What We Are Reading Today: ‘Validated Numerics’

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Updated 11 June 2023
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Validated Numerics’

Author: WARWICK TUCKER

“Validated Numerics” offers a self-contained primer on the subject, guiding readers from the basics to more advanced concepts and techniques.

It provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of validated numerics, an emerging new field that combines the strengths of scientific computing and pure mathematics.

In numerous fields ranging from pharmaceutics and engineering to weather prediction and robotics, fast and precise computations are essential.

 


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Overinvested’ by Nina Bandelj

Updated 17 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Overinvested’ by Nina Bandelj

Parents are exhausted. When did raising children become such all-consuming, never-ending, incredibly expensive, and emotionally absorbing effort? In this eye-opening book, Nina Bandelj explains how we got to this point—how we turned children into financial and emotional investments and child-rearing into laborious work.

At the turn of the 20th century, children went from being economically useful, often working to support families, to being seen by their parents as vulnerable and emotionally priceless.