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A mathematics podcast from ACMEScience featuring the best math stories from the world of mathsThemes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ math stories across history and culture • research and publication ecosystem: funding, peer review, indexing, citations, classification • math communication in books, podcasts, art, games, film • equity, diversity, education • democracy math: voting, gerrymandering • applications: networks, AI, cities, epidemiology, biology/DNA, cancer modelingThis podcast shares stories about mathematics as a human activity, moving between historical narrative, contemporary research, and the social systems that shape who does math and how it circulates. Many episodes use interviews and reported storytelling to highlight mathematicians, educators, librarians, and program leaders, often focusing on how mathematical ideas emerge, get communicated, and become part of broader culture.
Across the feed, mathematics appears in public life and policy contexts such as voting methods, redistricting and gerrymandering, policing data, and government fellowships, alongside discussions of how funding structures influence the discipline. Another recurring thread is equity and representation in mathematics, with conversations centered on Black mathematicians and math educators, mentoring and community-building programs, and initiatives designed to broaden participation—especially for Black students, women, and other underrepresented groups.
The show also explores mathematics in dialogue with other creative and communicative forms: poetry, theater, interactive fiction, film, live events, and connections between math, music, and art. Several installments pull back the curtain on mathematical infrastructure—peer review and editorial labor, classification systems, databases like MathSciNet, citation patterns, and the practical work of making research discoverable.
Scientific and applied topics surface as well, including network theory, infectious disease modeling, DNA topology and knot theory, and mathematical approaches in cancer research. Overall, listeners can expect a wide-ranging tour of “math stories” that treats mathematics as intertwined with people, institutions, and the world beyond the classroom.
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Relatively Prime Seminar: Funding2025-Mar-25 66 minutes |
Carry the Two: Mathematics & Voting2024-Oct-30 58 minutes |
#BlackInMathWeek2020-Nov-09 35 minutes |
Black Girl Mathgic2020-Nov-01 36 minutes |
The Somervilles2020-Mar-31 26 minutes |
3 Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Banneker2020-Feb-29 10 minutes |
Truthiness2020-Feb-15 44 minutes |
2019 Year End Review2019-Dec-31 32 minutes |
Authors2019-Nov-01 26 minutes |
Citation Aging2019-Oct-01 19 minutes |
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A Beauty Cold and Austere 2019-Aug-31 27 minutes |
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2019-Jul-31 60 minutes |
Mathematical Objects2019-Jun-29 46 minutes |
EDGE2019-May-01 16 minutes |
Mathematically Gifted & Black2019-Mar-31 31 minutes |
3 2 1…Action2019-Feb-28 49 minutes |
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Jem’s Gems 2019-Jan-31 17 minutes |
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A Year (1811) In Review 2018-Dec-31 17 minutes |
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All the Math Podcasts-Bonus 2018-Dec-20 40 minutes |
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Cycle of Mathematics: Around 20 Papers 2018-Nov-30 14 minutes |
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Cycle of Mathematics: Orange Volumes on a Shelf (On the Internet) 2018-Oct-31 25 minutes |
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Cycle of Mathematics: Verify, Revise, Repeat 2018-Oct-01 17 minutes |
Cycle of Mathematics: The Six Handshakes2018-Aug-31 27 minutes |
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The Big Internet Math Off (Updated) 2018-Jul-25 42 minutes |
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Math Off 4: Checkers 2018-Jul-24 63 minutes |
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Math Off 3: Gerrymandering 2018-Jul-19 9 minutes |
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Math Off Round 2: Quaternions 2018-Jul-12 12 minutes |
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Math Off Round 1: Why Your Friends Have More Friends than You Do 2018-Jul-02 8 minutes |
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Girls Talk Math 2018-May-31 23 minutes |
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The Right Bucket 2018-May-01 20 minutes |
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Diegetic Plots: Chapter 3 2018-Mar-31 11 minutes |
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Tick & Lice & Relapsing & Fevers 2018-Feb-28 18 minutes |
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Science Sparring Society 2018-Jan-31 26 minutes |
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Formulaic Perfection 2017-Dec-22 33 minutes |
Cold and Flu2017-Nov-30 15 minutes |
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Knotty Helix 2017-Oct-31 19 minutes |
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Their Favorite Theorem 2017-Sep-29 33 minutes |
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Re District 2017-Aug-31 44 minutes |
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All The Gerrys Mandered(Encore) 2017-Aug-31 23 minutes |
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Outside the Equation 2017-Jul-27 49 minutes |
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Talking the Talk – Mathematics Communication 2017-Jun-29 35 minutes |
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You Have the Right 2017-May-26 19 minutes |
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Steiner Biopsy 2017-Apr-29 33 minutes |
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#TryPod – The Other Half 2017-Mar-24 40 minutes |
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Origins LIVE! 2017-Feb-16 52 minutes |
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On the Hill 2017-Jan-16 27 minutes |
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Lottery Daze 2016-Dec-21 30 minutes |
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Diegetic Plots: Chapter 2 2016-Feb-24 51 minutes |
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f(θ)=1-sin(θ) 2016-Feb-17 63 minutes |
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Principia Metropolica 2016-Feb-11 71 minutes |
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Other Duties as Assigned 2016-Feb-04 57 minutes |
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Diegetic Plots: Chapter 1 2016-Jan-28 76 minutes |
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Mathematistan 2016-Jan-20 56 minutes |
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Your Daily Recommended Math 2016-Jan-13 53 minutes |
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The Lexicon 2016-Jan-03 74 minutes |
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1+1=2 2012-Oct-08 62 minutes |
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0,1,2,3… 2012-Oct-05 76 minutes |
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Erdos 2012-Sep-23 62 minutes |
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The Score 2012-Sep-22 66 minutes |
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The Shape of Things 2012-Sep-21 65 minutes |
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The Unexpected 2012-Sep-19 58 minutes |
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The Toolbox 2012-Sep-18 58 minutes |
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Chinook 2012-Sep-17 62 minutes |