Infinitely Irrational: where we explore the real, eccentric, and complex history of math.
https://infinitelyirrational.podbean.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 22 hours 41 minutes
7. Erdös: Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Mathematicians
For this trilogy, we meet a more modern mathematician – Paul Erdös. We can wait to introduce to you one of our favorites: a teacher at heart who has collaborated with more mathematicians than anyone…ever! In this episode, we’ll attempt to answer the...
6. Hypatia: War of the Worlds
In this thrilling conclusion to our Hypatia trilogy, we discuss some of the politics happening at the time which led directly to her death. In this episode, we’ll attempt to answer the following questions. Is gate-crashing a party a federal offense?...
5. Choose Your Own Hypatia: Heart of Darkness
In the second episode of our trilogy, we continue the story of Hypatia and her teachings by attempting to answer the following questions. How can doodles get you on the bestseller list? What’s the classiest way to turn down a date? What do either of ...
4. Choose Your Own Hypatia: Portrait of a Lady
Hypatia has been credited with everything, from conics to planetary movement. In the first of this three-part series, we’ll attempt to answer the following questions as we tell her story. How can hypnosis take your workouts to the next level? Is mus...