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Breaking Math Podcast

Autumn Phaneuf & Noah Giansiracusa

Breaking Math is a deep-dive science, technology, engineering, AI, and mathematics podcast that explores the world through the lens of logic, patterns, and critical thinking. Hosted by Autumn Phaneuf, an expert in industrial engineering, operations research, and applied mathematics, and Noah Giansiracusa, a mathematician and leading voice in algorithmic literacy and technology ethics, the show is dedicated to uncovering the mathematical structures behind science, technology, and the systems shaping our future.

What began as a conversation about math as a pure and elegant discipline has evolved into a platform for bold, interdisciplinary dialogue. Each episode of Breaking Math takes listeners on an intellectual journey—into the strange beauty of chaos theory, the ethical dilemmas of AI and algorithms, the hidden math of biology and evolution, or the physics governing black holes and the cosmos. Along the way, Autumn an

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203 episodi

  1. Can Math Make You Win? Gambler's Ruin, & Bingo Paradoxes with Arthur Benjamin 37:11
  2. Math Trauma vs. Math Anxiety: What's Actually Holding You Back? 41:34
  3. Forecasting Explained: How Prediction Markets Beat Experts 43:13
  4. What Actually Makes Something Alive? with Melanie Challenger 48:46
  5. Why Uncertainty Is Science's Greatest Strength with Stuart Firestein 43:04
  6. Robot Proof: Why Better AI Starts With Better People with Vivienne Ming 59:25
  7. Why Nothing Works: Robber Barons, Algorithms & Governing AI 44:02
  8. Can Math Save Journalism?: Julia Angwin on Proof, Power, and Amazon's Algorithm 52:49
  9. The Proof in the Code: How Lean Is Quietly Rewriting Trust in Math (w/ Kevin Hartnett) 45:38
  10. How Data Science Exposes Injustice: Chad Topaz on Unlocking Justice 40:06
  11. Rise of the Robots: Is AI Coming for Your Job? 44:24
  12. The Echoing Universe: How Radio Waves, AI, and Math Could Help Us Find Aliens with Emma Chapman 47:03
  13. AI Solves 80-Year-Old Math Conjecture: What It Means for the Future of Mathematics 29:38
  14. The Science of Addiction: Dopamine, Social Media, and the Myth of Willpower with Maia Szalavitz 50:15
  15. Are We Being Misled by Data? Ron Wasserstein on AI, Bias, and Statistical Truth 47:33
  16. How Ransomware Became a Global Industry with Anja Shortland on Dark Screens 41:57
  17. Explaining Huge Numbers with Richard Elwes 56:37
  18. AI Isn’t Replacing You—It’s Changing the Rules with Sheamus McGovern 35:33
  19. Math and Magic with Matt Baker 50:58
  20. Credibility Crisis in Science with Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer 38:35
  21. Denied, Then Unstoppable: The Story of Mary T. Washington Wylie 8:01
  22. The Power of Connection in Math: Insights from Hortensia Soto 40:20
  23. Florence Nightingale: Data-Driven Reformer of Medicine 12:55
  24. The Math Behind Gerrymandering, Fair Representation, and Politics with Karen Saxe 35:18
  25. Anna Schwartz: The Economist Who Changed How We Study Economies 14:20
  26. Disappearing Grants, Genius Grants, and the AI Proofs with Lauren K. Williams 25:46
  27. Priscilla Wakefield: Empowering Women Through Financial Literacy 9:44
  28. Why Mathematicians Must Speak Up with Bryna Kra 31:13
  29. Reaching for the Extreme with Ian Stewart 43:39
  30. Rethinking Mathematical Value in the Age of AI with Ravi Vakil 42:36
  31. AI, Pi, Dynamic Pricing, and Math History Lessons 26:49
  32. A New Chapter of Breaking Math: Get to Know Your Hosts 39:33
  33. The Elements of Power: Supply Chains, Technology, and Energy with Nicolas Niarchos 40:22
  34. The Score: Gamifying the Nature of Metrics with Thi Nguyen 57:42
  35. The Art of Physics: Bridging Science and Creativity with Ronald Gamble 48:39
  36. Intelligent Systems: Digital Culture Shock 38:33
  37. Who is Francis Crick? 50:26
  38. Mathematics and Humanity: The Untold Stories of the Great Math War 43:33
  39. The Future of Physics: Portals to a New Reality 48:44
  40. AI vs Human Intelligence: The Emergent Mind 50:25
  41. The Giant Leap 56:57
  42. Dinosaurs with Rachel Ignotofsky 30:30
  43. Charlatans with Quico Toro 39:52
  44. Economica with Victoria Bateman 1:04:48
  45. Blueprints with Marcus du Sautoy 59:39
  46. Unequal with Eugenia Cheng 46:49
  47. Breaking Math: When Math Meets a Technology Glitch 4:14
  48. Hate the Game 34:25
  49. Dots and Lines: Hidden Networks 37:17
  50. Robin Hood Math 32:35