Today, while we are still celebrating Women’s History Month, Math! Science! History! is taking part in the the charity drive through Podcasthon, as we interview Angie Maldonado, the founder of Espwa Means Hope! https://youtu.be/VUKcnqnZWA4 Please help to make a difference by donating to EspwaMeansHopeHaiti.org — every penny you donate goes to building a community with women’s health care, education for children,
I loved to spend time in the library at JPL, going through the old newsletter called Lab Oratory. It was there that I came across a small article about a subculture sci-fi author who worked in computing.
DECEMBER 2016 — AROUND THE WORLD Humans persistently live in an age where the preservation of knowledge is essential. When Trump’s administration began its transition into our government, time was unforgivingly limited; archivists, scientists, and data base experts around the world hurriedly compiled and harbored endangered environmental protection records. Data rescue events were coordinated in the United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Japan,
Today on Math! Science! History! I follow ten Black women inventors. Some left thick paper trails, stamped with patent numbers and filing dates.
The nation spoke in the language of liberty, but it had been built to deny liberty. It praised reason, but it fenced reason off by race. Yet here was a self-taught Black astronomer doing precise federal work for the capital of the United States.
Can we photograph thoughts? Today on Math! Science! History! we examine the Victorian craze that …
In the 1600s, philosopher Thomas Hobbes and experimental scientist Robert Boyle clashed over a strange new machine, the air pump, and a dangerous question: when should society trust scientific claims, and who gets to decide? Their disagreement wasn’t just about experiments …
Before calendars were printed, before clocks ticked, and before numbers were written, humans looked up. We looked up at the sky not just to admire the beauty of the stars and celestial bodies, but also to predict the best times for planting and harvesting crops. So stargazing was not just an enjoyable endeavor; it was a method of survival. In
Last month, as I covered a great deal of material on Tesla, I found a cool multiplication circle called…
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You might not think of jigsaw puzzles as scientific objects. They seem soothing, domestic, almost meditative. But behind every little cardboard piece is a surprisingly rich story, one that spans global exploration, technological innovation, Victorian parlor culture, economic upheaval, wartime material shortages, cognitive science, and the digital age. And it all begins with an English cartographer who wanted to teach children