seeming unanswerables: why are we here? Is there a God? Is there life after death? How many slaves on treadmills does it take to power my kettle?Yes, forget the Bible, ‘Geekspeak’ is the new oracle for 21st century living. Graham Tattersall, a confirmed and superior geek, has rescued maths from the prison of the classroom, imbued it with fresh new life, and put it to use in novel and unexpected ways. His ingenious, deceptively simple formula melds statistical analysis with personal experience and enlightening trivia to explain away some curious and oft-pondered mysteries of the world: how big is your vocabulary, how heavy is your house, do the dead outnumber the living, how powerful is a fly, how fast is a fart.With its recipe of sophisticated mathematical techniques, witty anecdotes and startling amount of learning, ‘Geekspeak’ is an essential tool for impressing friends, sounding intelligent and better understanding the fascinating world in which we live. Maths has a new champion, and the Geeks a new King.

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Graham Tattersall. Geekspeak: Why Life + Mathematics = Happiness

GEEKSPEAK

CONTENTS

PHOTOGRAPH. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

SCRABBLING. FOR WORDS

SPEAK GEEK

PUMPING IRON

SPEAK GEEK

SAFE AS HOUSES

SPEAK GEEK

WELL CONNECTED

SPEAK GEEK

FATAL ATTRACTION

SPEAK GEEK

HOME ALONE

SPEAK GEEK

BEAM ME UP SCOTTY

SPEAK GEEK

HIDDEN DEATH

SPEAK GEEK

IT’S FOR YOU

SPEAK GEEK

WAR CHEST

SPEAK GEEK

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS

SPEAK GEEK

YOU’RE RUBBISH

SPEAK GEEK

NAPPY CRAP

SPEAK GEEK

THE CUNNING FOX

SPEAK GEEK

FLY WHEELS

SPEAK GEEK

BUS STOP

SPEAK GEEK

STIRRING AIRS

SPEAK GEEK

DREAM FLIGHT

SPEAK GEEK

PROCESSING POWER

SPEAK GEEK

SOUL MATES

SPEAK GEEK

IDIOT CALCULUS

SPEAK GEEK

THE GHOSTLY PRESENT

SPEAK GEEK

BAD BREATH

SPEAK GEEK

WAVE POWER

SPEAK GEEK

MECHANICAL NEUROSIS

SPEAK GEEK

THE FINAL JUDGEMENT

SPEAK GEEK

HEAVENLY BODY

SPEAK GEEK

PASSING WATER

SPEAK GEEK

THE MAN IN WHITE

SPEAK GEEK

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

COPYRIGHT

About the Publisher

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How Life + Mathematics = Happiness

Dr Graham Tattersall

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But you can work it out for yourself. And what’s more, once you’ve done that it’s better than just knowing the fact. You’ll understand the basis and limits of its truth.

So this book is about empowerment, by combining common sense, straightforward arithmetic and a little questioning of received wisdom.

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