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Nov 2020
54m 17s

Club Automatic - with Alex Bellos

Brady Haran
About this episode

Author and puzzle guru Alex Bellos talks about mathematics, writing, reviews, and his early days running a nightclub.

Check out Alex's books on Amazon including his latest, The Language Lover's Puzzle Book

Alex's website has more information and links to his work and here is Alex on Twitter

Playlist of Alex's videos on Numberphile

Elliptical Pool Table video and Cake Cutting video

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