"AI may be the most powerful tool ever developed. It's still just a tool in our tool belt. It thinks we're just tools." — Vivienne Ming on the new episode of Breaking Math with @1autumnleaf.bsky.social and @profnoahgian.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
The Machine Knows Everything. It Understands Nothing.
What is "Robot Proof"?
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Just days after appearing on @ezraklein.bsky.social show to discuss Abundance, @marcdunkelman.bsky.social recorded an episode of @breakingmath.bsky.social with me & @1autumnleaf.bsky.social. Why would a math podcast bring on a political historian? Listen to find out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdXp...
Why Nothing Works: Marc Dunkelman on Robber Barons, Algorithms & Governing AI | Breaking Math
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Who're the new robber barons? Marc Dunkelman 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/breaking...
The Railroad in Your Feed: What Robber Barons Can Teach Us About Governing AI
Marc Dunkelman on why the fight over 19th-century railroads is the same fight we're about to have over algorithms — and why "nothing works" anymore.
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Did you see our episode with @kevinhartnett.bsky.social, author of "The Proof in the Code"from @quantabooks.org We talked with him about: Leo de Moura, Mathlib, Peter Scholze, and what Lean means when AI is generating math faster than anyone can read it. breakingmath.substack.com/p/the-mathem...
The Mathematicians Who Bet Their Careers on a Microsoft Side Project
A decade ago, a small group of researchers walked away from the work they'd already built to chase an idea almost no one thought would matter. They were right.
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Check out our latest episode with @juliaangwin.com in 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-s...
Can Math Save Journalism?
From Mathematician to Pulitzer Winner: Julia Angwin's Case for Journalism as Proof
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What if the evidence of injustice is technically public — but practically impossible to use? We talk with @chadtopaz.bsky.social about his book "Unlocking Justice," data science, and the human stories behind the numbers. @princetonupress.bsky.social Listen now: open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
What if the evidence of injustice is public — but still impossible to use?
Chad Topaz explains how messy, redacted, and inaccessible data can hide injustice in plain sight.
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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 Martin Ford about what changed — and what happens next. @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
The Robot Didn’t Walk Into the Office. It Logged In.
What's changed in 10 years with Martin Ford in technology
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If we ever hear from aliens, the first shared language may not be English. It may be math. @dreochapman.bsky.social joins us to talk about her latest book, "The Echoing Universe," radio astronomy, and why maths may be the universe’s best translator. breakingmath.substack.com/p/the-lemon-...
The Lemon of the Cosmos
Radio astronomy, invisible light, and the universe that passes through you — with Dr. Emma Chapman
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ChatGPT recently solved an 80-year-old math problem considered one of the most important in combinatorics. @profnoahgian.bsky.social and I chatted with @littmath.bsky.social, one of the academics #OpenAI consulted with to vet the solution on @breakingmath.bsky.social
OpenAI Just Solved an 80-Year-Old Math Problem. Should Mathematicians Be Worried?
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ChatGPT solved an 80yo math problem considered one of the most important in combinatorics. We caught up with @littmath.bsky.social to discuss what happened and what it means for mathematics. @breakingmath.bsky.social @1autumnleaf.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csf3...
OpenAI Just Solved an 80-Year-Old Math Problem. Should Mathematicians Be Worried?
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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.bsky.social on YouTube: youtu.be/Csf3ZTibcv4?...
OpenAI Just Solved an 80-Year-Old Math Problem. Should Mathematicians Be Worried?
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Dopamine is tied to wanting, prediction, motivation, and reward learning. That distinction changes how we understand addiction, social media, AI companions, and why punishment so often fails. Our latest episode with @maiasz.bsky.social is out now: open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
The Science of Addiction: Dopamine, Social Media, and the Myth of Willpower
Maia Szalavitz on dopamine, punishment, social media, AI, and why “tough love” gets addiction wrong.
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What does it mean to trust data in the age of AI? This episode, Ron Wasserstein, Executive Director of @amstatnews.bsky.social joins us to talk p-values, reproducibility, scientific trust, and why statistical thinking matters more than ever. open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
When the Numbers Stop Feeling Neutral
Ron Wasserstein on statistics, artificial intelligence, and why the future of trust may depend on learning how to question data
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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.bsky.social Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
How Ransomware Became a Global Industry with Anja Shortland on Dark Screens
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I had lots of fun on the @breakingmath.bsky.social podcast talking about Huge Numbers with @1autumnleaf.bsky.social. Thanks for inviting me on!
Breaking Math@breakingmath.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhen was the last time you thought about "Huge #Numbers?" Join @1autumnleaf.bsky.social and @richardelwes.bsky.social discuss how scale can make you think about #reality. Listen now: youtu.be/4fyA_UPFgQo?...
