Mathematically Speaking Podcast

On this episode we start with our historical approach to mathematics where it all began, the calendar.  I break down how it was made, why it was made, and some of the hidden mathematical secrets that it holds.  Also find out which animals can count!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mathematically-speaking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mathematically-speaking/support

On This episode of the show, we look at what it means when I say a counting system, and the potential connection between arithmetic and geometry.  And We refer back to last episode as potential evidence for Women being the first mathematicians. 

On this episode of the podcast we begin our journey into ancient Mesopotamia and see what the earliest human settlements knew.  We give them credit for knowledge that is beyond most of us today and maybe their knowledge can give us insight into the nature of mathematics itself.   

One this episode we continue our journey into Ancient Mesopotamia and see what more mathematical knowledge that they had.  We will discuss the basics of arithmetic, some of the earliest algorithms and maybe even get to the earliest notion of infinity.  

On this episode, we move from Mesopotamia to Egypt.  We begin with their counting system and compare it to the US monetary system.  We also discuss, potentially, the very first algorithms.  

On this episode, we end our discussion about Egypt with the pyramids.  We also explore the golden ratio, a number that can be found in a multitude of seemingly unrelated things from sunflowers, the human body, and the milky way galaxy.  Does this mean a universal number implies the existence of a God? Listen and Find out.  

On this final episode of Season 1, we go over the history of calculators from ancient Egypt, Rome, China and Japan, and finally the Hindi calculator.