ALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

Edward Frenkel and Chris Carter


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Frenkel, one of the 21st century’s leading mathematicians, works on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. In his lyrical autobiography, he reveals a side of math we’ve never seen, suffused with all the metaphysical beauty and elegance of a work of art. Known for his controversial erotic film about math, Frenkel believes a mathematical formula can carry a charge of love. Frenkel is joined by screenwriter and The X-Files creator Chris Carter to discuss how mathematics reaches to the heart of all matter, uniting us across culture, time, and space.
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