The Mathematics of Love: Patterns, Proofs, and the Search for the Ultimate Equation

By Hannah Fry

Categories: Parenting & Relationships, Science & Math

Mathematician Hannah Fry uses mathematics to look at love, from finding a partner to staying together. In a short TED book, she explains how statistics, game theory and modeling can show how to improve your odds on dating sites, choose when to settle down and avoid divorce. Fry writes with humor and shows how math reveals patterns in human relationships.

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• Shane Parrish: “Hannah Fry follows the arc of relationships from getting a date to staying married, revealing at each stage the mathematical proof for the ideal behavior (in terms of goal achievement). It is interesting, easy to read, and the author clearly sees as much beauty in math as she does in love”