Interviews about math, outreach, and more. Hosted by Grant Sanderson, the creator of 3blue1brown
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Interviews about math, outreach, and more. Hosted by Grant Sanderson, the creator of 3blue1brown
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September 25, 2021
5 - Tai-Danae Bradley: Where math meets language
<p>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/</p> <p>Try out the episode sponsor: http://brilliant.org/3b1b</p>
August 31, 2021
4 - Dianna Cowern: Dead or Alive
<p>Dianna Cowern is the host of Physics Girl: https://www.youtube.com/c/physicsgirl</p> <p>Try out the episode sponsor: http://brilliant.org/3b1b</p> <p><br></p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>0:00 - Intro</p> <p>0:47 - Ad, Brilliant</p> <p>2:03 - Relationship with math growing up</p> <p>9:05 - Thoughts on teaching</p> <p>16:36 - When students are genuinely curious</p> <p>22:02 - Physics at MIT</p> <p>27:53 - Alternate value systems</p> <p>35:01 - Starting Physics Girl</p> <p>40:20 - Taking down videos</p> <p>48:49 - Authenticity on YouTube</p> <p>53:17 - Advice on documenting learning</p> <p>59:13 - Giving talks</p> <p>1:07:51 - Dead or Alive</p> <p> 1:12:37 - Storytelling in explainer videos</p> <p><br></p> <p>Edited by Ralph Crewe</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/IsntThatSomething/</p>
August 7, 2021
3 - Steven Strogatz: In and out of love with math
<p>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.</p> <p>Episode sponsor: https://brilliant.org/3b1b</p> <p>Brilliant is a great site/app for being more active in learning math.</p> <p><br></p> <p>--- Books by Strogatz which we discussed ---</p> <p>Chaos and Nonlinear dynamics</p> <p>https://amzn.to/3lFQjrU</p> <p><br></p> <p>Infinite powers</p> <p>https://amzn.to/3AnvXIg</p> <p><br></p> <p>Unpublished appendix about Newton's letters to Leibniz: </p> <p>https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5436e695e4b07f1e91b30155/t/5dd434fb9d105d031ded69de/1574188283323/Appendix+2+-+Newton+on+infinite+series+and+the+Epistola+Posterior+v4.pdf</p> <p><br></p> <p>--- Other things which came up ---</p> <p><br></p> <p>Strogatz's senior thesis:</p> <p>https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5436e695e4b07f1e91b30155/t/5dca1c993141bb5946c54b45/1573526688118/The-mathematics-of-supercoiled-DNA.pdf</p> <p><br></p> <p>His first published paper:</p> <p>https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/78/3/1461.full.pdf</p> <p><br></p> <p>Crick’s paper about linking numbers and nucleosomes with the memorable comment that inspired his experiment with the ribbon:</p> <p>https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/73/8/2639.full.pdf</p> <p><br></p> <p>The 4-dog chase problem and its solution.</p> <p>https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/03/can-you-solve-it-dogs-in-pursuit</p> <p>https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/03/did-you-solve-it-dogs-in-pursuit</p> <p><br></p> <p>For a full solution with calculus, see Strogatz's book "The Calculus of Friendship"</p> <p>https://amzn.to/3CyVe48</p> <p><br></p> <p>Survey for kids on their desired occupation:</p> <p>https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lego-group-kicks-off-global-program-to-inspire-the-next-generation-of-space-explorers-as-nasa-celebrates-50-years-of-moon-landing-300885423.html</p> <p> </p> <p>A radical approach to real analysis</p> <p>https://amzn.to/2VwtgF3</p> <p><br></p> <p>Twitter thread on what, morally, a normal subgroup is.</p> <p>https://mobile.twitter.com/sbagley/status/1296211024534622208</p> <p><br></p> <p>Leibniz formula via patterns from primes</p> <p>https://youtu.be/NaL_Cb42WyY</p> <p><br></p> <p>--- Table of contents ---</p> <p>0:00 - Intro</p> <p>1:15 - Ad</p> <p>1:59 - The perfect problem for a high school student</p> <p>12:43 - Starting the Princeton undergrad</p> <p>22:52 - The most beautiful proof</p> <p>26:58 - What makes someone love a problem?</p> <p>36:05 - Putting lessons online</p> <p>41:57 - In and out of pre-med</p> <p>47:05 - The geometry of DNA</p> <p>58:53 - Using teaching as a means to learn</p> <p>1:09:47 - Do students like history?</p> <p>1:18:39 - The truth of Newton and Leibniz</p> <p>1:23:29 - Archimedes, a true great</p> <p>1:28:32 - Pitfalls of pure math exposition</p> <p>1:39:03 - "Morality" in math</p> <p>1:43:20 - An under-motivated culture</p> <p>1:51:48 - What's next?</p>
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