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32X: Black Hole Heist

An interview with Ben Orlin, author of the book 'Math with Bad Drawings,' as well as the blog of the same name.  The blog can be found at www.mathwithbaddrawings.com.

33: Interview with Math with Bad Drawings (Ben Orlin)

In this episode, we interview JW Weatherman of mathbot.com, and ask him about his product, why he made it, and what he plans on doing with it.

34: An Interview with Mathbot.com's JW Weatherman

Centuries ago, there began something of a curiosity between mathematicians that didn't really amount to much but some interesting thoughts and cool mathematical theorems. This form of math had to do with strictly integer quantities; theorems about whole numbers. Things started to change in the 19th century with some breakthroughs in decrypting intelligence through examining the frequency of letters. In the fervor that followed to increase the security of existing avenues of communication, and to speed up the newfound media of telegraphy, came a field of mathematics called discrete math. It is now an essential part of our world today, with technologies such as online banking being essentially impossible without it. So what have we learned from discrete math? What are some essential methods used within it? And how is it applied today?

35: Please Be Discrete

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