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Episode 26 - Algorhythm and Blues with Dr. Michael Brooks

Episode 26 - Algorhythm and Blues with Dr. Michael Brooks

FromPsycho Schizo Espresso


Episode 26 - Algorhythm and Blues with Dr. Michael Brooks

FromPsycho Schizo Espresso

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Nov 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Maths is everywhere. It allows us to fly planes, make music, initiate the perfect lunge in fencing, and add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel (the total comes to 666, by the way.) All the things that Bruce loves…so shame he got a C in it for his GCSE! In this, the final episode of the series then, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev attend to some unfinished business as they are joined by the writer and quantum physicist, Dr Michael Brooks, bearing weapons of math instruction. What exactly is maths, they ask? Did we discover it or invent it? Is it out there in the ‘real world’ or just ‘in our heads’? As they start to put two and two together, they pick up some ingenious life hacks…how choosing numbers over 31 can maximise your chances of winning a jackpot on the lottery; how the ‘37% Rule’ can help you find your ideal home, car, or partner; and, in the Philosophy World Cup, why Heisenberg should never take a penalty and Schrödinger managed to score 2 goals simultaneously. Dr Michael Brooks is the bestselling author of The Maths That Made Us: How Numbers Created Civilisation (published as "The Art of More" in the US). He is co-host (with Radio 5 Live breakfast show host Rick Edwards) of the Eureka! podcast.Twitter: @DrMichaelBrooks / @EurekapodLink to the pod: smarturl.it/eurekapodPsycho Schizo Espresso will return for Season 3 in January 2023! Make sure you're subscribed to be notified when the episode is released.You can listen to and watch unedited episodes of Psycho Schizo Espresso AD FREE if you become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/psychoschizoespresso or subscribe on Spotify using https://open.spotify.com/show/1NAAT7tPbIaB9FbL4C648W or https://anchor.fm/pse-doubleshot/subscribePlease make sure you like, subscribe, rate, review and comment wherever you get your Podcasts from. To get in touch, please email PSE@PodProd.co.uk and follow the hashtag #PsychoSchizoEspresso and @TheRealDrKevPsycho Schizo Espresso is a Pod Prod Production. For more information, please go to www.podprod.co.uk
Released:
Nov 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (28)

If psychology was a country, then it would be the world’s top tourist destination bar none. It’s an enchanted territory with something for everyone: from aliens to drug lords, from serial killers to conspiracy theories. Join intellectual explorers Bruce Dickinson and Dr Kevin Dutton for an Indiana Jones style adventure through some of its most far-flung corners as they delve into the psyches of rock icons, sporting superstars, and special forces soldiers and get the latest tips and insights from some of the most respected thought leaders and brain scientists on the planet. If you’ve ever wondered whether psychopaths like Hannibal Lecter and Patrick Bateman really exist outside the imaginations of Hollywood screenwriters and film directors, why ghosts only seem to appear at night, and about the true meaning of the Book of Revelation’s most enduring and enigmatic mystery – 666, the number of the beast - then welcome aboard Flight Psycho Schizo Espresso and observe the “fasten seatbelt” sign!Make sure you like, subscribe, follow, rate and review Psycho Schizo Espresso WHEREVER you get your podcasts right now. Episodes are released every other Tuesday following our debut episode which - for obvious - reasons is released on Halloween, 2021.Don't forget to follow the hashtag #psychoschizoespresso on social media.Psycho Schizo Espresso is a Pod Prod Production. Find out more on www.podprod.co.uk