Title:What Makes a Good Math Story?
Abstract:
"If it bleeds, it leads," is the well-known mantra of local TV
news. "News you can use," say the daily papers and weekly
magazines. Where does mathematics fit into all this? The
speaker, a 20-year veteran of the math reporting biz, will
survey some of the ingredients that draw readers into stories
about a subject that many of them normally shy away from.
Among the obvious secrets: Sex sells.
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