Ancient Spookiness
It's Halloween season! Our obsession with spooky stories goes back over 2,000 years! Today's podcast tells of an ancient haunting, as well as some recent ones! And, you will hear about some scientists...
8 Okt 202422min
The Frictionless History of Tribology
The term Tribology was presented in a landmark report by the brilliant engineer Peter Jost in 1966. The primary components of tribology include friction, wear, and lubrication. Since the Jost Report,...
24 Sep 202421min
Euphemia Lofton Haynes - A Mathematical First
In 1943, Euphemia Lofton Haynes was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in Mathematics. Her work in math was as profound as her commitment to education and civil rights. She worked tireless...
10 Sep 202419min
Falling Leaves and Helicopters
Helicopters have a rich history that began with the falling leaves from the Tree of Heaven. Today, we have NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars. It's a beautiful history that has pushed the boun...
27 Aug 202418min
The Story of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was a brilliant mathematician in Iran in the 11th century. But, he was also an interdisciplinary thinker, which means that he was also an astronomer, a philosopher, a political advisor, a...
6 Aug 202413min
REPOST: The Physics of the Flip Flap Rollercoaster
To learn more about the physics of roller coasters and read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. And while you're there, please feel free to click on that coffee b...
23 Jul 202410min
Look out! It's Momentum!
Momentum! It's a term used in wide variety of contexts, but in Physics it is defined as "mass in motion." It is the product of an objects mass times its velocity. In this podcast I go into its history...
9 Jul 202423min
Abstract Algebra Swimming and Rummikub
My brain got away from me and I found myself going down a rabbit hole. While there, I revisited the math of Evariste Galois and his foundations to Abstract Algebra. I also ventured into the game Rummi...
25 Jun 202416min
