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Mathematics
Interviews with mathematicians about their new books.
February 15, 2026
Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them
A fun, dazzling exploration of the strange numbers that illuminate the ultimate nature of reality. For particularly brilliant theoretical physicists …
February 4, 2026
The Laws of Thought
The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind (Henry Holt and Co., 2026) is an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to d…
January 20, 2026
The Organism Is a Theory
A bold reimagining of life that bridges science, philosophy, cybernetics, and the complexities of biological existence The Organism Is a Theory: Gius…
December 24, 2025
The Necessities Underlying Reality
The Necessities Underlying Reality: Connecting Philosophy of Mathematics, Ethics and Probability (Bloomsbury, 2025) is an open access book that covers…
November 25, 2025
The Random Universe
An award-winning astrophysicist looks at how the understanding of uncertainty and randomness has led to breakthroughs in our knowledge of the cosmos …
November 21, 2025
Underground Mathematics
Thomas Morel joins Jana Byars to tell the story of subterranean geometry, a forgotten discipline that developed in the silver mines of early modern Eu…
November 9, 2025
Math Makers
Today I talked to Alfred S. Posamentier, a co-author (with Christian Spreitzer) of Math Makers: The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians (Prome…
October 19, 2025
Calculus Reordered
Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas (Princeton UP, 2019) takes readers on a remarkable journey through hundreds of years to tell the story …
October 11, 2025
Uncharted Territory
Popular music history collides with data analytics, charts, and numbers in this insightful and surprising look at the greatest hits and musicians, fad…
October 10, 2025
Probably Overthinking It
Statistics are everywhere: in news reports, at the doctor's office, and in every sort of forecast, from the stock market to the weather. Blogger, teac…
September 3, 2025
Dots and Lines
Can networks unlock secrets of AI or make sense of a social media mess? A behind-the-scenes look at how networks reveal reality. According to mathema…
August 27, 2025
Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation
A revelatory exploration of how a “theory of everything” depends upon our understanding of the human mind.The whole goal of physics is to explain what…
August 20, 2025
Robin Hood Math
Everything we do today is recorded as data that’s sold to the highest bidder. Plugging our personal data into impersonal algorithms has made governmen…
July 30, 2025
Why Machines Learn
Machine learning systems are making life-altering decisions for us: approving mortgage loans, determining whether a tumor is cancerous, or deciding if…
July 25, 2025
Vector
A celebration of the seemingly simple idea that allowed us to imagine the world in new dimensions--sparking both controversy and discovery. The stars…
July 14, 2025
Beautiful Math
Most of us know something about the grand theories of physics that transformed our views of the universe at the start of the twentieth century: quantu…
April 17, 2025
Scientists Cooperate while Humanists Ruminate (EF, JP)
Back in 2021, John and Elizabeth sat down with Brandeis string theorist Albion Lawrence to discuss cooperation versus solitary study across discipline…
March 20, 2025
Models of the Mind
Models of the Mind: How Physics, Engineering and Mathematics Have Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain (Bloomsbury, 2021) provides a multifaceted and…
January 28, 2025
The Material Origin of Numbers
What are numbers, and where do they come from? Based on her groundbreaking study of material devices used for counting in the Ancient Near East, Karen…
December 19, 2024
Critical Data Literacies
Data has become a defining issue of current times. Our everyday lives are shaped by the data that is produced about us (and by us) through digital tec…