The Audio Long Read

From the archives: John Horton Conway: the world’s most charismatic mathematician – podcast

The Audio Long Read

We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2015: John Horton Conway is a cross between Archimedes, Mick Jagger and Salvador Dalí. For many years, he worried that his obsession with playing silly games was ruining his career – until he realised that it could lead to extraordinary discoveries.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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