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What does silence sound like? | Cyd Ahlberg | TEDxSavannah
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-23 15:23
[Applause] So much can happen in a day. 24 hours packed with possibility. 1,440 minutes wondering what if.86,400 seconds willing, waiting, wandering. 525,600 minutes of It'll get better because it can, it will, it must. How many minutes.No, moments in a revolution. See, I've run out of decimal places calculating the fraction of time it takes to quotient justice. When the odds are stacked against us, what happens when the numbers dwindle.When clocks tire. When air holds its breath. What does silence sound li ...
The beautiful connections between mathematics and literature | Sarah Hart | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-16 16:43
Overview - The talk explores the connections between mathematics and literature [1] - Sarah Hart, a mathematician and author, delivered the talk [1] Speaker's Background - Sarah Hart is Professor Emerita of Mathematics at Birkbeck College (University of London) [1] - She served as Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London [1] - Hart's work focuses on the cultural, historical, and creative impact of mathematics [1] Book Information - Hart's book, "Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature," was published in 2023 [1] - The book received recognition as a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice [1] - It won the Mathematical Association of America's Euler Book Prize in 2024 [1]