Breaking Math

A podcast about mathematics, natural sciences, and culture. You're guaranteed to learn something new!

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When Rise of the Robots came out in 2015, some people called it alarmist. Now AI writes code, drafts emails, generates media, and acts like a digital worker.

We talked with @MFordFuture about what changed — and what happens next. @BasicBooks
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If we ever hear from aliens, the first shared language may not be English.

It may be math.

Dr. @dremmachapman joins us to talk about her latest book "The Echoing Universe," radio astronomy, and why mathematics may be the universe’s best translator.
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OpenAI says one of its reasoning models helped solve an 80-year-old problem in discrete geometry.
What happens when AI can aim tireless mathematical attention at thousands of open problems?
New Episode with @littmath on YouTube: https://t.co/wk8MUUJ0oI

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Ransomware is not just a tech problem. It is economics, psychology, cryptography, negotiation, and fear — all wrapped into one very modern form of extortion according to Anja Shortland, author of Dark Screens @HachetteUS @public_affairs

Listen now: https://t.co/6DI1LUXzhF

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When was the last time you thought about "Huge #Numbers?" Join @1autumn_leaf and @RichardElwes discuss how scale can make you think about #reality.

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Grab a cup of tea, sit back, and watch the story of the geometric pattern that has been shaping science and technology for centuries!
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No episode today, but our episode will be up later this week! Stay tuned.

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Have you ever wondered where math and magic intersect? Join us on the latest episode with Matt Baker to learn more.
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“The Credibility Crisis in #Science” is larger than we realize. Did you know that many papers are “accurate” but #data is inflated by ~20%? @1autumn_leaf and @ProfNoahGian spoke with Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer about this. @mitpress

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“The Credibility Crisis in #Science” is larger than we realize. Did you know that many papers are “accurate” but #data is inflated by ~20%? @1autumn_leaf and @ProfNoahGian spoke with Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer about this. @mitpress

https://t.co/54Tz2F3SBz

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@1autumn_leaf @ProfNoahGian It's just that Noah's trying to play games with the algorithm ;)

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No episode this week! We are somewhere between an editing bottleneck, traveling to too many conferences, and fortunately giving several talks.

This is not an April Fools joke. Not all of the fools are born in April. We will be back to our regular Tuesday schedule next week!

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Join @vnbateman and @1autumn_leaf in this minisode for Women's History Month on Mary T. Washington Wylie, who became the first Black woman CPA in the U.S. She built her own firm; it changed everything.
#Accounting #womeninstem #womenshistorymonth

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Math isn’t just numbers. It’s people.
In our latest episode, Hortensia Soto, former @maanow president, challenges the idea that math is purely abstract—and instead shows how deeply human it has always been.
🎧 Listen now ↓
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