The Power of Statistics
Statistics are awesome! If you know the data, stats can get you out of any argument. The history of statistics goes back over 5,000 years. And get this, one of the most prominent statisticians was not...
15 Heinä 202016min
Beer
1 Heinä 202013min
Percy Julian
Despite his multiple honorary doctorates and being named Chicagoan of the Year, Chemist Dr. Percy Julian found himself up a tree with a shotgun, defending his family and his house. How and why did suc...
18 Kesä 202013min
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller. He was born in 1710 in Africa. He was known as the Virginia calculator. Benjamin Rush wanted to see slavery abolished. He believed that Fuller was the perfect individual to make his cas...
5 Kesä 202013min
Cryptography Cryptic History
Cryptography has evolved in such a distinctive way that we can now use it for cryptocurrency, authentication, privacy, and to deter recent advancements in quantum code-breaking. The details are all ...
17 Touko 202011min
Halley's Comet
There was that time on May 6, 1910, when a red ball of light approached our Earth's sky as King Edward the seventh suffered a series of heart attacks and died. However, in that same month, as the ball...
4 Touko 20209min
Shave and a Haircut
How does one get a haircut during a pandemic? It's almost as puzzling as Georg Cantor's Barber Puzzle! If you are interested in reading more about the set theory behind the Barber Puzzle, please visi...
26 Huhti 20206min
Happy Earth Day
What do one brilliant woman, one Democratic Senator and one Republican Congressman have to do with the very first Earth Day? The details are all in the podcast! Visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com...
21 Huhti 202013min
