Mar 13

Ep. 67 Disinformation ft. Mona Simion

Tune in to our new episode with guest, Mona Simion, who discusses how philosophers can intervene with the knowledge crisis, false content, and much more. Join our hosts, Lily and Alex, and discover more about the topic of disinformation now!

1h 11m

Feb 20

Ep. 66 Philosophy of Science

Today's episode is an edited recording a panel we hosted on the Philosophy of Science. Hosts, Tinka and Kealan, are joined by Mike Hicks, Ignazio Arrabito, and Azita Chellappoo to discuss how the questions at the heart of the Philosophy of Science effect their research and everyd ... Show More

1h 30m

Jan 2026

Ep.65 Fight the Bro-Ligarchy ft. Jo Littler

In today's episode, Kealan and Yohan are joined by Professor Jo Littler as they discuss her book, "Left Feminisms", and the landscape of socialist-feminism as a whole.

40m 8s

Dec 2023

Ep402 - Eugenia Cheng | Is Math Real?

<span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"Mathematician and author Eugenia Cheng visits Google to discuss her book "Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths." The book aims to liberate math from its shackles to show how human ... Show More

57m 42s

Oct 2023

A Mathematician Asks ‘Is Math Real?’

When math is based on abstract concepts, how do we know it’s correct? Dr. Eugenia Cheng takes on that question in a new book. The concept of math has been around for a long time, developing independently in many different cultures. In 1650 BC, the Egyptians were ... Show More

33m 8s

Nov 2023

"Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths" by Eugenia Cheng

Today, one of the world’s most creative mathematicians offers a new way to look at math.

11m 29s

Jul 2019

41: Reality Is More Than Complex (Group Theory and Physics)

Children who are being taught mathematics often balk at the idea of negative numbers, thinking them to be fictional entities, and often only learn later that they are useful for expressing opposite extremes of things, such as considering a debt an amount of money with a negative ... Show More

54m 50s

Sep 2024

Math for English Majors with Ben Orlin

Math & Language: Creativity, Quantification, and Making Math Accessible with Ben OrlinIn this episode of Breaking Math, hosts sit down with Ben Orlin, author of Math for English Majors and Math with Bad Drawings, to explore the intersection of math and language. Discover the uniq ... Show More

58m 44s

Oct 2024

174: Math Mind. With Shalinee Sharma

Are you ready to spark a love for math in your child? Listen in as my guest, Shalinee Sharma, reveals her top tips. Click here for the show notes and extra resources. The Mathematical Mind is something we all possess, yet there are many myths about having a math mind or not. Toda ... Show More

33m 2s

Mar 2024

60. For the love of maths

As a child, Kate Ertmann starred in commercials, in soap operas and on Broadway. But acting wasn’t her first love - mathematics was. She considered it to be “a balm" for her brain. And yet societal and teenage pressures made her turn away from maths.Growing up in Sweden, Sebastia ... Show More

29m 5s

Apr 2025

Episode 307: What's in the BOX?

David and Tamler talk about two famous puzzles that for different reasons have bedeviled the rationalist community – The Monty Hall Problem and Newcomb's "paradox." Why is it so hard for people to see that a 66% chance of winning a car is better than a 33% chance? Why do famou ... Show More

1h 16m

May 2025

How mathematics shapes human creativity

It’s commonly believed that the arts and the sciences have little in common with each other. The distinction that’s most frequently made is that the arts are creative in nature whereas the sciences are logical. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. In this episode, we catc ... Show More

33m 11s

Ep. 64 Philosophy of Maths ft. Adam Rieg...