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reader feedback - book of numbers
Another nice letter from a reader in USA. Once again the reader points out the annoying mistakes made by my number-illiterate publishers (those errors certainly provoke a few letters). If I could only hit my editors for every letter like that I receive... The good news is that sales are…
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Glasgow Smooth Radio
Last week Alex Dickson began his "Smooth Bookcase" radio show on Glasgow's Smooth Radio with a summary of my most recent book. This is what he said in his friendly Scottish accent:
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reader feedback - book of numbers
I received a long letter (on paper) from a reader in USA today. I looked him up online; an 80 year old who has served in the Air Force all over the world and now tutors in a university in Washington. Here is some of what he wrote (personal details…
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Ars Electronica 2003 talk
I recently came across the video of the talk I gave for Ars Eectronica in 2003. Not much to see - just me on stage with a microphone and a few slides, but the (slightly fuzzy) audio is now online. My audience was a bunch of computational artists who as…
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reader feedback - book of numbers
Another nice email from a reader of The Book of Numbers: I just wanted to say that I enjoyed reading your book, The Book of Numbers. I am a mathematics major and just found the entire history of numbers to be fascinating. I was very pleased to read a…
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BBC 6 Music book review - Undercover Scientist
I didn't hear the George Lamb show on BBC 6 Music, so I don't know what they said about the book, but here's the review on their website: The Undercover Scientist - Peter J Bentley Random House Books, £12.99 Bentley is a man with a degree in artificial intelligence, so He Knows Science.…
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Undercover Scientist Audio books
My literary agency continues its excellent work with The Undercover Scientist. We've now been offered deals for several audio book versions: W F Howes (unabridged) in the UK, and Brilliance Audio (abridged and unabridged) in North America. They might want me to read the UK version (depends if they think…
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