Breaking Math

Just days after appearing on @ezraklein's show to discuss Abundance, @MarcDunkelman recorded an episode of @breakingmathpod with me and @1autumn_leaf. Why would a math podcast bring on a public policy expert and political historian? Listen to find out--I don't think you'll be disappointed! youtube.com/watch?v=VdXpNM…

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Who're the new robber barons? @MarcDunkelman says that's the wrong question. The old barons controlled milk, grain, oil, steel. Today's giants control your feed. Swap "railroad" for "recommendation algorithm," and you've got something. Check out: open.substack.com/pub/breakingma…

Check out our latest episode with @JuliaAngwin on why journalism should work more like a mathematical proof than a pile of quotes, her latest book "On Courage," and why she may be a mathematical dissident. breakingmath.substack.com/p/can-math-sav…

You might know @JuliaAngwin as a @nytopinion writer, or as a @PulitzerPrizes winning journalist, or as the coauthor of a recent book and viral @NewYorker essay on how to be a dissident. But did you know that she has a math degree and is the child of a math professor and is bringing ideas from math and science to save journalism? One of the most fun, interesting convos I've ever been part of, listen to our latest episode of @breakingmathpod with cohost @1autumn_leaf youtube.com/watch?v=8wfksi…

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Lean started as a side project to catch bugs in Microsoft Word. It may end up deciding how we trust math written by AI. New episode w/ @KSHartnett on his book The Proof in the Code, out now from @QuantaBks — link to listen ⬇️open.substack.com/pub/breakingma…

What if the evidence of injustice is technically public — but practically impossible to use? We talk with @chadtopaz about his book "Unlocking Justice," data science, and the human stories behind the numbers. @princetonupress Listen now: open.substack.com/pub/breakingma…

When Rise of the Robots came out in 2015, some people called it alarmist. Now AI writes code, drafts emails, generates media, and acts like a digital worker. We talked with @MFordFuture about what changed — and what happens next. @BasicBooks open.substack.com/pub/breakingma…

If we ever hear from aliens, the first shared language may not be English. It may be math. Dr. @dremmachapman joins us to talk about her latest book "The Echoing Universe," radio astronomy, and why mathematics may be the universe’s best translator. open.substack.com/pub/breakingma…

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OpenAI says one of its reasoning models helped solve an 80-year-old problem in discrete geometry. What happens when AI can aim tireless mathematical attention at thousands of open problems? New Episode with @littmath on YouTube: youtu.be/Csf3ZTibcv4?si…

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Ransomware is not just a tech problem. It is economics, psychology, cryptography, negotiation, and fear — all wrapped into one very modern form of extortion according to Anja Shortland, author of Dark Screens @HachetteUS @public_affairs Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…