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Combinations and Permutations Episode 65: We Made them Play Telephone

Back from a Thesis related podcast vacation Samuel Hansen hosts a podcast talking about talking about talking about math, with special guests Brandon Metz, Sean Breckling, and Jenni Whitmer.

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Talk Dos:
Use Multiple Communication Methods
Think of Your Audience
Be Well Prepared and Coiffed
Be Passionate
Maintain Eye Contact

Talk Don’ts:
Talk too fast
Act as if Audience is not there
Go Overtime
Read from Slides/Paper
Too Many Slides
Assume Too Much/Little Knowledge
Talk Quietly
Do Not Prepare
Bad Clothes/Combing

Strongly Connected Components 32: Steven Rudich Part I

(via http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rudich/)

On today’s podcast is the first part of an interview that your host Samuel Hansen conducted with Carnegie Mellon professor Steven Rudich. In this part of their discussion Professor Rudich discusses why he went into mathematics and the problem that really sparked his interest in theoretical computer science. To find out more about Professor Rudich please visit his website. Don’t forget to stay tuned for the second part of this interview, available from ACMEScience next week.

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Strongly Connected Components Episode 31: John Allen Paulos

(via twitter.com/johnallenapulos

On today’s Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen phones John Allen Paulos, New York Times Best Selling Author, Professor at Temple University, and author of the “Who’s Counting” column at ABCnews.com, for a conversation on mathematical storytelling, the use of humor in communicating mathematics, and where his story ideas come from. To find out more about John Allen Paulos check out his website, and do be sure to follow him on twitter.

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Combinations and Permutations Episode 63: Now It Seems Trivial

On today’s Combinations and Permutations Samuel Hansen is joined by Christopher Bates, Cody Palmer, and Anthony Sellari for the most optimal episode in our history. Also, do not forget about the “I Listen and I hate You” email competition where you can win a photo of Samuel getting stomped by his guests, and maybe even more. Follow @acmescience on twitter too!

Topics Covered:
Optimization
Linear Programming
Simplex Method
Dual Problems
Nonlinear Programming

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