{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond Proof: Stories in Mathematics","slug":"beyond-proof-stories-in-mathematics-7730628","podcast_index_feed_id":7730628,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10fa0520c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/val99","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45471323/45471323-1772314744207-f7c3a3b18f708.jpg","author":"The Turing App","episode_count":14,"summary":"Stories in Math is the podcast I wanted when I was younger and math felt like this sealed-off world I couldn’t get into. Math has always been a very human thing. It’s people arguing, guessing, getting stuck, getting lucky, and sometimes accidentally stepping into an idea so big it changes everything. This show is a collection of those stories, that bring out the journey and stories behind mathematical discoveries Stories in Math is for anyone who’s curious. If you love math, you’ll get the backstory you didn’t get in class. If you’ve always felt shut out by math, this is a way in.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T14:18:23.809377+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-proof-stories-in-mathematics-7730628"},"episode":{"title":"The Paradox of Infinity","slug":"the-paradox-of-infinity","published_at":"2026-03-02T18:39:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-proof-stories-in-mathematics-7730628/the-paradox-of-infinity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-proof-stories-in-mathematics-7730628","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/val99/episodes/The-Paradox-of-Infinity-e3fr93o","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10fa0520c/podcast/play/116286008/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-2%2Fafa9b585-2601-d802-15cd-dc5b98226f7d.mp3","summary":"From ancient Greece to quantum physics, infinity has captivated the human mind. Why does this concept both fascinate and bewilder us? Join us on an odyssey through time as we unravel the paradoxes of Zeno, the mathematical revolutions of Newton and Leibniz, and the groundbreaking theories of Cantor and Mandelbrot. Marvel at how infinity manifests in nature, art, and even the cosmos. Is infinity a tangible reality, a philosophical construct, or a reflection of human creativity?","meta_description":"From ancient Greece to quantum physics, infinity has captivated the human mind. Why does this concept both fascinate and bewilder us? Join us on an odysse…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2059,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-proof-stories-in-mathematics-7730628/episodes/the-paradox-of-infinity/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-proof-stories-in-mathematics-7730628/the-paradox-of-infinity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}