When was the last time you thought about "Huge #Numbers?" Join @1autumnleaf.bsky.social and @richardelwes.bsky.social discuss how scale can make you think about #reality. Listen now: youtu.be/4fyA_UPFgQo?...
Math Has a Limit… And We Found It (Huge Numbers Explained) with Richard Elwes
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Have you ever wondered where math and magic intersect? Join us on the latest episode with Matt Baker to learn more. open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
Where Mathematics Meets Magic
A mathematician-magician reveals how wonder, intuition, and storytelling shape both disciplines.
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“The Credibility Crisis in Science” is larger than we realize. Did you know that many papers are “accurate” but data is inflated by ~20%? @1autumnleaf.bsky.social and spoke with Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer about this. @mitpress.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
Do we have a credibility crisis in science?
What happens when data looks too good?
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No episode this week! We are somewhere between an editing bottleneck, traveling to too many conferences, and fortunately giving several talks. This is not an April Fools joke. Not all of the fools are born in April. We will be back to our regular Tuesday schedule next week!
Join @vnbateman.bsky.social and @1autumnleaf.bsky.social in this minisode for Women's History Month on Mary T. Washington Wylie, who became the first Black woman CPA in the U.S. She built her own firm; it changed everything. #Accounting #womeninstem #womenshistorymonth
She Built the Firm They Refused to Let Her Join
Mary T. Washington Wiley didn’t wait for permission—she created a legacy that transformed accounting, opportunity, and who gets to belong.
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In this episode, @profnoahgian.bsky.social and I got to chat with Hortensia Soto, former @joinmaa.bsky.social president. She challenged the way people think about mathematics, and we get to see how interconnected it is. Also, will academia start to catch up with the tech world?
Breaking Math@breakingmath.bsky.social · 4mo agoMath isn’t just numbers. It’s people. In our latest episode, Hortensia Soto, former @joinmaa.bsky.social president, challenges the idea that math is purely abstract—and instead shows how deeply human it has always been. 🎧 Listen now ↓ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Our latest episode of the mini-series is out today! Check it out. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Breaking Math@breakingmath.bsky.social · 5mo agoDo you know that Florence Nightingale was a data-driven scientist and not just the lady with the lantern? Join @vnbateman.bsky.social and @1autumnleaf.bsky.social on this week's mini-sode for Women's History Month. Listen now: open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
Did you know #FlorenceNightingale wasn’t just the lady with the lamp, she was also a pioneering statistician and the first female fellow of @royalstatsoc.bsky.social? Find out more in my latest podcast episode with @1autumnleaf.bsky.social @breakingmath.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Florence Nightingale: Data-Driven Reformer of Medicine
Podcast Episode · Breaking Math Podcast · 20 March · 13m
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Math isn’t just numbers. It’s people. In our latest episode, Hortensia Soto, former @joinmaa.bsky.social president, challenges the idea that math is purely abstract—and instead shows how deeply human it has always been. 🎧 Listen now ↓ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Power of Connection in Math: Insights from Hortensia Soto
Podcast Episode · Breaking Math Podcast · March 24 · 40m
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Do you know that Florence Nightingale was a data-driven scientist and not just the lady with the lantern? Join @vnbateman.bsky.social and @1autumnleaf.bsky.social on this week's mini-sode for Women's History Month. Listen now: open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
When the Data Refuses to Stay Silent
Florence Nightingale and the charts that forced an empire to confront reality
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If you think politics has nothing to do with math… think again. Gerrymandering, fair representation, and even AI policy all hinge on math. New episode with Dr. Karen Saxe, senior vice president, government relations for the @amermathsoc.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Math Behind Gerrymandering, Fair Representation, and Politics with Karen Saxe
Podcast Episode · Breaking Math Podcast · March 17 · 35m
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The latest episode in my new 4-part mini-series for #WomensHistoryMonth with @1autumnleaf.bsky.social @breakingmath.bsky.social is out now. We look at how women changed the fields of economics, medicine, accountancy and banking. In this episode, we spotlight #AnnaSchwartz @nber.org
Breaking Math@breakingmath.bsky.social · 5mo agoWhen the Great Depression hit, economists argued about why. Anna Schwartz built the data to prove it. Learn more about Anna Schwartz in the second Women in #Math History Mini-Series with @vnbateman.bsky.social and @1autumnleaf.bsky.social Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
When the Great Depression hit, economists argued about why. Anna Schwartz built the data to prove it. Learn more about Anna Schwartz in the second Women in #Math History Mini-Series with @vnbateman.bsky.social and @1autumnleaf.bsky.social Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Anna Schwartz: The Economist Who Changed How We Study Economies
Podcast Episode · Breaking Math Podcast · March 13 · 14m
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