The 3b1b podcast

Sep 25 2021 5 ep. 84 mins 1.3k
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Interviews about math, outreach, and more. Hosted by Grant Sanderson, the creator of 3blue1brown

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5 - Tai-Danae Bradley: Where math meets language

Sep 25 2021 96 mins  
Tai-Danae Bradley does research applying tools from physics to understanding language models, all under the broader umbrella of category theory. She is also the brilliant mind behind the blog https://www.math3ma.com/ Try out the episode sponsor: http://brilliant.org/3b1b

4 - Dianna Cowern: Dead or Alive

Aug 31 2021 84 mins  
Dianna Cowern is the host of Physics Girl: https://www.youtube.com/c/physicsgirl Try out the episode sponsor: http://brilliant.org/3b1b Contents: 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - Ad, Brilliant 2:03 - Relationship with math growing up 9:05 - Thoughts on teaching 16:36 - When students are genuinely curious 22:02 - Physics at MIT 27:53 - Alternate value systems 35:01 - Starting Physics Girl 40:20

3 - Steven Strogatz: In and out of love with math

Aug 07 2021 114 mins  
Steven Strogatz, an applied mathematician at Cornell, is a prominent figure in the field of nonlinear dynamics and chaos, and a widely beloved popularizer of math. Episode sponsor: https://brilliant.org/3b1b Brilliant is a great site/app for being more active in learning math. --- Books by Strogatz which we discussed --- Chaos and Nonlinear dynamics https://amzn.to/3lFQjrU Infini

2 - Sal Khan: Beyond Khan Academy

Jul 22 2021 44 mins  
In this conversation with Sal Khan, we discuss his new project (Schoolhouse.world) as well as the Khan Lab School that he started in 2014. Sal's new tutoring platform: https://schoolhouse.world/ The Khan Lab School: https://www.khanlabschool.org/ Learn more about this episode's sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/3b1b Visit that link to get 20% off an annual subscription, and

1 - Alex Kontorovich: Improving math

Jul 09 2021 84 mins  
Alex Kontorovich is a research mathematician at Rutgers University, a distinguished visiting professor at the MoMath Museum, and Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Mathematics, among other things.  The tweet referenced at the end: https://twitter.com/AlexKontorovich/status/1172715174786228224