Mark Haddon - Proof-reading at the Royal Society

A fascinating discussion at the Royal Society this week between the novelist Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and the mathematician Marcus du Sautoy. It was full of fascinating insights into the nature of creativity, artistic and mathematical: it was a remarkably stimulating evening (and there is a webcast available (click on "Physics and Mathematics" and look for "Proof-reading: Telling stories with numbers, telling stories with words"). I was left excited by illuminating ideas which emerged in the interview. It also inspired me to investigate Haddon's website.