Math! Science! History!

I'm diving deep into the chemistry of flavor, the history of spices, and the math behind crafting the perfect pumpkin spice latte. So go grab your cup of pumpkin spice whatever, get cozy, and let's explore! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . You can buy my book  Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life  on Amazon at  https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem...

This Halloween season at Math! Science! History!, we continue with the spookiness and I share with you my own ghost story! Was it what I thought I saw? Was it real? Or was it science playing tricks on me? Because science can often debunk what we think we see!  To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . You can buy my book  Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life  on Amazon...

It's Halloween season! Our obsession with spooky stories goes back over 2,000 years! Today's podcast tells of an ancient haunting, as well as some recent ones! And, you will hear about some scientists who honor the paranormal. It's going to get spooooooky!! To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . You can buy my book  Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life  on Amazon at ...

The term Tribology was presented in a landmark report by the brilliant engineer Peter Jost in 1966. The primary components of tribology include friction, wear, and lubrication. Since  the Jost Report, this field study has altered the trajectory of engineering in spaceflight, aerospace, healthcare and green energy.  To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www. MathScienceHistory.com . You ca...

In 1943, Euphemia Lofton Haynes was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in Mathematics. Her work in math was as profound as her commitment to education and civil rights. She worked tirelessly to ensure that every child, regardless of race, had the opportunity to learn and thrive.  To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at www. MathScienceHistory.com . To buy my book  Hypatia...

Helicopters have a rich history that began with the falling leaves from the Tree of Heaven. Today, we have NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars. It's a beautiful history that has pushed the boundaries of what is possible and provided promising new horizons in aviation and beyond.  To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at www. MathScienceHistory.com . To buy my book  Hypatia: The...

Omar Khayyam was a brilliant mathematician in Iran in the 11th century. But, he was also an interdisciplinary thinker, which means that he was also an astronomer, a philosopher, a political advisor, and a poet. Even today his poems are read and revered around the world.  To read the podcast's transcripts and to see the noted math equations, please visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . To buy...

To learn more about the physics of roller coasters and read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . And while you're there, please feel free to click on that coffee button and buy me a cup of coffee! To buy my book  Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life  on Amazon, visit  https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers has no Copyright and...

Momentum! It's a term used in wide variety of contexts, but in Physics it is defined as "mass in motion." It is the product of an objects mass times its velocity. In this podcast I go into its history...and it's future!  To read the podcast's transcripts and to see the noted math equations, please visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life  on Amazon, vi...

My brain got away from me and I found myself going down a rabbit hole. While there, I revisited the math of Evariste Galois and his foundations to Abstract Algebra. I also ventured into the game Rummikub, the Olympics and swimming. Welcome to my brain.   To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . While you are there, feel free to donate to the podcast thro...

Evariste Galois was a brilliant mathematician with a passion for justice. He was only 22 when he was murdered. To this day, his murderers remain unknown. But his insightful mathematical theories are known throughout the world. This is his story.  To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at www. MathScienceHistory.com . While you are there, feel free to donate to the podcast through that...

You know that little app you use on your phone to do your calculations? It has a fun, clunky history full of interesting inventions! The history of the calculator goes as far back as 300 CE with the Salamis Tablet. Today, we can graph in 3-D and solve even the most complex abstract algebraic equations!  To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . While you...

During the month of Earth Day, it is justifiable and poignant that we while we honor Mother Earth, we also honor Eunice Newton Foote, the world's first female climate scientist. Foote perfectly exemplified how women contribute to more than just the places that society wants us to remain.  To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . While you are there, feel...

As Women's History Month ends, I want to introduce you to Catherine Macaulay, an eighteenth-century British historian who called for equality in education. She believed that by providing education to young girls and women, we could let go of social opinions and develop human potential. To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at  www. MathScienceHistory.com . While you are there, feel fr...

Hypatia was one of the first female mathematicians that we know of. Her accomplishments were many. She was a valued Alexandrian teacher who taught mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. She was a government advisor and was respected by leader all across the Roman Empire. Unfortunately, her death overshadows the sum of her incredible life. In this podcast, I read the first chapter of my book title...

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 Math! Science! History! merch, visit https://www.mathsciencehistory.store/...

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 c...

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 .  To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Finally, to read the works of du Chatelet, visit www. ProjectVOX.org Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd...

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 .  For more information about podcasting through Libsyn, visit www. Libsyn.com and u...

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 buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h To read the podcast...

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 . Until next time, carpe diem! To purchase my book,  Hypatia: The Sum of He...

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 . To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem! Gabri...

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   To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until ne...

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 mu...

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 support my podcast, please visit my website, click on that coffee button, and buy me a cup of coffee! To buy my...