Mathematics

Yes, this Science! group includes math, and also statistics and biostatistics. The more, the merrier. I've not see too much so far, though, of math books for the general public. Any suggestions, please?

Here is one forthcoming math book, bring published a few months from now:

https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749/ref=sr_1_...

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 --- CNN website published a mostly text-based report via the Apple iPhone news app explaining what their reporter Will Ripley just learned via an in-person visit about Taiwan's approach to its global manufacturing of advanced computer chips. The following report from the CNN website today is that same data, reported in video format:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2024/03/12/tsmc-chips-intl-spc-hnk.cnn

Key to that manufacturing process are microscopes, which is where the math comes in. From the included photos, those are tabletop microscopes, not electron microscopes.

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Newer and new books on these topics:

Chip War: the fight for the world's most critical technology; Understanding Semiconductors : a technical guide for non-technical people; Essential Math for AI : next-level mathematics for efficient and successful AI systems; published on March 4, 2024 via W.W. Norton---> The Heart and the Chip : our bright future with robots.

Finding predictability in randomness? There's a prize for that:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423192-mathematician-wins-2024-abel-prize-...

Not being a math person myself, the last time I thought about randomness was when I read Michael Crighton's superb novel, Jurassic Park. And the only other time I remember thinking about randomness was during a biostatistics class at UCLA.

In a video clip from Taiwan, CNN reporter Will Ripley has more to say about TSMC, the world's leading manufacturer of semiconductor chips:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2024/03/22/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturin...

Benoit Mandelbrot's most widely read book for the lay public on financial markets, The Misbehavior of Markets, gives a popular understanding of the role of fractals in shaping financial markets. He was a member of the US National Academy of Sciences before his death in 2010. That book is published by Basic Books:

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/benoit-mandelbrot/the-misbehavior-of-ma...

Turing Prize awarded for studies on randomness:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/for-turing-award-winner-everything-is-...