MOMENTUM! Solve Your Relationship Equations
In this episode of Momentum Monday, I cover how the ancient mathematician Diophantus, who revolutionized problem-solving by focusing on relationships between numbers, can inspire us to rethink our own...
10 Elo 9min
Diophantus, AI, and the Lost Art of Thinking
AI may verify proofs, but it can't replace curiosity. In this episode, I travel back nearly 1,800 years to meet Diophantus of Alexandria and explore how his approach to mathematics still shapes modern...
5 Elo 19min
REPOST: From Ancient Greece to AI: Can Mathematics Really Be Patented?
Can mathematics be patented? In this episode, I explore one of the most fascinating questions in mathematics, intellectual property, and computer science by tracing the history of patents from the anc...
29 Heinä 18min
FLASHCARDS! Think Like John Dalton: 3 Scientific Habits You Already Use
You don't have to be a famous chemist to think like one. This week, I share three "flashcards" inspired by John Dalton that reveal how you're already using the same habits of observation, organization...
24 Heinä 9min
MOMENTUM! 3 Success Lessons from John Dalton That Will Change Your Week
Success doesn't begin with talent, it begins with the habits you practice when no one is watching. This week, I share three powerful life lessons from chemist John Dalton that can help you build momen...
13 Heinä 6min
REPOST: How John Dalton's Atomic Theory Changed Science Forever
I'm revisiting one of my first episodes: the story of John Dalton, the self-taught Quaker schoolteacher who never attended university yet gave modern atomic theory its first real momentum. Barred from...
8 Heinä 11min
FLASHCARDS! Francis Bacon, Margaret Mead, and Paul Erdős on the Science of Everyday Thinking
Your instinct to question evidence, challenge "the way things are," and fall in love with a hard problem isn't a personality quirk; it's the exact thinking that built modern science, anthropology, and...
3 Heinä 8min
MOMENTUM! Paul Erdős's Secret to Beating Burnout and Staying Focused
The fastest way to solve your toughest problem isn't to grind harder on it, it's to rotate your focus across a few problems at once, the way legendary mathematician Paul Erdős juggled hundreds of unso...
29 Kesä 9min
