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    New Books in Mathematics

    New Books in Mathematics

    New Books in Mathematics

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    Length:
    145 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Interviews with Mathematicians about their New Books
    Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/mathematics
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 145 episodes

    Title

    Kevin Lambert, "Symbols and Things: Material Mathematics in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2021)

    The stereotype of the solitary mathematician is widespread, but practicing users and pr...

    80 minutes
    		Apr 15, 2024

    Ismar Volić, "Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation" (Princeton UP, 2024)

    What's the best way to determine what most voters want when multiple candidates are run...

    39 minutes
    		Feb 01, 2024

    A Better Way to Buy Books

    Bookshop.org is an online book retailer that donates more than 80% of its profits to in...

    34 minutes
    		Sep 12, 2023

    Barbara Sattler, "The Concept of Motion in Ancient Greek Thought: Foundations in Logic, Method, and Mathematics" (Cambridge UP, 2020)

    Barbara M. Sattler's book The Concept of Motion in Ancient Greek Thought: Foundations i...

    73 minutes
    		Aug 28, 2023

    Lawrence Goldman, "Victorians and Numbers: Statistics and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain" (Oxford UP, 2022)

    A defining feature of nineteenth-century Britain was its fascination with statistics. T...

    91 minutes
    		Aug 25, 2023

    Milo Beckman, "Math Without Numbers" (Dutton, 2020)

    One of the questions I am often asked is exactly what do mathematicians do. The short a...

    55 minutes
    		Aug 17, 2023

    The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us

    Many books explain what is known about the universe. This book investigates what cannot...

    16 minutes
    		Jul 31, 2023

    Athene Donald, "Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)

    Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave scie...

    36 minutes
    		Jun 07, 2023

    Justin L. Bergner, "Solving the Price Is Right: How Mathematics Can Improve Your Decisions On and Off the Set of America's Celebrated Game Show" (Prometheus Books, 2023)

    The Price is Right is television's longest-running game show. Since its inception in 19...

    54 minutes
    		Apr 19, 2023

    Shelly M. Jones, "Women Who Count: Honoring African American Women Mathematicians" (American Mathematical Society, 2019)

    African-Americans and women are increasingly visible in professional mathematical insti...

    56 minutes
    		Apr 16, 2023