We continue ever onwards into infinity.

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Jack London was more than just the author of The Call of the Wild; he was a human dynamo of raw experience, a walking contradiction who forged his monumental legacy in the crucible of his own tumultuous life. This "Deep Dive" episode peels back the layers of myth to uncover the man himself, tracing the visceral experiences that shaped his complex identity. We follow London’s journey from the desperate poverty of his San Francisco childhood, where he learned that survival depended on his body....

In a recent speech to the UN, US president Donald Trump set out some remarkable figures on the proportion of inmates in European prisons who were foreign nationals.Citing statistics from the Council of Europe, he references Greece, Germany and Austria, as having rates around 50%.“In Switzerland, beautiful Switzerland,” he said “72% of the people in prisons are from outside of Switzerland.”These numbers are correct, but why are the percentages so high – particularly in Switzerland?Tim Harford speaks

We take a guided tour of the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, the deep link between rational points on elliptic curves and the analytic behavior of L-functions. From Mordell’s theorem on finite bases for rational points, through the enigmatic Tate-Shafarevich group, to how the order of vanishing of the L-function at s = 1 encodes rank, and the practical consequences like Tunnell’s congruent-number test under BSD. We also summarize what is known, what remains open (especially for higher r...

Nalini Joshi, entre équations et équité

Auf der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaft 2025 an der OvGU Magdeburg sprach ich mit Mathias Magdowski über Open Education, also freie Bildung. Wir beginnen mit einer Vorstellung der klassischen Definitionen von freien Bildungsmaterialen. Mittels KI Tools ist es aber nun möglich, sich z.B. Podcasts zu Mathe-Themen auf Knopfdruck erstellen zu lassen. Sind also die ganzen Materialen, die wir für den Fortschritt der Bildung ins Netz gestellt haben nur Futter für die KI die uns jetzt durch mittelmäßige

سلام مجدد به همه عاشقان علم، خصوصا نجوم!توی این اپیزود در مورد یکی از اسرارآمیز ترین اتفاقات نجومی قرن اخیر صحبت کردیم، یک سیگنال رادیویی عجیب غریب که در سال 1977 توسط تلسکوپ Big Ear در اوهایوی آمریکا دریافت شد … سیگنالی که هنوز که هنوزه دانشمندان رو سردرگم کرده! در این شماره بطور کامل به بررسی این سیگنال مرموز پرداختیم، با ما همراه باشید. اپیزود رو برای دوستانتون که اهل نجوم هستن ارسال کنید حتما

Grâce aux outils informatiques, les informaticiens peuvent aider les biologistes à retracer plus précisément l'histoire évolutive des espèces et ce, jusqu'à l'échelle moléculaire. Telle est l'ambition du projet Evoluthon porté par les chercheurs Eric Tannier et Vincent Daubin, qui nous racontent dans ce podcast audio les surprises que réservent parfois certaines découvertes.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Number of the Day - "389" This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. Check out our other podcasts there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We explore the world of Steiner systems, from the Fano plane to the infamous S(2,4,100) problem. Discover how blocks of fixed size cover every pair of points exactly once, why the 3–1 coloring constraint turned the problem into the so-called Design of the Century, and how a months-long, computation-driven search finally proved existence. We also uncover the surprising nested structure—a Steiner system S(2,3,45) hidden inside the 100-point design—and discuss what these abstract objects reveal ...

Send us a text Imagine walking into a classroom where math doesn’t just happen on the board, but is a lively conversation in every corner. Mark Golden’s math classroom, especially during Word Problem Workshop (WPW), is where students actively engage, ask questions, and challenge each other’s thinking. The sounds of excited voices collaborating, the visuals of students working on complex problems together, and the palpable energy of intellectual curiosity make this classroom an exciting place ...

Alistair Lowe-Norris, Chief Responsible AI Officer at Iridius and co-host of The Agentic Insider podcast, joins to discuss AI compliance standards, the importance of narrowly scoping systems, and how procurement requirements could encourage responsible AI adoption across industries. We explore the gap between the empty promises companies provide and actual safety practices, as well as the importance of vigilance and continuous oversight.Listen to Alistair on his podcast, The Agentic

Publish or Purrish: The Cat Who Co-Authored Physics Episode Overview: In this episode of Math! Science! History!, we uncover the remarkable story of F.D.C. Willard, the Siamese cat who became a published co-author in a world-renowned physics journal. What began as a workaround for rigid authorship conventions turned into a beloved legend in science history. But Willard wasn’t alone. We also take a closer look at other non-human co-authors, from a dog in immunology, to a hamster in physics, and even

We unpack the looming threat of model collapse — when AI systems train on their own outputs and gradually forget how the real world works. From early-edge data decay to late-stage homogenization, we explore the math, the evidence in today’s LLMs, the debates on data provenance, and practical safeguards like watermarking and provenance tracking. Tune in for the stakes, the arguments, and what needs to change to keep AI learning from humans as well as machines. Note: This podcast was AI-genera...

We explore Seyfert galaxies—how a supermassive black hole powers a blazing nucleus inside a host galaxy, what distinguishes Type I and Type II Seyferts, and how a dusty torus unifies them through viewing angle. Dive into the accretion disk, broad-line and narrow-line regions, and what Seyferts reveal about galaxy evolution and the cosmic history of black hole growth. Note: This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can make mistakes. Please double-check any critical information. Sponsor...

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Thimothy GowersChaire CombinatoireCollège de FranceAnnée 2025-2026La philosophie de la pratique des mathématiquesSéminaire - Frederike Lieven : À la recherche d'une « culture compatible avec notre époque » : les mathématiques modernes en France, RDA et RFARésuméPendant les années 1950 et 1960, l'impression de vivre une période de transformations profondes est omniprésente au sein des sociétés européennes. L'un des aspects de cette mutation est la place fondamentale que prend la science, à la fois

Thimothy GowersChaire CombinatoireCollège de FranceAnnée 2025-202602 - Entropie et combinatoire : Le lemme de Shearer et le théorème de Brégman

你知道自己的份量/斤兩嗎？價值與價格 起始階段如求學/初出社會時的重要思維 優先重視自己的價值，並培養精進 覺察、優先順序與選擇：做公司最關注/影響最大的事；做能提昇自己能力/價值又最能發揮的事[YesKNotes](https://chtsao.gitlab.io/pmod/posts/ykt.112.knowyourvalue/ )