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Fight 1: Newton Vs. Leibniz

samuel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:35:47 +0000

The first fight to be featured in the Science Sparring Society is between the two biggest intellectual heavyweights of the late 17th Century, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz. Their battle over the Calculus was so epic they call it a war!

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Fight 1: Newton Vs. Leibniz

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Introducing Science Sparring Society

samuel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:16:39 +0000

Science Sparring Society is the new podcast from ACMEScience. It is a history show that focuses on the great rivalries from science. I would like to thank Frank Swain for the idea behind this show. I do hope that you enjoy the show, and please let all of your friends know about it if you do.

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SCC Episode 43: Alex Bellos

samuel — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:23:26 +0000

(via http://alexbellos.com/)

On today’s episode of Strongly Connected Components I am joined by the journalist and author Alex Bellos. Alex’s most recent book is Here’s Looking at Euclid, Alex’s Adventures in Numberland for UK listeners, and it is a journey through the world of mathematics told through stories that literally take the reader around the world. We talk about his writing techniques and mathematical storytelling in general. To find out more about Alex Bellos visit his website and follow him on twitter.

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SCC 43: Alex Bellos

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SCC 42: Colin T Graham

samuel — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:11:17 +0000

(via http://reformsymposium.com/)

Samuel Hansen is back at the helm of Strongly Connected Components talking to Colin T Graham, the man behind the twitter hastag #mathchat. They talk about #mathcha, the intersection of mathematics and origami, and mathematics and music. Be sure to check out #mathchat, its twitter, its archive, and Colin’s twitter and blog.

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Combinations and Permutations is Coming Back!

samuel — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:46:32 +0000

Here at ACMEScience.com’s new, world headquarters in Niagara, WI we have been bouncing ideas around as to what to do with the Combinations and Permuations brand since the original show has now run its course. I am happy to say that we now know: We are going to turn Combinations and Permtutations into a first person storytelling and collage show. Every couple of weeks I will post a request for stories on some sort of topic, and any one who has a story that relates can call into the skype account name ACMEScience, leave a voicemail, and I will edit together a story collage from those voicemails. Not only that I already have my first request for stories right now.

I want you to call in and tell me about a teacher or a class that got you really worked up about mathematics.

I do want to be clear, this can be a story about getting worked up in a good or bad way, for example it could be a class that made you super angry or the teacher that made you decide to study it as your vocation. Also, and this is important, you do not have to be a mathematician or math student to call in, I want everyone to take part in this project. If you have a story to contribute all you have to do is log into skype, add ACMEScience, and leave me a voicemail with the story on it. If this does not work for you, just record your story and send it to me via samuel@acmescience.com.

I really look forward to your stories, and we are all happy to get Combinations and Permutations back off the ground.

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CP is Back

Combinations and Permutations Episode 71: Unless You Are In Z1

samuel — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:57:44 +0000

Samuel Hansen is joined by Brandon Metz, Juan Mariscal, and Cody Palmer for an era ending episode as Samuel is leaving las Vegas within a week of this recording. So they decided to tackle the four most fundamental of all mathematical operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Topics Discussed:
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division

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Episode 71: Unless You Are In Z1

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Relatively Prime is Funded

samuel — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:28:03 +0000

So after a rather long wait everyone came through at the death and the ACMEScience Kickstarter project Relatively Prime got funded. I want to thank all of you who helped make this dream of mine a reality. Right after the pledge that knocked us over the edge happened I talked with my Math/Maths co-host Peter Rowlett to talk about how it felt. Listen to how happy I sound.

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Relatively Prime is Funded

It is Time to Fund Relatively Prime

samuel — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:59:53 +0000

ONLY 9 DAYS LEFT!!!!

What you will hear during this ad for the Relatively Prime Kickstarter is a quick segment from my other podcast Math/Maths with my co-host Peter Rowlett where we discuss the project.

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ACMEScience.com is very proud to present its first Kickstarter Project-Relatively Prime: Stories from the Mathematical Domain. From the project description:

Relatively Prime will be an 8 episode audio podcast featuring stories from the world of mathematics. Tackling questions like: is it true that you are only 7 seven handshakes from the President, what exactly is a micromort, and how did 39 people commenting on a blog manage to prove a deep theorem. Relatively Prime will feature interviews with leaders of mathematics, as well as the unsung foot soldiers that push the mathematical machine forward. With each episode structured around topics such as: The Shape of Things, Risk, and Calculus Wars, Relatively Prime will illuminate each area by delving into the history, applications, and people that underlie the subject that is the foundation of all science.

I think this could really be an amazing project, but it can only happen with your support. So please, if you can, support it financially, or please twitter, tumblr, reddit, blog, or any other thing about it(You cab use the nice link http://bit.ly/relprime). The more people that know the better the chance that Relatively Prime will happen. I also made this video to explain just what this project is about and why you should support it:

Also, please support the acmescience.com Relatively Prime Kickstarter Project!
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Sam and Dan and RoboCop

dansai — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:04:22 +0000

“RoboCop: who is he? What is he? Where did he come from?” All of these questions answered (and more!) on this, the FOURTH episode of Sam and Dan and! In this 1987 sci-fi action film, Buckaroo Banzai and Red Forman face off over the future of a dystopian Detroit. Oh, and RoboCop eats baby food. That’s pretty good.

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Richard Nixon meets RoboCop (kinda) | The only good part of RoboCop 2

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Relatively Prime: Stories from the Mathematical Domain The Kickstarter

samuel — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:55:32 +0000

ONLY 20 DAYS LEFT!!!!

ACMEScience.com is very proud to present its first Kickstarter Project-Relatively Prime: Stories from the Mathematical Domain. From the project description:

Relatively Prime will be an 8 episode audio podcast featuring stories from the world of mathematics. Tackling questions like: is it true that you are only 7 seven handshakes from the President, what exactly is a micromort, and how did 39 people commenting on a blog manage to prove a deep theorem. Relatively Prime will feature interviews with leaders of mathematics, as well as the unsung foot soldiers that push the mathematical machine forward. With each episode structured around topics such as: The Shape of Things, Risk, and Calculus Wars, Relatively Prime will illuminate each area by delving into the history, applications, and people that underlie the subject that is the foundation of all science.