PODCAST SWAP — History Daily: The Loch Ness Monster

In this spe­cial pod­cast swap episode, Math Sci­ence His­to­ry teams up with His­to­ry Dai­ly to bring you one of the most endur­ing mys­ter­ies in mod­ern folk­lore: the leg­end of the Loch Ness Mon­ster. From ancient Scot­tish lore to one of the most infa­mous pho­to­graph­ic hoax­es of the 20th cen­tu­ry, this cap­ti­vat­ing nar­ra­tive blends his­to­ry, myth, and media manip­u­la­tion.Enjoy this rich

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Packing Problems: The Math of Fitting Everything into Your Suitcase

Wel­come to Flash­cards Fri­day, at Math! Sci­ence! His­to­ry! I’m Gabrielle Bir­chak, and today, we’re going to take a quick trip into the suit­case, lit­er­al­ly. Have you ever found your­self sit­ting on your lug­gage, try­ing des­per­ate­ly to zip it shut? Or play­ing Tetris with your shoes and socks? Believe it or not, this prob­lem has fas­ci­nat­ed math­e­mati­cians and com­put­er sci­en­tists for

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