Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents eight essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. Each author examines this theme through the lens of their own particular area of expertise, together constituting an illuminating and diverse interdisciplinary volume. Enigmas features contributions by professor of physics Sean M. Carroll, author Jo Marchant, writer and broadcaster Adam Rutherford, professor of earth sciences Tamsin A. Mather, professor of the history of the book Erik Kwakkel, reader in cultural history Tiffany Watt Smith, mathematician and public speaker James Grime, assistant professor of positive AI J. Derek Lomas, and explorer Albert Y.- M. Lin. This volume will appeal to anyone fascinated by puzzles and mysteries, solved and unsolved.

Recounts the mathematical reasoning which was used to calculate first the size of the earth, then the solar system, and so on up to the universe.

“I am nothing but Imagination Gone wild. In cyclical undertones.” Eshita finds inspiration for her poems from the connecting wires that make up our digital world today, that always run in one direction and come back around, its currents running In cyclical undertones. Aptly named, this collection of her poetry from the very beginning of her exploration into writing, shows the metamorphosis of her personality in her angst-ridden teenage years. Regardless of what age you are, this collection will pull you into her voyage into exploring the world and developing her own visions for the things she observed from her small home in a crowded city through the pixels on her laptop screen.

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