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Math! Science! History!

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

Episodes

Total: 223

Some celebrities are tremendous actors and musicians, and some actors and musicians are also tremend

The toys of the industrial revolution have contributed a great deal to science. This is no accident.

The Power of Play

2020/10/27

The toys of the industrial revolution have contributed a great deal to science. This is no accident.

Today, some of our fastest electric hypercars produce almost 2,000 horsepower. But what does horsepo

Full Steam Ahead

2020/10/13

Today, some of our fastest electric hypercars produce almost 2,000 horsepower. But what does horsepo

Pascal's triangle is a triangular pattern of binomial coefficients. If that makes no sense, in real

Pascal's Higher Power

2020/9/26

Pascal's triangle is a triangular pattern of binomial coefficients. If that makes no sense, in real

Imaginary boyfriends are nice. But imaginary numbers are better! Where did they come from? And who d

Imaginary Numbers

2020/8/20

Imaginary boyfriends are nice. But imaginary numbers are better! Where did they come from? And who d

Episode 36 - Infinity

2020/8/6

All music is public domain. Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers. www.LloydRodgers.com. No copyright - No

Infinity

2020/8/6

Albert Einstein once said, “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm notsu

Just recently the National Science Foundation awarded UC Berkeley $25 million to create a multi-univ

Just recently the National Science Foundation awarded UC Berkeley $25 million to create a multi-univ

Statistics are awesome! If you know the data, stats can get you out of any argument. The history of

The Power of Statistics

2020/7/15

Statistics are awesome! If you know the data, stats can get you out of any argument. The history of

The history of beer goes way back to Mesopotamia in 6000 BCE, when it was fermented in clay pots. Si

Beer

2020/7/1

The history of beer goes way back to Mesopotamia in 6000 BCE, when it was fermented in clay pots. Si

Episode 32 - Percy Julian

2020/6/18

Despite his multiple honorary doctorates and being named Chicagoan of the Year, Chemist Dr. Percy Ju

Percy Julian

2020/6/18

Despite his multiple honorary doctorates and being named Chicagoan of the Year, Chemist Dr. Percy Ju

Thomas Fuller was 14 when he was taken from Africa in 1724. As an American slave who became an inter