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The Joy of x

The acclaimed mathematician and author Steven Strogatz interviews some of the world’s leading scientists about their lives and work.

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Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons

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Charlie Marcus Knows That Quantum Facts Aren’t Complicated

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Amie Wilkinson Sees the Dynamic Chaos in Puff Pastry

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Emery Brown and the Truth About Anesthesia

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Melanie Mitchell Takes AI Research Back to Its Roots

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Trachette Jackson Fights Cancer With Math

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Rediet Abebe on Using Algorithms for Social Justice

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Federico Ardila on Math, Music and the Space of Possibilities

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Sharon Glotzer’s Deep Curiosity About Order From Chaos

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Frank Wilczek on the Strong Force, Quarks and Dark Matter

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Bonnie Bassler on Talkative Bacteria and Eavesdropping Viruses

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Neil Shubin on Tiktaalik, Ballistic Tongues and Evolution

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Podcast Preview: The Joy of x, Season Two

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Moon Duchin on Fair Voting and Random Walks

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Brian Keating’s Quest for the Origin of the Universe

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Rebecca Goldin and Brian Nosek on Hard Truths in Math and Psychology

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Cori Bargmann on the Genetics of Transparent Worms, Supertasters and Cancer

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Tadashi Tokieda’s Special Kind of Magic

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Janna Levin

Janna Levin on Seeing and Hearing Black Holes

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John Urschel: From NFL Player to Mathematician

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Corina Tarnita and the Deep Mathematics of Social Insects

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Robbert Dijkgraaf on Exploring Quantum Reality

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Leslie Vosshall on Designer Mosquitoes and Dude Walls

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Alex Kontorovich on the Absolute Truth of Pure Math

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Priya Natarajan on Black Holes and Mapping the Universe

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Steven Strogatz listens to a podcast guest speak about many scientific and mathematical subjects.

Podcast Preview: Introducing The Joy of x

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