# New Books in Mathematics

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Episodes: 172

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## Episodes
- [Counter-Revolutionary Puzzles with Guillermo Badia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/counter-revolutionary-puzzles-with-guillermo-badia) — 2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00
- [Antony Valentini, "Beyond the Quantum: A Quest for the Origin and Hidden Meaning of Quantum Mechanics" (Oxford UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/antony-valentini-beyond-the-quantum-a-quest-for-the-origin-and-hidden-meaning-of-quantum-mechanics-oxford-up-2026) — 2026-05-05T08:00:00+00:00
- [Raffaele Danna, "The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals: How Practical Arithmetic Shaped Commerce and Mathematics in Western Europe, 1200–1600" (Harvard UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/raffaele-danna-the-craft-of-indo-arabic-numerals-how-practical-arithmetic-shaped-commerce-and-mathematics-in-western-europe-1200-1600-harvard-up-2026) — 2026-04-28T08:00:00+00:00
- [Antonio Padilla, "Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity" (FSG,2022)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/antonio-padilla-fantastic-numbers-and-where-to-find-them-a-cosmic-quest-from-zero-to-infinity-fsg-2022) — 2026-02-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tom Griffiths, "The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind" (Henry Holt and Co., 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/tom-griffiths-the-laws-of-thought-the-quest-for-a-mathematical-theory-of-the-mind-henry-holt-and-co-2026) — 2026-02-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [Giuseppe Longo and Adam Nocek, "The Organism Is a Theory: Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/giuseppe-longo-and-adam-nocek-the-organism-is-a-theory-giuseppe-longo-on-biology-mathematics-and-ai-u-minnesota-press-2026) — 2026-01-20T09:00:00+00:00
- [Jeremiah Joven Joaquin and James Franklin eds., "The Necessities Underlying Reality: Connecting Philosophy of Mathematics, Ethics and Probability" (Bloomsbury, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/jeremiah-joven-joaquin-and-james-franklin-eds-the-necessities-underlying-reality-connecting-philosophy-of-mathematics-ethics-and-probability-bloomsbury-2025) — 2025-12-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [Andrew H. Jaffe, "The Random Universe: How Models and Probability Help Us Make Sense of the Cosmos" (Yale UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/andrew-h-jaffe-the-random-universe-how-models-and-probability-help-us-make-sense-of-the-cosmos-yale-up-2025) — 2025-11-25T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thomas Morel, "Underground Mathematics: Craft Culture and Knowledge Production in Early Modern Europe" (Cambridge UP, 2022)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/thomas-morel-underground-mathematics-craft-culture-and-knowledge-production-in-early-modern-europe-cambridge-up-2022) — 2025-11-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [Al Posamentier, "Math Makers: The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians" (Prometheus, 2020)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/al-posamentier-math-makers-the-lives-and-works-of-50-famous-mathematicians-prometheus-2020) — 2025-11-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [David Bressoud, "Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas" (Princeton UP, 2019)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/david-bressoud-calculus-reordered-a-history-of-the-big-ideas-princeton-up-2019) — 2025-10-19T08:00:00+00:00
- [Chris Dalla Riva, "Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us about the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves" (Bloomsbury, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/chris-dalla-riva-uncharted-territory-what-numbers-tell-us-about-the-biggest-hit-songs-and-ourselves-bloomsbury-2025) — 2025-10-11T08:00:00+00:00
- [Allen B. Downey, "Probably Overthinking It: How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions" (U Chicago Press, 2023)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/allen-b-downey-probably-overthinking-it-how-to-use-data-to-answer-questions-avoid-statistical-traps-and-make-better-decisions-u-chicago-press-2023) — 2025-10-10T08:00:00+00:00
- [Anthony Bonato, "Dots and Lines: Hidden Networks in Social Media, AI, and Nature" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/anthony-bonato-dots-and-lines-hidden-networks-in-social-media-ai-and-nature-johns-hopkins-up-2025) — 2025-09-03T08:00:00+00:00
- [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)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/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) — 2025-08-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [Noah Giansiracusa, "Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life" (Penguin, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/noah-giansiracusa-robin-hood-math-take-control-of-the-algorithms-that-run-your-life-penguin-2025) — 2025-08-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [Anil Ananthaswamy, "Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Maths Behind Modern AI" (Dutton, 2024)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/anil-ananthaswamy-why-machines-learn-the-elegant-maths-behind-modern-ai-dutton-2024) — 2025-07-30T08:00:00+00:00
- [Robyn Arianrhod, "Vector: A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation" (U of Chicago Press, 2024)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/robyn-arianrhod-vector-a-surprising-story-of-space-time-and-mathematical-transformation-u-of-chicago-press-2024) — 2025-07-25T08:00:00+00:00
- [Chris Bernhardt, "Beautiful Math: The Surprisingly Simple Ideas behind the Digital Revolution in How We Live, Work, and Communicate" (MIT Press, 2024)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/chris-bernhardt-beautiful-math-the-surprisingly-simple-ideas-behind-the-digital-revolution-in-how-we-live-work-and-communicate-mit-press-2024) — 2025-07-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [Scientists Cooperate while Humanists Ruminate (EF, JP)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/scientists-cooperate-while-humanists-ruminate-ef-jp) — 2025-04-17T08:00:00+00:00
- [Grace Lindsay, "Models of the Mind: How Physics, Engineering and Mathematics Have Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain" (Bloomsbury, 2021)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/grace-lindsay-models-of-the-mind-how-physics-engineering-and-mathematics-have-shaped-our-understanding-of-the-brain-bloomsbury-2021) — 2025-03-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [Karenleigh A. Overmann, "The Material Origin of Numbers: Insights from the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East" (Gorgias Press, 2024)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/karenleigh-a-overmann-the-material-origin-of-numbers-insights-from-the-archaeology-of-the-ancient-near-east-gorgias-press-2024) — 2025-01-28T09:00:00+00:00
- [Luci Pangrazio and Neil Selwyn, "Critical Data Literacies: Rethinking Data and Everyday Life" (MIT Press, 2023)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/luci-pangrazio-and-neil-selwyn-critical-data-literacies-rethinking-data-and-everyday-life-mit-press-2023) — 2024-12-19T09:00:00+00:00
- [Michael Gavin, "Literary Mathematics: Quantitative Theory for Textual Studies" (Stanford UP, 2022)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/michael-gavin-literary-mathematics-quantitative-theory-for-textual-studies-stanford-up-2022) — 2024-09-09T08:00:00+00:00
- [Al Posamentier and Christian Speitzer, “The Mathematics of Everyday Life” (Prometheus Books, 2018)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-mathematics-736372/al-posamentier-and-christian-speitzer-the-mathematics-of-everyday-life-prometheus-books-2018) — 2024-09-08T08:00:00+00:00

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