Intersecting Us
Claim This Podcastby Dave Kester & Brian Rihner
Podcast Overview
<p>Brian Rihner and Dave Kester started their first business venture together in 1995. Now, 28 years later, they reunite again to talk about their passions of math, life, hope, and faith, and how they are all connected. They provided a probing and analytic perspective to consider the beauty, wonder and timeless treasures of these topics and how they have the power to draw us closer together.</p>
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Publishing Since
5/15/2023
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March 16, 2026
Reasonable Hope Mathematics - Early Preview of Day 3
<p>Mathematics is often seen as the domain of certainty. Once something is proven, it feels settled.</p><p>But every proof begins with assumptions.</p><p>In this reflection, Dave explores one of the most surprising moments in mathematical history: the introduction of a number whose square is negative. At first it seemed impossible. Yet allowing that single assumption opened the door to the complex numbers — a richer system that didn’t replace the real numbers, but expanded them.</p><p>The lesson reaches beyond mathematics.</p><p>Sometimes what feels impossible is simply something we haven’t yet allowed ourselves to imagine. And sometimes understanding grows not by abandoning certainty, but by discovering that reality is larger than the system we first assumed.</p><p>Today’s reflection asks:</p><p><strong>Where might a new starting point reveal a larger picture?</strong></p><p>IntersectingUs is a short daily reflection exploring the intersection of mathematics, philosophy, and life.</p>
March 16, 2026
Reasonable Hope Mathematics - Early Preview of Day 2
<p>For centuries, Euclid’s geometry seemed complete — a perfect system built from simple assumptions.</p><p>But one assumption always stood out: the parallel postulate.</p><p>Mathematicians struggled with it for generations. Some quietly explored what would happen if that assumption changed. When Bernhard Riemann finally asked the question openly, something surprising happened. Entirely new geometries appeared — coherent worlds where triangles don’t add up to 180 degrees.</p><p>The lesson reaches far beyond mathematics.</p><p>Throughout history, people have often mistaken familiar frameworks for ultimate truth. But mathematics reminds us that even the most elegant systems may rest on assumptions worth re-examining.</p><p>Today’s reflection considers the courage it takes to question certainty — and what might become possible when we do.</p><p>IntersectingUs is a short daily reflection exploring the intersection of mathematics, philosophy, and life.</p>
March 16, 2026
Reasonable Hope Mathematics - Early Preview of Day 1
<p>For centuries, Euclid’s geometry seemed complete — a perfect system built from simple assumptions.</p><p>But one assumption always stood out: the parallel postulate.</p><p>Mathematicians struggled with it for generations. Some quietly explored what would happen if that assumption changed. When Bernhard Riemann finally asked the question openly, something surprising happened. Entirely new geometries appeared — coherent worlds where triangles don’t add up to 180 degrees.</p><p>The lesson reaches far beyond mathematics.</p><p>Throughout history, people have often mistaken familiar frameworks for ultimate truth. But mathematics reminds us that even the most elegant systems may rest on assumptions worth re-examining.</p><p>Today’s reflection considers the courage it takes to question certainty — and what might become possible when we do.</p><p>IntersectingUs is a short daily reflection exploring the intersection of mathematics, philosophy, and life.</p>
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<p>Brian Rihner and Dave Kester started their first business venture together in 1995. Now, 28 years later, they reunite again to talk about their passions of math, life, hope, and faith, and how they are all connected. They provided a probing and analytic perspective to consider the beauty, wonder and timeless treasures of these topics and how they have the power to draw us closer together.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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