About Sol Lederman

NBN Episodes hosted by Sol:

Sue VanHattum, "Playing with Math: Stories from Math Circles, Homeschoolers, and Passionate Teachers" (Natural Math, 2015)

June 26, 2014

Playing with Math

Sue VanHattum
Hosted by Sol Lederman

[Re-published with permission from Inspired by Math] Sue VanHattum is a math professor, blogger, mother, author/editor, and fundraiser. She's a real p…

Al Cuoco and Joe Rotman, "Learning Modern Algebra: From Early Attempts to Prove Fermat's Last Theorem" (MAA, 2013)

June 20, 2014

Learning Modern Algebra

Al Cuoco and Joe Rotman
Hosted by Sol Lederman

[Re-published with permission from Inspired by Math] The MAA (Mathematical Association of America) sent me a review copy of their new book Learning Mo…

David Reimer, "Count Like an Egyptian: A Hands-on Introduction to Ancient Mathematics" (Princeton UP, 2014)

June 9, 2014

Count Like an Egyptian

David Reimer
Hosted by Sol Lederman

[Re-posted with permission from Sol Lederman's Wild About Math] I love novel ways of looking at arithmetic. I'm fascinated with how computers compute …

Tim Chartier, "Math Bytes: Google Bombs, Chocolate-Covered Pi, and Other Cool Bits in Computing" (Princeton UP, 2014)

April 8, 2014

Math Bytes

Tim Chartier
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[Re-posted with permission from Wild About Math] My favorite kind of math challenges are those that children can understand and professional mathemati…

Chuck Adler, "Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction" (Princeton UP, 2014)

February 14, 2014

Wizards, Aliens, and Starships

Chuck Adler
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[Re-posted with permission from Wild About Math] I've admitted before that Physics and I have never gotten along. But, science fiction is something…

Colm Mulcahy, "Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects" (A K Peters, 2013)

September 26, 2013

Mathematical Card Magic

Colm Mulcahy
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[Re-posted with permission from Wild About Math] I had the pleasure of interviewing mathematician and mathematical card magic innovator Colm Mulcahy. …

Paula Huston, "A Season of Mystery: 10 Spiritual Practices for Embracing a Happier Second Half of Life" (Loyola Press, 2012)

June 11, 2013

A Season of Mystery

Paula Huston
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"Paula Huston wrote literary fiction for more than twenty years before shifting her focus to spirituality. She is the author of the critically acclaim…