Parsons Lecture: "The Mathematical Heart of Tom Stoppard"
An engaging campus talk connecting Tom Stoppard’s plays to core mathematical ideas of proof, truth, logic, and reality, led by mathematician and author Stephen Abbott. Expect theatre based examples and humanities friendly math insights in a university lecture setting.
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