Author and puzzle guru Alex Bellos talks about mathematics, writing, reviews, and his early days running a nightclub. Check out Alex's books on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2J7A1a0 Including his latest, The Language Lover's Puzzle Book - https://amzn.to/362vdM7 Alex's website has more information and links to his work - http://www.alexbellos.com And here is Alex on Twitter - https://twitter.com/alexbellos Playlist of Alex's videos on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWLpnq59DFgrr2V8qNPN_5py Elliptical Pool Table video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KHCuXN2F3I Cake Cutting video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBU9N35ZHIw Please consider supporting Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS: https://www.numberphile.com/podcast-transcripts