Science fiction is not valuable because it predicts the future. It is valuable because it trains the mind. It gives us a way to practice thinking about systems before we build them, and to practice caring about consequences before consequences have real names.
It’s Flashcards Friday! This podcast is a follow-up to Tuesday’s episode about Benjamin Banneker. This brilliant individual was predominantly self-taught. I found his story very inspiring because he was self-educated. In other words, he learned everything he knew about astronomy and surveying without being in a classroom. And today, when people say they are self-taught, that means so more than
It’s Flashcards Friday, and today I want to talk about something that matters as much as any experiment: how we talk to people who do not trust science. Not how to win an argument. Not how to humiliate someone with a fact. How to build a bridge. Because science does not spread by volume. It spreads when people feel safe
PODCAST TRANSCRIPTSDoes Math = Logic? Welcome to Math, Science, History, the podcast where we uncover the fascinating stories behind the numbers, the equations, and the discoveries that have shaped our world. I’m Gabrielle Birchak and today, we’re diving deep into the role of logic and argumentation in mathematics. How do mathematicians prove their theories? What makes an argument in math sound
Today is a very somber podcast because it’s a bad day for science.
Then you should say what you mean,” the March Hare went on.