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Breaking Math Podcast

Hosted by Gabriel Hesch and Autumn Phaneuf, who have advanced degrees in electrical engineering and

Episodes

Total: 162

Welcome to another engaging episode of the Breaking Math Podcast! Today's episode, titled "What is t

The world is a big place with a lot of wonderful things in it. The world also happens to be spherica

This is a rerun of one of our favorite episodes! We hope that you enjoy it if you haven't listened t

Voting systems are, in modern times, essential to the way that large-scale decisions are made. The c

Forecasting is a constantly evolving science, and has been applied to complex systems; everything fr

In mathematics, nature is a constant driving inspiration; mathematicians are part of nature, so this

How many piano tuners are there in New York City? How much cheese is there in Delaware? And how can

i^2 = j^2 = k^2 = ijk = -1. This deceptively simple formula, discovered by Irish mathematician Willi

Mathematics is full of all sorts of objects that can be difficult to comprehend. For example, if we

In introductory geometry classes, many of the objects dealt with can be considered 'elementary' in n

Join Sofía and Gabriel as they talk about Morikawa's recently solved problem, first proposed in 1821

Join Sofía and Gabriel as they discuss an old but great proof of the irrationality of the square roo

If you are there, and I am here, we can measure the distance between us. If we are standing in a roo

Sofía and Gabriel discuss the question of "how many angles are there in a circle", and visit theorem

Look at all you phonies out there.You poseurs.All of you sheep. Counting 'til infinity. Counting she

As a child, did you ever have a conversation that went as follows:"When I grow up, I want to have a

54: Oodles (Large Numbers)

2020/12/21

There are a lot of things in the universe, but no matter how you break them down, you will still hav

Neuroscience is a topic that, in many ways, is in its infancy. The tools that are being used in this

Spheres and circles are simple objects. They are objects that are uniformly curved throughout in som

Join Sofia and Gabriel on this problem episode where we explore "base 3-to-2" — a base system we exp