The Mathematics of Love

Resumen del libro

Part of the TED series: The Mathematics of Love There is no topic that attracts more attention-more energy and time and devotion- than love. Love, like most things in life, is full of patterns. And mathematics is ultimately the study of patterns.
In her book The Mathematics of Love - and TEDxTalk of the same name - Dr. Hannah Fry takes the audience on a fascinating journey through the patterns that define our love lives, tackling some of the most common yet complex questions pertaining to love: What's the chance of us finding love? What's the chance that it will last? How does online dating work, exactly? When should you settle down? How can you avoid divorce? When is it right to compromise? Can game theory help us decide whether or not to call? From evaluating the best strategies for online dating to defining the nebulous concept of beauty, Dr. Fry proves-with great insight, wit and fun- that maths is a surprisingly useful tool to negotiate the complicated, often baffling, sometimes infuriating, always interesting, patterns of love.

Biografía del autor

Hannah Fry es una galardonada matemática, escritora y presentadora de radio y televisión británica. Es profesora asociada de Matemáticas de las Ciudades en la University College de Londres y estudia los patrones del comportamiento humano, por ejemplo las relaciones interpersonales y las citas, y lo que nos dicen de ellos las matemáticas. Sus investigaciones la han llevado a colaborar con gobiernos, fuerzas policiales, analistas sanitarios y supermercados. <br> Da charlas TED, que han acumulado millones de visitas, y ha protagonizado documentales de televisión para la BBC y PBS. Junto con Adam Rutherford, es copresentadora del podcast científico The Curious Cases of Rutherford x{0026}amp; Fry. <br> Es autora de The Mathematics of Love, The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus y Hello World, y escribe regularmente para The New Yorker.