The 3b1b podcast

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

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 - Taking down videos 48:49 - Authenticity on YouTube 53:17 - Advice on documenting...

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which we discussed --- Chaos and Nonlinear dynamics https://amzn.to/3lFQjrU Infinite powers https://amzn.to/3AnvXIg Unpublished appendix about Newton's letters to...

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 to let them know you came from here.

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