Georges Perec

Jan 10, 2025 | freakonomics.com | Steven D. Levitt |Eleanor Catton |Les Revenentes |Georges Perec

Mathematician Sarah Hart has twice been a guest on this show, first in 2021 and then again in 2023. We’ve taken the very best of those two conversations and turned them into today’s bonus episode. *      *      *My guest today, Sarah Hart, has taken on a mission that many might think would be impossible: To make math fun and interesting to everyday people.

Mar 13, 2024 | fabula.org | Jacques Bens |Georges Perec

À l’automne 1981, sur France Culture, l’oulipien Jacques Bens inaugure une nouvelle forme d’inventaire qu’il a lui-même créée, les « 50 choses qu’il ne faut tout de même pas oublier de faire avant de mourir ». Bertrand Jérôme, producteur de l’émission « Mi-fugue mi-raisin » et animateur complice, lui propose de convier des artistes à faire de même. Georges Perec est l’un des premiers invités.

Feb 3, 2024 | portugal.postsen.com | Georges Perec

- Imagine writing a book without the most frequent letter of the alphabet – or with just a single vowel? Imagine writing a text that can be read front to back and back to front in the same way? Imagine conceiving a novel with 99 chapters, each with 42 restrictions? Imagine always writing surrounded by mathematical rules (and traumas), exploring the limits of language, literature and existence itself? Well, we are faced with the inexhaustible work of Georges Perec.

Nov 5, 2023 | fabula.org | Georges Perec

« Combien de mots de 5 lettres peut-on fabriquer avec les lettres du mot TSUNAMI ? »« Avec trois allumettes disposées en U, faites un carré en n’en déplaçant qu’une seule »…Pour Georges Perec, « l’écriture est un jeu qui se joue à deux ».

May 4, 2023 | myscience.uk | Georges Perec

This week we meet Paul Clark, Vice-President (Strategy), who chats to us about what he’s been working on since joining UCL - including securing approval for the UCL Strategic Plan - and his favourite scenic spot in north London. What is your role and what does it involve? I’m Vice-President for Strategy. My role is to support the development, definition, and delivery of UCL’s shortand long-term strategic priorities, using data, evidence, and insight.