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A Singular Mathematical Promenade by Étienne Ghys

ENS ÉDITIONS, LYON, 2017, VIII + 302 PP., 27.00 EUR, ISBN 978-2-84788-939-0

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  1. All the illustrations are taken from the book under review.

  2. But it is not a random walk either. To me, as a dog owner, it resembles a trajectory of an off-leash dog: one gets to the goal, but not before having thoroughly explored a neighborhood of the path.

  3. “Everything you always wanted to know about operads but were afraid to ask.”

  4. The reader who wishes for more is referred to [8, Chapter 2].

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    Sergei Tabachnikov

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Tabachnikov, S. A Singular Mathematical Promenade by Étienne Ghys. Math Intelligencer 40, 85–88 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-018-9803-9

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