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Math! Science! History!

Gabrielle Birchak

Why do some scientific breakthroughs look different up close than they do in our textbooks? How did math quietly shape the modern world? Math! Science! History! explores the human side of discovery, including the rivalries, the failed attempts, the bold ideas, and the marginalized voices behind the equations and experiments that changed science, technology, and everyday life. Hosted by Gabrielle Birchak, who holds degrees in mathematics and journalism, the show connects codebreaking, astronomy,

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18:46

Episode 67: du Chatelet and Her One True Love

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/07/12

Many people think that Emilie du Chatelet's one true love was Voltaire, but it was not! Who (or what) did she love more?! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Finally, to read the works of du Chatelet, visit www.ProjectVOX.org Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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18:59

Episode 66 - Time Travel's Past

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/06/21

Yes! Time Travel has a past! The history of time travel goes as far back as 400 BCE! Time travel stories empower us with insight into how we could have corrected the past or how we can change the future! Where would you like to travel to?! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For more information about podcasting through Libsyn, visit www.Libsyn.com and use the promo code FRIEND to get the first month free! To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on

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16:38

Episode 65 - Ancient Women in Science

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/31

We have many female contemporaries of women in science today. Believe it or not, even in ancient history, Rome had a few exceptional female contemporaries in science as well! For more information on Hypatia, you can listen here: https://mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com/ep-15-hypatia-of-alexandria To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd

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Episode 64 - Who Murdered Ferrari?!

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/17

This is part three of my series about the diabolical world of math in Renaissance Italy! In my last episode, Tartaglia became a mathematical celebrity. In this episode, Tartaglia meets Ferrari, then Ferrari is found murdered! Who murdered Ferrari?! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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15:23

Episode 63 - Was it for the math? Or the money?

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/11

In my last podcast, I note that in 1494 Fra Luca Pacioli published his book the Summa. In the conclusion of his book, Pacioli posited an impossible problem! This roused curiosity and diabolical activity! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserve

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14:44

Episode 62 - This Accountant is Fire!

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/11

Taxes and magic. Yes, the two go together in this story about Fra Luca Pacioli, who wrote one of the first textbooks on accounting - and magic! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For more info on Lock Paper Scissors, please visit https://www.LockPaperScissors.co To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers is in the Public Domain and has no copyright and

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11:30

Episode 61 - Reposting Ep. 24 Chaos Theory's Flap of...

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/11

Fifty years ago Dr. Edward Lorenz coined the term the Butterfly Effect and validated Poincaré's findings on Chaos Theory. To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier! Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers is in the Public Domain and has no copyright and no rights reserved

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18:03

Episode 60 - When Women Gather

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/11

In eighteenth-century Europe, there was an increase in women entering the field of science, more so than in the seventeenth century. What inspired this incredible movement for women in STEM? To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to support my podcast, please visit my website, click on that coffee button, and buy me a cup of coffee! To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem

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15:49

Episode 59 - It Didn't Belong to Pythagoras

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/11

I have mentioned before that the Pythagorean Theorem was not Pythagoras's discovery. This podcast looks at the tangible proof of the theorem, and where it might have come from! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h For Math! Science! History! merch, visit https://www.mathsciencehistory.store/ Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No

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Episode 58 - Galileo and the Inquisition Part 2

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2022/05/11

When we last left off, Saint Thomas Aquinas was determined to join the Dominican order. However, it didn’t go well with the family, and his mother was not happy. What follows are the details of his effect on the Galileo Affair. To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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15:45

Episode 57 - What do Aristotle and St. Aquinas have...

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/11

The Greek philosopher Aristotle was born in 384 BCE. The Italian philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564. Between the three of them, there is a story that spans almost 2000 years. That story is known as the Galileo Affair. To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h For Math! Science! History! merch, visit

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17:49

Episode 56 - Can Math be Patented?

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/11

Is mathematics invented or discovered? And if it is invented, can it be patented? Has it ever been patented? To read about the history of patents, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h For Math! Science! History! merch, visit https://www.mathsciencehistory.store/ Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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Episode 55 - Sofya Kovalevskaya

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/11

Gender disparity is still evident in STEM. But, how hard was it in the 19th century? Sofya Kovalevskaya's efforts to become a full professor show just how hard it was. To read about Kovalevskaya, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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Episode 54 - Pseudomathematics

Math! Science! History! ·

2022/05/06

Many of us have heard about pseudoscience, which is a system of theories that are wrongly considered to be scientific. But have you ever heard of pseudomathematics? How about mathematical crankery? If you want to read more about pseudomathematics, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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Episode 53 - Reposting Ep. 1 Math Science History...

Math! Science! History! ·

2021/12/23

Math is part of our genetic makeup, and history proves it to be true! From 30,000 years ago to today, math has guided us, inspired us, and fueled our scientific progress. For more information on the ancient Mesopotamian clay tablet, you can see them up close on Dr. Bill Casselman's website at http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/Euclid/ybc/ybc.html. You can also read more about the tablet at Mathematical Association of America

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15:19

Episode 52 - It's the 2021 Holiday Puzzle!

Math! Science! History! ·

2021/12/15

It's that time of year! It's time for my Annual Holiday Puzzle! And it's my THIRD Annual Puzzle! (I can't believe the podcast is going on three years!) This year I am upping the ante! If you can solve the puzzles, and be the first person to email me the correct answers to Gabrielle@MathScienceHistory.com, you will win a $40 Amazon gift card and a dye-cut Math! Science! History! sticker! To see a written version, the transcripts are at https://www.MathScienceHistory.com To buy my book Hypatia: The

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15:57

Episode 51 - Zeno's Paradoxes

Math! Science! History! ·

2021/11/24

Have you ever been in a moment in your life where you wished something would change, but it doesn't? Time passes by and nothing changes. In physics and mathematics, this is known as the Quantum Zeno Effect. If you want to read more about this effect, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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Episode 50 - It's a decimal, not a period.

Math! Science! History! ·

2021/03/30

The history of the decimal is fairly new! Before the decimal, mathematicians just listed either values or fractions. And the best part about the decimal is that it's nothing like a period. If you want to read more about the history of math and science, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. And while you're there, feel free to buy me a cup of coffee to support the podcast and the blog! To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe

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Episode 49 - Plato and Archytas

Math! Science! History! ·

2021/03/11

Agree to disagree. This was the foundation of two ancient philosophers and friends, Archytas and Plato. Plato was a philosophical mathematician, and Archytas was a mechanical engineer. But, the friendship was strong enough to save Plato's life. If you want to read more about the history of math and science, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. And while you're there, feel free to buy me a cup of coffee to support the podcast and the blog! To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on

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Episode 48 - The Crumplers

Math! Science! History! ·

2021/02/24

This is my special tribute to Black History Month, to love, to African-American men and women, and to all of those who have worked tirelessly on the front lines fighting COVID. This story has remained hidden for over a century. It is one of the most awe-inspiring, heart-moving stories that I have researched in quite a while. For more Math, Science and History, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com - and while you're there, help fund the podcast by clicking on the coffee button and donating

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