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商品描述
Mathematicians are often seen through a lens of stereotypes: logical, detached thinkers who live in a world of abstract concepts, numbers, and formulas. These perceptions can make mathematics--and mathematicians--seem distant, unapproachable, or even intimidating. But they only scratch the surface. Mathematicians are as diverse, vibrant, and human as anyone else, with personal stories, creative pursuits, struggles, and achievements that shape both their lives and their work. This book brings together a selection of interviews that aim to go beyond the stereotypes and show the human side of mathematics. Each conversation offers a glimpse into the unique experiences, challenges, and passions of a different mathematician. These stories touch on the pursuit of knowledge, the balance between personal and professional life, reflections on mental health, and the central role of creativity in their work. Together, these voices show that mathematics is not only about logic and precision, but it is also shaped by diverse and often surprising perspectives.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
數學家常常被視為一種刻板印象：邏輯性強、情感淡漠的思考者，生活在抽象概念、數字和公式的世界中。這些看法可能使數學和數學家顯得遙不可及、難以接近，甚至令人畏懼。但這些觀點僅僅觸及表面。數學家和其他人一樣多樣化、充滿活力且富有人性，他們擁有個人故事、創意追求、掙扎和成就，這些都塑造了他們的生活和工作。本書匯集了一系列訪談，旨在超越刻板印象，展現數學的人性面。每一次對話都提供了不同數學家的獨特經歷、挑戰和熱情的瞥見。這些故事涉及對知識的追求、個人與職業生活之間的平衡、對心理健康的反思，以及創造力在他們工作中的核心角色。這些聲音共同表明，數學不僅僅關乎邏輯和精確性，還受到多樣且常常令人驚訝的觀點的影響。
作者簡介
Raffaella Mulas is a tenured Assistant Professor at VU Amsterdam, where her research is supported by NWO VENI and VU Startpremie grants. Previously, she was a Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, where her research group was supported by a Minerva Fast Track Fellowship from the Max Planck Society, and a postdoctoral researcher at the Alan Turing Institute in London. Outside of her academic work, she is also a storyteller, performing in theaters and sharing personal stories or those of people she knows. Combining her love of stories with her passion for mathematics, she has been interviewing mathematicians with a focus on their human side. She is the co-author of Bear Networks, a mathematics book for children, as well as an upcoming research monograph in mathematics.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
拉法艾拉·穆拉斯是阿姆斯特丹自由大學的終身助理教授，她的研究得到了NWO VENI和VU Startpremie獎助金的支持。之前，她曾是馬克斯·普朗克科學數學研究所的研究小組負責人，她的研究小組獲得了馬克斯·普朗克學會的Minerva Fast Track Fellowship支持，並且曾在倫敦的艾倫·圖靈研究所擔任博士後研究員。在學術工作之外，她還是一位講故事者，活躍於劇院，分享個人故事或她所認識的人的故事。結合她對故事的熱愛和對數學的熱情，她一直在訪問數學家，專注於他們的人性面。她是《熊網絡》的共同作者，這是一本針對兒童的數學書籍，還有即將出版的數學研究專著。
