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Breaking Math Podcast

By: Gabriel Hesch and Autumn Phaneuf
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  • Hosted by Gabriel Hesch and Autumn Phaneuf, who have advanced degrees in EE and industrial engineering/operations research respectively, come together to discuss mathematics as a pure field al in its own as well as how it describes the language of science, engineering, and even creativity.

    Breaking Math brings you the absolute best in interdisciplinary science discussions - bringing together experts in varying fields including artificial intelligence, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, physics, chemistry and materials-science, and more - to discuss where humanity is headed.

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Episodes
  • 99 (Part II) Math in Drag: Interview with OnlineKyne

    99 (Part II) Math in Drag: Interview with OnlineKyne
    Jun 11 2024

    Summary

    This episode is an interview with OnlineKyne, the author of the book Math in Drag. The conversation focuses on how to be an effective online educator and covers various topics in mathematics, including Cantor's infinite sets, probability, and statistics. The interview also delves into the process of writing the book and highlights the connection between math and drag. The chapters in the conversation cover the journey of a content creator, tips for science content creators, the concept of infinity, the significance of celebrity numbers, game theory, probability, statistics, and the ethical implications of math and drag.

    Takeaways

    • Being an effective online educator involves distilling complex concepts into concise and valuable content.
    • Math and drag share similarities in breaking rules and defying authority.
    • Mathematics has a rich history and is influenced by various cultures and individuals.
    • Statistics can be used to manipulate and deceive, so it is important to be critical of data and its interpretation.

    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction

    00:54 Journey as a Content Creator

    03:50 Tips and Tricks for Science Content Creators

    04:15 Writing the Book

    05:12 Math and Drag

    06:40 Infinite Possibilities

    07:35 Celebrity Numbers

    08:59 How to Cut a Cake and Eat It

    09:57 Luck Be a Ladyboy

    12:44 Illegal Math

    16:02 The Average Queen

    25:03 Math and Drag Breaking the Rules

    27:22 Conclusion
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    28 mins
  • 98. Math in Drag: An Episode with Math Educator Kyne Santos

    98. Math in Drag: An Episode with Math Educator Kyne Santos
    Jun 4 2024

    Summary

    In this conversation, Gabriel Hesch interviews Kyne Santos, an online creator who combines art, music, and performance in math education. They discuss the intersection of math and music, the controversy surrounding math and drag, and the creative side of math. They also explore topics such as topology, mathematical shapes, and influential books in math. The conversation highlights the importance of challenging traditional definitions and finding new and innovative ways to engage with math education.

    Takeaways

    • Math and music have a strong connection, and math can be used to analyze, manipulate, and create music.
    • Combining art and math education can make learning math more engaging and fun.
    • Topology is a branch of mathematics that relaxes the rigid terms used in geometry and focuses on the similarities and differences between shapes.
    • Mathematical discoveries can come from playing around and exploring different possibilities.
    • Challenging traditional definitions and thinking creatively are important aspects of math education.

    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction: Best Song Ever Created

    02:03 Introduction of Guest: Kyne Santos

    03:00 Math and Drag: Combining Art and Math Education

    07:45 Addressing Controversy: Math and Drag

    08:15 Music and Math: The Intersection

    09:14 Mathematical Shapes: Mobius Strip

    10:10 Topology vs Geometry

    13:01 Holes and Topology

    15:14 Topology and Thought Experiments

    21:13 Aperiodic Monotiles: New Math Discovery

    23:02 New Shapes and Descriptive Rules

    25:26 Influential Books: The Quantum Story and Incomplete Nature

    27:01 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview
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    28 mins
  • 97: (Part 2) Can We Survive on Mars? Hot Tips with Zach Weinersmith

    97: (Part 2) Can We Survive on Mars? Hot Tips with Zach Weinersmith
    May 28 2024

    In this conversation, Autumn Phaneuf interviews Zach Weinersmith, a cartoonist and writer, about the feasibility and implications of space settlement. They discuss the challenges and misconceptions surrounding space colonization, including the idea that it will make us rich, mitigate war, and make us wiser. They explore the potential of the moon and Mars as settlement options, as well as the concept of rotating space stations. They also touch on the physiological effects of space travel and the need for further research in areas such as reproduction and ecosystem design. The conversation explores the challenges and implications of human settlement in space. It discusses the lack of data on the long-term effects of space travel on the human body, particularly for women. The conversation also delves into the need for a closed-loop ecosystem for sustainable space settlement and the legal framework surrounding space exploration and resource extraction. The main takeaways include the importance of addressing reproductive and medical challenges, the need for a better legal regime, and the debunking of misconceptions about space settlement.

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    A City on Mars, Keywords space settlement, feasibility, challenges, misconceptions, moon, Mars, rotating space stations, reproduction, ecosystem design, space settlement, human reproduction, closed-loop ecosystem, space law, resource extraction, logistics, math.
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Epsiode 1 - Too much non-math and pomposity.

I started with the first one mostly on elitism and Pythagoras. Any commentary on Pythagoras that doesn't start with "we don't know much about him with certainty" because he never wrote anything, and it all comes from biased or mythologized secondhand accounts is suspect. There is simply too much wrong with this episode. Why is it so difficult to find a good math Podcast in which people stay in their lane of what they know, or at least have guests that do? Sounds like a bunch of pompous hipsters. Sad..
They need to stop trying too hard to sloppily fit everything to their narrative about elitism. There was obviously a lot of politics involved when opponents labeled Pope Sylvester II a sorcerer. But the way these hipsters present it, with zero social or cultural nuance regarding the times, it was all because he dared to use foreign Arabic numerals. They are straining to have everything fit their per-determined narrative about elitism. They give a long quote from a Galilean book presented as some kind of lame "proof” of Aristotelian ignorance, but they do not bother to mention that it is a fictional dialogue. The language and translations are probably deceiving but again, they are determined to keep themselves and the listener stuck within their modern lens.

Still wondering where the math is and how this makes math more accessible.

They then provide a questionable definition about cults stating they all have the characteristic of starving and restricting adherents into submission, even ridiculously positing out of thin air that that makes sense evolutionary. Sure, why not throw in some armchair evolutionary biology too. But actually, competition makes just as much sense as cooperation evolutionary, probably even more so. The audacity to think they can apply a questionable modern definition to something so long ago that we have little evidence of is absurd. Everything was called a "cult" in those ancient Greek days, partly because they didn't have a word for religion. These people are ignorantly stuck in their modern hipster lens of what "cult" means combined with the story of the guy who was supposedly murdered for revealing the irrationals (probably a baloney account for all that we know) and then essentially concluding that the Pythagoreans must be an elitist cult no different than David Koresh or something. I am not sure how these hipsters got degrees.

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