Episode – 1477 : A Brief History of Nothing Podcast Transcript One of the most difficult concepts for early thinkers to get their heads around was the idea of nothing. […]
Episode – 1356 : Miyamoto Musashi
Episode – 1356 : Miyamoto Musashi Podcast Transcript In the early 17th century, Japan was witness to a samurai who was arguably its greatest warrior ever. He wasn’t just one […]
Episode – 1309 : Formal Logic
Episode – 1309 : Formal Logic Podcast Transcript Located in the area between philosophy and mathematics is the realm of logic.Logic permeates everything we do, from the work of Aristotle […]
Episode – 0895 : Isaac Newton: The World’s Most Famous Alchemist
Episode – 0895 : Isaac Newton: The World’s Most Famous Alchemist Podcast Transcript Most people know of Isaac Newton as one of the world’s foremost mathematicians and physicists. Listeners of […]
Episode – 0761 : Everything Is Made of Atoms
Episode – 0761 : Everything Is Made of Atoms Podcast Transcript The Great Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman was once asked to convey, in a single sentence, the most […]
Episode – 0736 : Imaginary Numbers
Episode – 0736 : Imaginary Numbers Podcast Transcript In the history of mathematics, there were several times when mathematicians encountered problems that they didn’t know what to make of. It […]
Episode – 0697 : The Cult of Pythagoras
Episode – 0697 : The Cult of Pythagoras Podcast Transcript He was one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world. He was a philosopher, a mathematician, and had some […]
Episode – 0688 : IQ: Intelligence Quotient
Episode – 0688 : IQ: Intelligence Quotient Podcast Transcript For ages, people have tried to categorize humans by intelligence. However, it wasn’t until the early 20th century that attempts were […]
Episode – 0393 : The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Episode – 0393 : The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 Podcast Transcript On the morning of November 1, 1755, the citizens of Lisbon, Portugal set out to go to church […]
Episode – 0374 : Infinity and Beyond
Episode – 0374 : Infinity and Beyond Podcast Transcript The biggest thing there is and the biggest thing there can be is infinity, right? It literally has no bounds. In […]