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A mathematics podcast from ACMEScience featuring the best math stories from the world of mathsThemes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ math history and biographies • diversity, equity, inclusion in math education • meta-mathematics: funding, publishing, peer review, classification • math in society and policy: voting, gerrymandering, policing • modeling networks, cities, disease, DNA • math communication across books, podcasts, games, music, filmThis podcast presents narrative-driven stories and conversations about mathematics as it is practiced, communicated, and woven into society. Across the episodes, mathematics appears not only as a body of ideas—networks, knot theory, optimization, classification schemes, and voting theory—but also as a human endeavor shaped by institutions, culture, and politics.
A recurring theme is “mathematics in the world”: how quantitative tools inform democratic systems (including voting methods and redistricting), public policy and government work, and real-world decision-making such as lotteries or urban planning. Several episodes focus on mathematical modeling in the life sciences and public health, including infectious disease dynamics, DNA topology, and cancer-related applications, showing how abstract structures connect to medical and biological problems.
The show also spends substantial time on the mathematical community itself. It explores representation and equity in mathematics, highlighting the experiences of Black mathematicians and educators and initiatives that support inclusion and mentoring. Other episodes look behind the scenes of mathematical research and publishing, covering peer review, editorial labor, and how scholarly work is organized and discovered, as well as broader “meta” discussions like funding.
Interviews with authors, educators, and other math communicators emphasize how mathematical ideas are translated for general audiences, sometimes through unconventional media such as poetry, interactive fiction, film, music, live events, and games. Historical storytelling also features prominently, with portraits of notable figures and disputes that shaped the development of mathematics and its narratives.
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Relatively Prime Seminar: Funding2025-Mar-25 66 minutes |
Carry the Two: Mathematics & Voting2024-Oct-30 58 minutes |
#BlackInMathWeek2020-Nov-09 35 minutes |
Black Girl Mathgic2020-Nov-01 36 minutes |
The Somervilles2020-Mar-31 26 minutes |
3 Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Banneker2020-Feb-29 10 minutes |
Truthiness2020-Feb-15 44 minutes |
2019 Year End Review2019-Dec-31 32 minutes |
Authors2019-Nov-01 26 minutes |
Citation Aging2019-Oct-01 19 minutes |
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A Beauty Cold and Austere 2019-Aug-31 27 minutes |
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2019-Jul-31 60 minutes |
Mathematical Objects2019-Jun-29 46 minutes |
EDGE2019-May-01 16 minutes |
Mathematically Gifted & Black2019-Mar-31 31 minutes |
3 2 1…Action2019-Feb-28 49 minutes |
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Jem’s Gems 2019-Jan-31 17 minutes |
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A Year (1811) In Review 2018-Dec-31 17 minutes |
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All the Math Podcasts-Bonus 2018-Dec-20 40 minutes |
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Cycle of Mathematics: Around 20 Papers 2018-Nov-30 14 minutes |
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Cycle of Mathematics: Orange Volumes on a Shelf (On the Internet) 2018-Oct-31 25 minutes |
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Cycle of Mathematics: Verify, Revise, Repeat 2018-Oct-01 17 minutes |
Cycle of Mathematics: The Six Handshakes2018-Aug-31 27 minutes |
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The Big Internet Math Off (Updated) 2018-Jul-25 42 minutes |
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Math Off 4: Checkers 2018-Jul-24 63 minutes |
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Math Off 3: Gerrymandering 2018-Jul-19 9 minutes |
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Math Off Round 2: Quaternions 2018-Jul-12 12 minutes |
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Math Off Round 1: Why Your Friends Have More Friends than You Do 2018-Jul-02 8 minutes |
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Girls Talk Math 2018-May-31 23 minutes |
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The Right Bucket 2018-May-01 20 minutes |
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Diegetic Plots: Chapter 3 2018-Mar-31 11 minutes |
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Tick & Lice & Relapsing & Fevers 2018-Feb-28 18 minutes |
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Science Sparring Society 2018-Jan-31 26 minutes |
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Formulaic Perfection 2017-Dec-22 33 minutes |
Cold and Flu2017-Nov-30 15 minutes |
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Knotty Helix 2017-Oct-31 19 minutes |
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Their Favorite Theorem 2017-Sep-29 33 minutes |
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Re District 2017-Aug-31 44 minutes |
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All The Gerrys Mandered(Encore) 2017-Aug-31 23 minutes |
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Outside the Equation 2017-Jul-27 49 minutes |
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Talking the Talk – Mathematics Communication 2017-Jun-29 35 minutes |
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You Have the Right 2017-May-26 19 minutes |
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Steiner Biopsy 2017-Apr-29 33 minutes |
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#TryPod – The Other Half 2017-Mar-24 40 minutes |
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Origins LIVE! 2017-Feb-16 52 minutes |
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On the Hill 2017-Jan-16 27 minutes |
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Lottery Daze 2016-Dec-21 30 minutes |
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Diegetic Plots: Chapter 2 2016-Feb-24 51 minutes |
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f(θ)=1-sin(θ) 2016-Feb-17 63 minutes |
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Principia Metropolica 2016-Feb-11 71 minutes |
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Other Duties as Assigned 2016-Feb-04 57 minutes |
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Diegetic Plots: Chapter 1 2016-Jan-28 76 minutes |
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Mathematistan 2016-Jan-20 56 minutes |
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Your Daily Recommended Math 2016-Jan-13 53 minutes |
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The Lexicon 2016-Jan-03 74 minutes |
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1+1=2 2012-Oct-08 62 minutes |
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0,1,2,3… 2012-Oct-05 76 minutes |
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Erdos 2012-Sep-23 62 minutes |
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The Score 2012-Sep-22 66 minutes |
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The Shape of Things 2012-Sep-21 65 minutes |
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The Unexpected 2012-Sep-19 58 minutes |
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The Toolbox 2012-Sep-18 58 minutes |
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Chinook 2012-Sep-17 62 minutes |