Strongly Connected Components

For this episode Samuel Hansen spoke with the people behind the Museum of Mathematics right before the February 2012 Math Encounter talk by Jeff Weeks about the Shape of Space. He spoke with the Chief of Operations Cindy Lawrence, Executive Director Glen Whitney, Chief of Design Tim Nissen, and Chief of Content George Hart about the what, …

On today’s episode of Strongly Connected Components I am joined by the journalist and author Alex Bellos. Alex’s most recent book is Here’s Looking at Euclid, Alex’s Adventures in Numberland for UK listeners, and it is a journey through the world of mathematics told through stories that literally take the reader around the world. We …

(via http://reformsymposium.com/) Samuel Hansen is back at the helm of Strongly Connected Components talking to Colin T Graham, the man behind the twitter hastag #mathchat. They talk about #mathcha, the intersection of mathematics and origami, and mathematics and music. Be sure to check out #mathchat, its twitter, its archive, and Colin’s twitter and blog.   …

On this week’s episode of Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen is joined by Prof. Robert Ghrist of the University of Pennsylvania. They talk about how one goes from engineering into mathematics, just how you can apply topology, and a Funny Little Calculus Text. To find more out about Prof. Ghrist please head on over to …

On this episode of Strongly Connected components Samuel Hansen has a conversation with Visiting Scholar and Research Affiliate at MIT, Tanya Khovanova. They talk about the Math Olympiads, the IAS’s Women and Mathematics program, and even gossip a bit about numbers. To find out more about Tanya Khovanova please visit her website, read her wonderful …

On this episode of Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen has a conversation with John D. Cook Research Statistician at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. They talk about very applied mathematics, the difference of just in time and just in case learning, and how to have a wonderfully broad career. To find out …

Samuel Hansen is joined this week by Chaim Goodman Strauss, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arkansas and host of the Math Factor Podcast. There is a lot of mutual podcast love, some talk about the importance of teaching teachers, and a long, winding road to puzzles. To find out more about Professor Strauss …

Samuel Hansen is joined by Scott Aaronson, Professor of Computer Science at MIT. Their covers how Nintendo can lead to a career in theoretical computer science, a clear definition of Quantum Computing and its importance, and finally why a person would wager $200,000 that a P vs. NP proof was false. Scott Aaronson also writes …

On this episode Samuel Hansen speaks with Professor Doron Zeilberger from Rutgers University. During a wide ranging conversation they talk about why everything is discrete, the importance of experimental mathematics, a divide and conquer approach to automatic theorem proving, the meaning of the word know, and the disjoint union issue that is plaguing mathematics. To find out …

Samuel Hansen was joined on today’s episode by a guest he has long been trying to reach, the math punk himself Tom Henderson. During there conversation they talking about the Punk Mathematics Interview, how mathematics is used as control, in what ways students are game theory geniuses, and the performative aspects of mathematics. To find …

Sorry everyone, but this past week Samuel Hansen was on vacation and was not able to record a new interview. This would normally mean no audio for you, but he has been putting together a series of videos about the Mathematical History of Nottingham that he recorded while there last November. What you will hear …

On today’s podcast is the second part of an interview that your host Samuel Hansen conducted with Carnegie Mellon professor Steven Rudich. In this part of their discussion Professor Rudich discusses the techniques he believes make up a great technical lecture and the wonderful summer program he runs to teach high schoolers in the Pittsburgh …

On today’s podcast is the first part of an interview that your host Samuel Hansen conducted with Carnegie Mellon professor Steven Rudich. In this part of their discussion Professor Rudich discusses why he went into mathematics and the problem that really sparked his interest in theoretical computer science. To find out more about Professor Rudich please visit …

On today’s Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen phones John Allen Paulos, New York Times Best Selling Author, Professor at Temple University, and author of the “Who’s Counting” column at ABCnews.com, for a conversation on mathematical storytelling, the use of humor in communicating mathematics, and where his story ideas come from. To find out more about …

On the newest Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen calls up James Grime the the Enigma Project Officer for the Millenium Mathematics Project at Crambridge. They discuss the Enigma Project, the importance TV can play in mathematical inspiration, and a certain mathematical youtube channel. To find out more about these topics check out the Enigma Project, …

For today’s Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen is joined by Edmund Harriss, visiting Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arkansas. They discuss Edmund Harriss’s rather public job search, a conspiracy designed to corrupt people into mathematics, and the similarities between mathematics and art. Be sure to check out Harriss’s public job application and to …

For today’s Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen was joined by Professor Rebecca Golding of George Mason Universty and the Director of Research for STATS. They discussed just what got her into mathematics, her work with STATS, and Samuel asked some very clichéd questions to which she responded with wonderfully unclichéd answers. To find out more about Professor Goldin …

On today’s episode of Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen called up the Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk, as well as Senior Scientist in the MRC Biostatistics Unit, David Spiegelhalter. They discussed the true meaning of risk, the importance of the Bayesian Method, how to get a lot of citations, and even a …

On episode 26 of Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen called up Fan Chung of the University of California San Diego for a conversation on research in Graph Theory, her time at Bell Labs, and mathematical collaboration. To find out more about Fan Chung be sure to check out her website and read her article on research for …

Samuel Hansen phoned David Henderson from Cornell University and the Algebra Project for today’s Strongly Connected Components. They discussed mathematics education, what Prof. Henderson means by revitalizing the meaning of proof, and just what a cohort is. To find out more about David Henderson go to his website and do not forget to find out …