We know so much. Every time you open the newspapers we seem to have solved another great mystery about the universe. The discovery of another fundamental particle in the LHC. The measurement of gravitational waves rippling through the universe. The identification of genes related to deadly diseases. Read more…
Maths is not our strong point. Nor is science. As you may suspect, we at 4th Estate are more comfortable with words than with formulas. But, What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge by Marcus du Sautoy is one of those books that makes us feel as though we can actually understand a subject that we’ve been grappling with for years. Another thing that we here in Marketing would like to know more about is cover art. So, we’ve asked Jonny Pelham, the designer of What We Cannot Know, to tell us about the artwork that encases du Sautoy’s thought-provoking expedition to the furthest reaches of modern science. Read more…