The Mathematicians Podcast

What do ancient logic, Stoic philosophy, and paradoxes have in common? Chrysippus of Soli. In this episode, Ben Cornish explores how Chrysippus revolutionised logic and gave Stoicism its rational back...

25 Juni 202521min

In this episode of The Mathematicians Podcast, host Benjamin Cornish paddles upstream—literally and figuratively—to explore the remarkable life and ideas of Eratosthenes of Cyrene, the polymath who me...

18 Juni 202518min

Grab your ventriloquist dummies and your gimbles, as we catapult ourselves into a story about the worlds first mathematical engineer. If you thought Leonardo Da Vinci was pretty metal, well you're abo...

11 Juni 202521min

In this week's episode we look at the life an works of the Great Archimedes. A man who was so much more than what we all think, and we all think quite highly of him. But let's look behind the claw, th...

4 Juni 202526min

This week we look at a man who looked at the moon whilst it looked at the sun and thought: "Gosh, that looks far away".   But how far away is the sun, really. Or the better question would be: "How far...

28 Maj 202522min

This episode has been a real favourite of mine to record - I sit down with the co-creator of www.euclidea.xyz to ask all of my puzzling questions on how the game was developed, the inspiration behind ...

21 Maj 20251h 4min

This week: The big cheese. It's Euclid time. Come with me on a journey through his optics, astronomy and or course the elements - a week of exceptionally good maths.   The Music was: "Danse Macabre - ...

14 Maj 202530min

This week we look up to one of the most influential stargazers of all time. Autolycus, the very first non-Euclidean geometer, even before Euclid hit the scene.    The music is:  "Danse Macabre - Fina...

7 Maj 202516min