
Alex Bellos

Alex Bellos (born 1969) is a British writer, broadcaster and popular‑mathematics communicator who studied Mathematics and Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He began his career as a journalist — working for The Guardian (among other newspapers) and serving as its South America correspondent during his time living in Brazil — before turning to writing books about maths and puzzles.

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