Eugenia Cheng

For thousands of years, mathematicians have used the timeless art of logic to see the world more clearly. In The Art of Logic, Royal Society Science Book Prize nominee Eugenia Cheng shows how anyone can think like a mathematician and see, argue, and think better. Learn how to simplify complex decisions without over-simplifying them. Discover the power of analogies and...

Even small children know there are infinitely many whole numbers—start counting and you'll never reach the end. But there are also infinitely many decimal numbers between zero and one. Are these two types of infinity the same? Are they larger or smaller than each other? Can we even talk about 'larger' and 'smaller' when we talk about infinity? In Beyond...

At first glance, the concept of equality in maths seems unambiguous. Denoted by two parallel lines, the equals sign looks elegant, simple, and entirely black and white. But between those two lines lies a grey area, a world of flexibility, creativity, and innovation. Once you see this nuance, you quickly realise that sameness and difference, equality and inequality, are not...

Is Maths Real? is a celebrated title, recognised as a Waterstones Best Book of 2023, a New Scientist Best Book of 2023, and the winner of the LA Times Science & Technology 2023 Book Prize. 'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "Just tell me the answer" and more towards "Wait, but why?"' - Jordan...

Mobius bagels, Euclid's flourless chocolate cake and apple pi - this is maths, but not as you know it. In How to Bake Pi, mathematical crusader and star baker Eugenia Cheng has rustled up a batch of delicious culinary insights into everything from simple numeracy to category theory ('the mathematics of mathematics'), via Fermat, Poincare and Riemann. Maths is much...

From imaginary numbers to the fourth dimension and beyond, mathematics has always been about imagining things that seem impossible at first glance. In x+y, Eugenia Cheng draws on the insights of higher-dimensional mathematics to reveal a transformative new way of talking about the patriarchy, mansplaining, and sexism: a way that empowers all of us to make the world a better...