Books can provide excellent background on a topic, as they can explain and contextualize a phenomenon, and are often written in a more narrative style than academic articles. Books can be great for exploring and narrowing down your topic or learning the basics before you dive into primary research articles.
This book explores how mathematical ideas—especially fractals—can model grief as a response to irreversible change. It connects small and large losses, using geometric analogies to describe mental states and coping strategies, drawing on the author’s experiences with learning, illness, and others’ responses to loss.
This book argues that technological systems embed inequality, marginalization, and bias. It challenges ideas of neutrality and warns that “virtual” events rely on hidden human labor and real-world impacts. The authors call for recognizing these material realities and addressing the social harms built into digital technologies.
This book provides a bridge between mathematics and hobby tabletop gaming. Readers interested in either mathematics or tabletop games will find this book an engaging way to begin exploring the other topic or the connection between the topics.
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