What's the Use?: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics by Professor Ian Stewart Groundswell Speaker 2024 Come into the trees

Come into the trees

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What's the Use?: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics by Professor Ian Stewart Groundswell Speaker 2024 Come into the treesMany people think mathematics is useless. They're wrong. In the UK, the 2. 8 million people employed in mathematical science occupations contributed 208 billion to the economy in a single year that's 10 per cent of the workforce contributing 16 per cent of the economy. What's the Use? asks why there is such a vast gulf between public perceptions of mathematics and reality. It shows how mathematics is vital, often in surprising ways, behind the scenes