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  • How Many Pikachus Would It Take to Power a Lightbulb?

    And Other Adventures at the Frontiers of Fantasy Mathematics

    by Tom Crawford PhD ...
    **From Oxford lecturer in mathematics and math YouTuber Tom Crawford, a humorous, rigorous, and surprisingly profound dive into the math of popular culture"This book is (mathematical) proof that math can, in fact, be fun." —David J. Malan**How would an actuary price out the risk of Frodo Baggins’s journey to Mount Doom? How many calories must Charizard consume each day to keep his flaming tail ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    How Many Pikachus Would It Take to Power a Lightbulb?

    And Other Adventures at the Frontiers of Fantasy Mathematics

    by Tom Crawford PhD ...
    Narrated by Tom Crawford PhD ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours

    **From Oxford lecturer in mathematics and math YouTuber Tom Crawford, a humorous, rigorous, and surprisingly profound dive into the math of popular culture"This book is (mathematical) proof that math can, in fact, be fun." —David J. Malan**How would an actuary price out the risk of Frodo Baggins’s journey to Mount Doom? How many calories must Charizard consume each day to keep his flaming tail ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

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    Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience, on the subject of artificial intelligence. ... Read more

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