Podcast

New Books in Mathematics

Author: New Books Network
Feed episode count: 172
Official site: https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/science-technology/mathematics/
RSS: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT8989774512
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-mathematics-736372
Markdown: /podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372.md

Summary

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/mathematics

Episodes

May 11, 2026 · not_requested

Counter-Revolutionary Puzzles with Guillermo Badia

Duration seconds: 1956
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK4972425305.mp3?updated=1778230619

HTML Markdown JSON

May 5, 2026 · not_requested

Antony Valentini, "Beyond the Quantum: A Quest for the Origin and Hidden Meaning of Quantum Mechanics" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Duration seconds: 5700
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK7255866253.mp3?updated=1777869856

HTML Markdown JSON

Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

Raffaele Danna, "The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals: How Practical Arithmetic Shaped Commerce and Mathematics in Western Europe, 1200–1600" (Harvard UP, 2026)

Duration seconds: 3863
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK1266378806.mp3?updated=1777315586

HTML Markdown JSON

Feb 15, 2026 · not_requested

Antonio Padilla, "Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity" (FSG,2022)

Duration seconds: 3960
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK4545680656.mp3?updated=1770960748

HTML Markdown JSON

Feb 4, 2026 · not_requested

Tom Griffiths, "The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind" (Henry Holt and Co., 2026)

Duration seconds: 4117
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK2423676483.mp3?updated=1770104374

HTML Markdown JSON

Jan 20, 2026 · not_requested

Giuseppe Longo and Adam Nocek, "The Organism Is a Theory: Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

Duration seconds: 4419
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK1516826001.mp3?updated=1768795419

HTML Markdown JSON

Dec 24, 2025 · not_requested

Jeremiah Joven Joaquin and James Franklin eds., "The Necessities Underlying Reality: Connecting Philosophy of Mathematics, Ethics and Probability" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

Duration seconds: 3315
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK4317662908.mp3?updated=1766154361

HTML Markdown JSON

Nov 25, 2025 · not_requested

Andrew H. Jaffe, "The Random Universe: How Models and Probability Help Us Make Sense of the Cosmos" (Yale UP, 2025)

Duration seconds: 5361
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK1118795401.mp3?updated=1763958086

HTML Markdown JSON

Nov 21, 2025 · not_requested

Thomas Morel, "Underground Mathematics: Craft Culture and Knowledge Production in Early Modern Europe" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

Duration seconds: 2775
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK9592465272.mp3?updated=1763602096

HTML Markdown JSON

Nov 9, 2025 · not_requested

Al Posamentier, "Math Makers: The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians" (Prometheus, 2020)

Duration seconds: 3397
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LIT1918163172.mp3?updated=1762498230

HTML Markdown JSON

Oct 19, 2025 · not_requested

David Bressoud, "Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas" (Princeton UP, 2019)

Duration seconds: 5248
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK9220863420.mp3?updated=1760789026

HTML Markdown JSON

Oct 11, 2025 · not_requested

Chris Dalla Riva, "Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us about the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

Duration seconds: 4182
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK6795209786.mp3?updated=1760042254

HTML Markdown JSON

Oct 10, 2025 · not_requested

Allen B. Downey, "Probably Overthinking It: How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

Duration seconds: 3760
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK5361567384.mp3?updated=1759951788

HTML Markdown JSON

Sep 3, 2025 · not_requested

Anthony Bonato, "Dots and Lines: Hidden Networks in Social Media, AI, and Nature" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025)

Duration seconds: 3942
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK6204922208.mp3?updated=1756799271

HTML Markdown JSON

Aug 27, 2025 · not_requested

George Musser, "Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation: Why Physicists Are Studying Human Consciousness and AI to Unravel the Mysteries of the Universe" (Picador, 2024)

Duration seconds: 3730
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK6624446277.mp3?updated=1756179674

HTML Markdown JSON

Aug 20, 2025 · not_requested

Noah Giansiracusa, "Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life" (Penguin, 2025)

Duration seconds: 3745
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK3834409855.mp3?updated=1755582803

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 30, 2025 · not_requested

Anil Ananthaswamy, "Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Maths Behind Modern AI" (Dutton, 2024)

Duration seconds: 4041
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK7751378863.mp3?updated=1753925848

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 25, 2025 · not_requested

Robyn Arianrhod, "Vector: A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation" (U of Chicago Press, 2024)

Duration seconds: 4066
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK2060602062.mp3?updated=1753926884

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 14, 2025 · not_requested

Chris Bernhardt, "Beautiful Math: The Surprisingly Simple Ideas behind the Digital Revolution in How We Live, Work, and Communicate" (MIT Press, 2024)

Duration seconds: 2956
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK6816414785.mp3?updated=1752480100

HTML Markdown JSON

Apr 17, 2025 · not_requested

Scientists Cooperate while Humanists Ruminate (EF, JP)

Duration seconds: 2386
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK5495052229.mp3?updated=1744819741

HTML Markdown JSON

Mar 20, 2025 · not_requested

Grace Lindsay, "Models of the Mind: How Physics, Engineering and Mathematics Have Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain" (Bloomsbury, 2021)

Duration seconds: 2994
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK3715613564.mp3?updated=1742396295

HTML Markdown JSON

Jan 28, 2025 · not_requested

Karenleigh A. Overmann, "The Material Origin of Numbers: Insights from the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East" (Gorgias Press, 2024)

Duration seconds: 650
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK9105796735.mp3?updated=1737903670

HTML Markdown JSON

Dec 19, 2024 · not_requested

Luci Pangrazio and Neil Selwyn, "Critical Data Literacies: Rethinking Data and Everyday Life" (MIT Press, 2023)

Duration seconds: 2280
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK5100112348.mp3?updated=1734373510

HTML Markdown JSON

Sep 9, 2024 · not_requested

Michael Gavin, "Literary Mathematics: Quantitative Theory for Textual Studies" (Stanford UP, 2022)

Duration seconds: 3173
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK1069361983.mp3?updated=1725801958

HTML Markdown JSON

Sep 8, 2024 · not_requested

Al Posamentier and Christian Speitzer, “The Mathematics of Everyday Life” (Prometheus Books, 2018)

Duration seconds: 3138
Source: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LIT2097232954.mp3?updated=1725741786

HTML Markdown JSON