This week on Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen has a conversation with the author of “Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes” and Professor at Cornell Univerity, Daina Taimina. Together they talk about how crochet can model hyperbolic geometry and the importance of just doing mathematics, as well as its history. To find out more about Daina Taimina and her work visit her website.
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To find out more about Samuel’s trip to England that was advertised on the podcast you can see Peter Rowlett’s post, or watch this video promo for the live Math/Maths recording