From the Archives: Mathematics Can Be Tasty - STEMCON 2021
Presented by: Dr. Eugenia Cheng
Mathematics can be tasty! Itʼs a way of thinking, and not just about numbers. Join us for this exciting keynote address in which Dr. Cheng will use unexpectedly connected examples from music, juggling, and baking to show that math can be made fun and intriguing for all, through hands-on activities, examples that everyone can relate to, and funny stories. She will present surprisingly high-level mathematics, including some advanced abstract algebra usually only seen by math majors and graduate students. There will be a distinct emphasis on edible examples.
This video was first recorded as part of STEMCON 2017.
About Eugenia Cheng – Dr Eugenia Cheng is a mathematician, educator, author, public speaker, columnist, concert pianist and artist. She is Scientist In Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She won tenure in Pure Mathematics at the University of Sheffield, UK and is now Honorary Visiting Fellow at City, University of London. She has previously taught at the Universities of Cambridge, Chicago and Nice and holds a PhD in pure mathematics from the University of Cambridge. Alongside her research in Category Theory and undergraduate teaching her aim is to rid the world of “math phobia.” To learn more about Dr. Cheng, visit eugeniacheng.com.