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My Favorite Theorem

Kevin Knudson & Evelyn Lamb

Join us as we spend each episode talking with a mathematical professional about their favorite result. And since the best things in life come in pairs, find out what our guest thinks pairs best with their theorem.

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00:30:37

Episode 75 - Dave Kung

My Favorite Theorem ·

2022/03/17

We can't believe it took 75 episodes to get to the Banach-Tarski paradox, but finally Dave Kung chose it as his favorite theorem. Also, Enigma Variations.

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00:42:41

Episode 74 - Priyam Patel

My Favorite Theorem ·

2022/02/11

An old favorite theorem makes its third appearance on the pod, but we always like to learn new points of view. Priyam Patel likes the Brouwer Fixed Point theorem, and this time we learn how it helps classify isometries of hyperbolic space. Also, rock climbing.

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00:41:57

Episode 73 - Courtney Gibbons

My Favorite Theorem ·

2022/01/13

Courtney Gibbons likes isomorphism theorems. All three of them, in fact, and she wants to remind you they are due to Emmy Noether, despite most textbooks ignoring that fact. Also, bunnies.

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00:22:34

Episode 72 - Kameryn Williams

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/12/10

Kameryn Williams is a logician and their favorite theorem is the less well-known Condensation Lemma of Gödel. Also brie.

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00:39:57

Episode 71 - Emily Howard

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/11/11

Composer Emily Howard uses mathematical objects and ideas as inspiration for her orchestral and chamber pieces. In this episode we talk to her about "Torus" which was inspired by work with dynamicists.

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00:39:45

Episode 70 - Joel David Hamkins

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/09/22

Mathematician and philosopher Joel David Hamkins likes games (whatever those are) and his favorite theorem is that winning strategies exist. This requires defining "games", "strategies", and all kinds of other stuff. Also chess.

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00:36:11

Episode 69 - Ranthony Edmonds

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/08/14

Mathematician Ranthony Edmonds likes factorization in general, so it's no surprise her favorite theorem is the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic. And some history. And mead.

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00:27:00

Episode 68 - Rekha Thomas

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/07/08

Mathematician Rekha Thomas likes things to have applications, and nothing fits that bill better than linear algebra. In this episode we learn that the singular value decomposition gives us a lot more information than you might have realized. Also, migratory birds.

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00:33:08

Episode 67 - Liz Munch

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/06/10

Mathematician Liz Munch really likes the duality inherent in the Max Flow-Min Cut Theorem. And harps.

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00:37:08

Episode 66 - Érika Roldán

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/05/15

Mathematician Érika Roldán likes probability and topology and all kinds of fun stuff. Her favorite theorem involves card shuffling, but it eventually leads to Tetris. Also 3D art.

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00:28:50

Episode 65 - Howard Masur

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/04/08

Howard Masur likes the Riemann Mapping Theorem, a result relating topology (simply connected subsets of the plane) and geometry (conformal mappings).

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00:48:35

Episode 64 - Pamela Harris and Aris Winger

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/03/11

Pamela Harris and Aris Winger have a podcast you should check out, but they also have favorite theorems as diverse as Zeckendorf's theorem about unique representations of integers as sums of Fibonacci numbers and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Also ceviche and pizza.

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00:50:33

Episode 63 - Lily Khadjavi

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/02/11

Mathematician Lily Khadjavi does more interviewing than we do in this episode, as she proposes a taxonomy of theorems.

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00:31:50

Episode 62 - Tai-Danae Bradley

My Favorite Theorem ·

2021/01/15

Mathematician Tai-Danae Bradley is very excited about the singular value decomposition. And category theory. And Dum Dums.

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00:22:23

Episode 61 - Yoon Ha Lee

My Favorite Theorem ·

2020/12/10

Science fiction author Yoon Ha Lee has degrees in mathematics and it shows. We revisit an old favorite, Cantor's diagonalization argument. Also waffles.

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00:40:36

Episode 60 - Michael Barany

My Favorite Theorem ·

2020/11/12

Historian of mathematics Michael Barany has a favorite definition, really, and it's about distributions. Also, we talk about the history of the Fields Medal and a well-thought-out pairing.

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00:26:36

Episode 59 - Daniel Litt

My Favorite Theorem ·

2020/10/08

Daniel Litt really likes Dirichlet's theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions and it's easy to see why. But we'll let him explain. Also Holmes and Watson make an appearance.

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00:25:11

Episode 58 - Susan D'Agostino

My Favorite Theorem ·

2020/09/10

The Jordan Curve Theorem is one of the most well-known results in mathematics and everyone thinks it's obvious. But as Susan D'Agostino points out, there are weird curves where it's not so clear. Also, poetry.

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00:33:29

Episode 57 - Annalisa Crannell

My Favorite Theorem ·

2020/08/13

This special episode is a mashup with the Talk Math With Your Friends online seminar series and features mathematician Annalisa Crannell telling us all about Desargues' Theorem, or, as she would call it, the Fundamental Theorem of Perspective Geometry. Also, chopsticks.

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00:35:10

Episode 56 - Belin Tsinnajinnie

My Favorite Theorem ·

2020/07/09

Voting theory is on everyone's mind these days. Belin Tsinnajinnie joins us to talk about Arrow's Impossibility Theorem which asserts that the only voting system that conforms to some reasonable rules is a dictatorship by one person. Also tacos.

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