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Math! Science! History!

Math! Science! History! is about the history of people, theories, and discoveries that have moved ou

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As Women's History Month ends, I want to introduce you to Catherine Macaulay, an eighteenth-century

Hypatia was one of the first female mathematicians that we know of. Her accomplishments were many. S

Hypatia was one of the first female mathematicians that we know of. Her accomplishments were many. S

Hipparchus was one of the first mathematicians who trigonometrically defined his astronomical observ

Hipparchus was one of the first mathematicians who trigonometrically defined his astronomical observ

In June 2022, Emma Haruka Iwao and her team at Google computed pi to 100 trillion digits! But this n

In June 2022, Emma Haruka Iwao and her team at Google computed pi to 100 trillion digits! But this n

Many people think that Emilie du Chatelet's one true love was Voltaire, but it was not! Who (or what

Many people think that Emilie du Chatelet's one true love was Voltaire, but it was not! Who (or what

Yes! Time Travel has a past! The history of time travel goes as far back as 400 BCE! Time travel sto

Time Travel's Past

2022/6/21

Yes! Time Travel has a past! The history of time travel goes as far back as 400 BCE! Time travel sto

We have many female contemporaries of women in science today. Believe it or not, even in ancient his

Ancient Women in Science

2022/5/31

We have many female contemporaries of women in science today. Believe it or not, even in ancient his

This is part three of my series about the diabolical world of math in Renaissance Italy! In my last

Who Murdered Ferrari?!

2022/5/17

This is part three of my series about the diabolical world of math in Renaissance Italy! In my last

In my last podcast, I note that in 1494 Fra Luca Pacioli published his book the Summa. In the conclu

In my last podcast, I note that in 1494 Fra Luca Pacioli published his book the Summa. In the conclu

Taxes and magic. Yes, the two go together in this story about Fra Luca Pacioli, who wrote one of the

This Accountant is Fire!

2022/5/11

Taxes and magic. Yes, the two go together in this story about Fra Luca Pacioli, who wrote one of the

Fifty years ago Dr. Edward Lorenz coined the term the Butterfly Effect and validated Poincaré's find