Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Mathematics principles • Mathematical history • Research explorations • Connections between math and art • Educational insights • Math in nature and daily life • Problem solving techniques
This podcast, titled "The Art of Mathematics," delves into a wide array of mathematical topics aimed at a diverse audience, regardless of one's math background. The show explores the inherent beauty, complexity, and multifaceted nature of mathematics through rich storytelling and discussions. A central theme is the artfulness of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines such as art, music, and even law. The episodes often highlight how mathematical concepts have evolved and influenced fields beyond mathematics, demonstrating the real-world applications and theoretical allure of math.
Recurring topics include the exploration of mathematical patterns like symmetries and fractals and fundamental concepts such as prime numbers and irrational numbers. Episodes often ponder the philosophical aspects, considering questions about the nature of math—whether it is discovered or invented—and its interplay with reality. Another prominent theme is mathematical education and outreach, with discussions around innovative teaching methods, the importance of fostering a positive mindset towards math, and the unexpected places math knowledge can lead.
The podcast also features narratives about historical and contemporary mathematicians who have significantly contributed to the field, bringing human stories to the fore. Additionally, listeners are introduced to contemporary mathematical research topics, the solving of conjectures, and the development of theorems. The episodes provide varied content, from technical discussions on Fourier analysis to the influence of mathematics on modern technology.
Whether discussing the deep structure of mathematics, its applications across fields, or educational endeavors, this podcast offers listeners insights into the captivating and artistic world of mathematics.
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Episodes:
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The National Museum of Mathematics
2025-Feb-26
17 minutes
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Contemporary Math Research for Artistic Undergrads
2025-Jan-22
14 minutes
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Where do Math Concepts Come From?
2024-Dec-25
20 minutes
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A Clockmaker, an Egg, and a Cathedral
2024-Nov-27
14 minutes
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What is a Pattern?
2024-Oct-23
12 minutes
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What's the Big Deal about Pi?
2024-Sep-25
17 minutes
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Turning Math-Hating Prisoners into Mathematicians
2024-Aug-28
22 minutes
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Stop Overselling Mathematics
2024-Jul-24
17 minutes
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Math for Kids: It's not a Spectator Sport
2024-Jun-26
21 minutes
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Egyptian Fractions
2024-May-22
17 minutes
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Da Vinci's Math Teacher: Merging the Practical and Theoretical
2024-Apr-24
16 minutes
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Alon Amit, sharing the mathematical journey in Quora and Math Circles
2024-Mar-27
20 minutes
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Too Much Math in the Schools? These Books Counter That Narrow View
2024-Feb-28
20 minutes
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Books for the Mathematical Tourist
2024-Jan-24
20 minutes
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Reflecting on Kaleidoscopes
2023-Dec-27
20 minutes
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Meet the young Davidson Fellowship winners
2023-Nov-22
14 minutes
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Gödel's Incompleteness, Fundamental Truths, and Reasoning in Math and Law
2023-Oct-25
22 minutes
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Math and the Law
2023-Sep-27
20 minutes
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Fabulous Fibonacci
2023-Aug-23
20 minutes
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Vowels and Sounds and a Little Calculus
2023-Jul-26
11 minutes
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The Hat: A Newly Discovered "Ein-stein" Tessellation Tile
2023-Jun-28
13 minutes
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Interfacing Music and Mathematics
2023-May-24
21 minutes
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Fourier Analysis: It's Not Just for Differential Equations
2023-Apr-26
18 minutes
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Joseph Fourier, the Heat Equation and the Age of the Earth
2023-Mar-22
17 minutes
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The Ten Most Important Theorems in Mathematics, Part II
2023-Feb-22
15 minutes
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The Ten Most Important Theorems in Mathematics, Part I
2023-Jan-25
25 minutes
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Surprisingly Better than 50-50
2022-Dec-28
18 minutes
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Fascinating Fractals
2022-Nov-23
21 minutes
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Approximation by Rationals: A New Focus
2022-Oct-26
21 minutes
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Tessellations
2022-Sep-28
20 minutes
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Rational, Irrational and Transcendental Numbers
2022-Aug-24
21 minutes
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Math as Art
2022-Jul-25
18 minutes
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Exploration in Reading Mathematics
2022-Jun-22
16 minutes
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Games for Math Learning
2022-May-25
19 minutes
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The Power of Mathematical Storytelling
2022-Apr-22
16 minutes
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The Mathematical World and the Physical World
2022-Mar-09
11 minutes
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Getting Athletes to Think Like Mathematicians
2022-Feb-09
17 minutes
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The Art of Definitions
2022-Jan-12
19 minutes
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Math Exploration for Kids
2021-Dec-09
17 minutes
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Is Mathematics an Art?
2021-Nov-10
12 minutes
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Math as a way of thinking
2021-Oct-13
19 minutes
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Symmetries in 3 and 4 Dimensions
2021-Sep-08
19 minutes
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Symmetry, Shapes and Groups
2021-Aug-14
19 minutes
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Freshmen and Sophomores Confront Unsolved Problems
2021-Jul-14
18 minutes
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Stereotypes of Mathematics and Mathematicians
2021-Jun-16
18 minutes
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Prime numbers and their surprising patterns
2021-Jun-02
16 minutes
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Creativity in Mathematics
2021-May-19
18 minutes
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The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics
2021-May-05
13 minutes
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Alternative Proofs and Why We Seek Them
2021-Apr-21
17 minutes
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Symmetry--It's More Than You Think
2021-Apr-07
13 minutes
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Is Math Discovered or Invented?
2021-Mar-24
17 minutes
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That's Impossible. Oh, Yeah? Prove It.
2021-Mar-10
16 minutes
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The Joy of Mathematical Discovery
2021-Feb-24
16 minutes
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The Monty Hall Problem
2021-Feb-10
14 minutes
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What Is Mathematics? Some Surprising Answers
2021-Jan-27
20 minutes
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Being a Mathematician
2021-Jan-13
15 minutes
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Math Jokes and What They Say about Mathematicians
2020-Dec-30
16 minutes
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The Most Famous (Formerly) Unsolved Problem
2020-Dec-16
16 minutes
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The Mathematics of Art
2020-Dec-02
14 minutes
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The Real World Is a Special Case
2020-Nov-18
16 minutes
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How to Find Something You’ve Never Seen
2020-Nov-04
14 minutes
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Beyond the Third Dimension
2020-Oct-21
13 minutes
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One Theorem, 99 Proofs
2020-Oct-07
8 minutes
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A Beautiful Theorem with an Ugly Proof
2020-Sep-30
12 minutes
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To Infinity...and Beyond
2020-Sep-23
16 minutes
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The Unsolved Is Solved...and Another
2020-Sep-16
11 minutes
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This Podcast is Lying
2020-Sep-09
15 minutes
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An Impossible Easy Question
2020-Sep-02
14 minutes
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Everything You Know About Math is Wrong
2020-Aug-26
14 minutes
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The Art of Mathematics trailer
2020-Jul-26
less than a minute
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