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Author: Margaret Wertheim

Margaret Wertheim is a science writer, artist and curator whose work deals with relations between science and culture. The author of 6 books, including Pythagoras Trousers and Physics on the Fringe, she has written for the New York Times, Cabinet, Aeon and many other publications. Her artwork has been shown nationally and internationally, including at the Hayward Gallery (London), Museum of Arts and Design (New York), Science Gallery (Dublin), the Venice Biennale and Helsinki Biennial.

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By: Margaret Wertheim

Not merely another age is conjured here, but a near-alien mindset.

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