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Hipparchus was one of the first mathematicians who trigonometrically defined his astronomical observations through stereographic projection, which is incredibly awe-inspiring!  To read the podcast's transcripts and to see a visual description of stereographic projection, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For more information about my sponsor, Athletic Greens, visit www.athleticgreens.com/emerging  Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

In June 2022, Emma Haruka Iwao and her team at Google computed pi to 100 trillion digits! But this number 3.1415, first determined by Archimedes, only had three digits. Archimedes left a huge impression on the world of math!  To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For more information about podcasting through Libsyn, visit www.Libsyn.com and use the promo code FRIEND to get the first month free! For more information about Athletic Greens, visit www.athleticgreens.com/emerging  Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

Many people think that Emilie du Chatelet's one true love was Voltaire, but it was not! Who (or what) did she love more?! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For more information about podcasting through Libsyn, visit www.Libsyn.com and use the promo code FRIEND to get the first month free! For more information about Athletic Greens, visit www.athleticgreens.com/emerging  Finally, to read the works of du Chatelet, visit www.ProjectVOX.org Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

Yes! Time Travel has a past! The history of time travel goes as far back as 400 BCE! Time travel stories empower us with insight into how we could have corrected the past or how we can change the future! Where would you like to travel to?! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  For more information about Athletic Greens, visit www.athleticgreens.com/emerging  For more information about podcasting through Libsyn, visit www.Libsyn.com and use the promo code FRIEND to get the first month free! Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

We have many female contemporaries of women in science today. Believe it or not, even in ancient history, Rome had a few exceptional female contemporaries in science as well! For more information on Hypatia, you can listen here: https://mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com/ep-15-hypatia-of-alexandria  To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  For more information about Athletic Greens, visit www.athleticgreens.com/emerging  Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved 

This is part three of my series about the diabolical world of math in Renaissance Italy! In my last episode, Tartaglia became a mathematical celebrity. In this episode, Tartaglia meets Ferrari, then Ferrari is found murdered! Who murdered Ferrari?! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. To hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  For more information about Athletic Greens, visit www.athleticgreens.com/emerging  Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved 

In my last podcast, I note that in 1494 Fra Luca Pacioli published his book the Summa. In the conclusion of his book, Pacioli posited an impossible problem! This roused curiosity and diabolical activity! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  For more information about Athletic Greens, visit www.athleticgreens.com/emerging  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserve

Taxes and magic. Yes, the two go together in this story about Fra Luca Pacioli, who wrote one of the first textbooks on accounting - and magic! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For more info on Lock Paper Scissors, please visit https://www.LockPaperScissors.co  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers is in the Public Domain and has no copyright  and no rights reserved

Fifty years ago Dr. Edward Lorenz coined the term the Butterfly Effect and validated Poincaré's findings on Chaos Theory. To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers is in the Public Domain and has no copyright  and no rights reserved

In eighteenth-century Europe, there was an increase in women entering the field of science, more so than in the seventeenth century. What inspired this incredible movement for women in STEM? To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers is in the Public Domain and has no copyright  and no rights reserved

I have mentioned before that the Pythagorean Theorem was not Pythagoras's discovery. This podcast looks at the tangible proof of the theorem, and where it might have come from! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved 

When we last left off, Saint Thomas Aquinas was determined to join the Dominican order. However, it didn’t go well with the family, and his mother was not happy. What follows are the details of his effect on the Galileo Affair.  To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved 

The Greek philosopher Aristotle was born in 384 BCE. The Italian philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564. Between the three of them, there is a story that spans almost 2000 years. That story is known as the Galileo Affair. To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear an early-release, ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

Is mathematics invented or discovered? And if it is invented, can it be patented? Has it ever been patented? To read about the history of patents, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear an ad-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

Gender disparity is still evident in STEM. But, how hard was it in the 19th century? Sofya Kovalevskaya's efforts to become a full professor show just how hard it was. To read about Kovalevskaya, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear an add-free version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

Many of us have heard about pseudoscience, which is a system of theories that are wrongly considered to be scientific. But have you ever heard of pseudomathematics? How about mathematical crankery? If you want to read more about pseudomathematics, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear the extended version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

Math is part of our genetic makeup, and history proves it to be true! From 30,000 years ago to today, math has guided us, inspired us, and fueled our scientific progress.  For more information on the ancient Mesopotamian clay tablet, you can see them up close on Dr. Bill Casselman's website at http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/Euclid/ybc/ybc.html.  You can also read more about the tablet at Mathematical Association of America at https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/the-best-known-old-babylonian-tablet Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle Music is public domain. Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers. www.LloydRodgers.com 

It's that time of year! It's time for my Annual Holiday Puzzle! And it's my THIRD Annual Puzzle! (I can't believe the podcast is going on three years!) This year I am upping the ante! If you can solve the puzzles, and be the first person to email me the correct answers to Gabrielle@MathScienceHistory.com, you will win a $40 Amazon gift card and a dye-cut Math! Science! History! sticker!  To see a written version, the transcripts are at https://www.MathScienceHistory.com Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

Have you ever been in a moment in your life where you wished something would change, but it doesn't? Time passes by and nothing changes. In physics and mathematics, this is known as the Quantum Zeno Effect. If you want to read more about this effect, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. If you would like to hear the extended version of this podcast, come on over to www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory and sign up for a tier!  Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

The history of the decimal is fairly new! Before the decimal, mathematicians just listed either values or fractions. And the best part about the decimal is that it's nothing like a period. If you want to read more about the history of math and science, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. And while you're there, feel free to buy me a cup of coffee to support the podcast and the blog! Until next time, carpe diem! Gabrielle All music is public domain. Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers. www.LloydRodgers.com. No copyright - No rights reserved - Royalty Free - 1. The Little Prince - Gift of the Stars 2. Catastrophe of Meaning 3. On the Sensations of Tone - Urban Toys