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Calculus And Zombies? How To Use Math To Defeat The Walking Dead

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Jim Levulis
Published October 27, 2014 at 12:34 PM EDT
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With Halloween creeping closer on Friday, a Williams College professor and author is giving a very timely, yet eyebrow-raising talk at Berkshire Community College tomorrow. Colin Adams is a mathematics professor, humor columnist for the Mathematical Intelligencer and author whose new book is titled Zombies & Calculus.

Adams spoke with WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Jim Levulis to explain how the characters in the novel use math to battle zombies.

Berkshire Community College is hosting a book signing and talk with Adams Tuesday at 12:15 at the college’s Pittsfield campus.
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Jim Levulis
Jim was WAMC’s Assistant News Director and hosted WAMC's flagship news programs: Midday Magazine, Northeast Report and Northeast Report Late Edition.
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