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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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00:32:18

Episode 15 - Federico Ardila

My Favorite Theorem ·

2018/03/22

Mathematician Federico Ardila loves matroids and combinatorics. And he's a DJ. A great combination, you can count on it.

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00:23:07

Episode 14 - Laura Taalman

My Favorite Theorem ·

2018/03/08

Join mathematician Laura Taalman for a journey into the realm of Reidemester moves on knots and just how many you may need to untangle an unknot. The answer may surprise you.

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00:19:22

Episode 13 - Patrick Honner

My Favorite Theorem ·

2018/02/22

Our guest Patrick Honner tells us about Varignon's Theorem about the midpoints of quadrilaterals. Spoiler alert: if you connect them you always (!) get a parallelogram.

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00:15:07

Episode 12 - Candice Price

My Favorite Theorem ·

2018/02/08

Our guest Candice Price tells us about Conway's rational tangles and how they relate to the topology of DNA. Also, shakes from In 'N' Out.

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00:17:07

Episode 11 - Jeanne Nielsen Clelland

My Favorite Theorem ·

2018/01/25

Mathematician Jeanne Nielsen Clelland tells us about the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem, connecting the curvature on a surface to its Euler characteristic. This episode ends with a bang.

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00:18:35

Episode 10 - Mohamed Omar

My Favorite Theorem ·

2018/01/11

Join our guest Mohamed Omar in his love of Burnside's Lemma and learn how to count the number of ways to paint blocks.

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00:17:32

Episode 9 - Ami Radunskaya

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/12/28

In this episode our guest tells us about Birkhoff's Ergodic Theorem and how it reminds her of certain minimalist music pieces.

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00:13:40

Episode 8 - Justin Curry

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/12/07

Our guest Justin Curry really likes Platonic solids. So much so, in fact, that he has all five of them tattooed on his body. In this episode we talk about the classification of these solids and what ancient piece of literature they pair with best.

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00:23:33

Episode 7 - Henry Fowler

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/11/16

Henry Fowler is on the faculty of Dine College in the Navajo Nation. In this episode he tells us about traditional Navajo homes and their relationship to astronomical calculations. The Pythagorean theorem plays an important role.

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00:26:44

Episode 6 - Eriko Hironaka

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/10/26

We are joined by Eriko Hironaka, who tells us about the first theorem she proved. This episode deals with a lot more than just math and it's one of our favorites.

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00:12:34

Episode 5 - Dusa McDuff

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/10/05

Dusa McDuff tells us about Gromov's non-squeezing theorem, a fundamental result in symplectic topology.

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00:18:28

Episode 4 - Jordan Ellenberg

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/09/14

University of Wisconsin professor Jordan Ellenberg reveals that his favorite theorem is Fermat's Little Theorem, which, when you really boil it down, asserts that 1+1 = 2.

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00:18:06

Episode 3 - Emille Davie Lawrence

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/08/24

University of San Francisco math professor Emille Davie Lawrence joins us to talk about the classification of compact surfaces, west coast coffee, and where to find good donuts.

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00:23:48

Episode 2 - Dave Richeson

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/08/03

Math Horizons editor Dave Richeson joins us to talk about the area of a circle. You memorized the formula in grade school, but you've probably never thought about the proof or who proved it. Dave knows.

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00:23:25

Episode 1 - Amie Wilkinson

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/07/26

A conversation with Prof. Amie Wilkinson of the University of Chicago about her favorite theorem. It's a classic.

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00:13:30

Episode 0 - Your Hosts' Favorite Theorems

My Favorite Theorem ·

2017/07/21

Your hosts math prof Kevin Knudson and math/science freelance writer Evelyn Lamb discuss their favorite theorems and reveal what pairs best with them.

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