Science/Mathematics– theme –

The term "Chibanian" became well-known especially in Japan, but many people may not know why it became a topic of discussion or why it's important. From the book "地磁気逆転と「チバニアン」(Geomagnetic Reversal and “Chibanian”)," be which the author who was closely involved in the application for it, you can learn about the true nature of the past mysterious phenomena that occurred on Earth.

Even the greatest scientists cannot avoid making mistakes, but these mistakes may not simply end in failure. Incorrect ideas or claims can sometimes have positive effects. From "Brilliant Blunders," learn about the "blunders" of genius scientists and their unexpected "contributions."

Galois, who single-handedly created "group theory" essential to modern mathematics, died at the young age of 20 in a duel. From "ガロア　天才数学者の生涯(Galois Life of a Genius Mathematician)," we can learn about what his life was like, what led him to become interested in math, and how incredible misfortune changed the course of his life.

The question "What is life?" may seem too basic, but it's actually quite difficult. 20th-century biology considered "self-replication of DNA" to be the essence of life, but the discovery of "viruses" forced a reconsideration. We can learn about the essence of life from two works by Shinichi Fukuoka: "生物と無生物のあいだ(Between Animate and Inanimate)" and "動的平衡(Dynamic Equilibrium)."

If you have seen the movie "Jurassic Park," you may have been excited about the idea of extracting dinosaur DNA from mosquito blood trapped in amber. "化石の分子生物学(The Molecular Biology of Fossils)" refers to research just like that. It is a book full of knowledge that also applies to fields beyond science.

Do you know Erdős, a genius in the history of mathematics who published the second highest number of research papers after Gauss? He demonstrated outstanding talent as a mathematician, but was also known as a "weirdo". "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" portrays the life of this unorthodox mathematician who traveled around the world staying at the homes of mathematicians.

"IUT (Inter-Universal Teichmüller Theory)," which underwent an 8-year review process and was published in a journal, became a hot topic for proving the most important unresolved math problem, the "abc conjecture." Based on "宇宙と宇宙をつなぐ数学(mathematics that connects 宇宙と宇宙) " and " abc予想入門(abc conjecture primer)," it teaches about "IUT" and the "abc conjecture."

"Perfect Rigor" is a biography that depicts the life of the genius mathematician Perelman who solved the extremely difficult problem in mathematics, the Poincaré conjecture, and declined a million-dollar prize and a Nobel Prize-level honor. The book focuses on his personal life and the struggles of "the gifted" individual who was born and raised in the Soviet Union, with almost no mathematical descriptions.

The question "What is life?" may seem too basic, but it's actually quite difficult. 20th-century biology considered "self-replication of DNA" to be the essence of life, but the discovery of "viruses" forced a reconsideration. We can learn about the essence of life from two works by Shinichi Fukuoka: "生物と無生物のあいだ(Between Animate and Inanimate)" and "動的平衡(Dynamic Equilibrium)."

"Fermat's Last Theorem" is a conjecture left by a mathematician more than 350 years ago. Until it was proved by Wiles in 1995, there were countless dramas surrounding it. From Simon Singh's works and the "Math Girls" series, we can learn about the human drama and mathematical aspects of the theorem.

The theme of the fifth installment of the "Math Girls" series depicts people who are through mathematics, with a focus on high school students, and it's about "Galois theory." The book traces the thoughts left behind by a genius who single-handedly pioneered the new field of "group theory," but was too pioneering to be understood by the mathematicians of his time, and later died in a duel.

"Prime numbers" have fascinated mathematicians from all over the world for centuries. It was very difficult to find their patterns, but for the first time, it was showed as the "Riemann Hypothesis". From books like "The Music of the Primes" and "The Riemann Hypothesis: The Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics," we can gain a basic understanding of the "Riemann Hypothesis" that genius mathematicians have taken on.