Breaking Math

05/08/2023

Me, when talking to people not from New Mexico about food:

24/07/2023

Join Sofía Baca and her guests, the host and co-host of the Nerd Forensics podcast, Millicent Oriana and Jacob Urban, as they explore what it means to be able to solve one problem in multiple ways. This episode is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License...

05/07/2023

New episode in the works! We don't want to celebrate prematurely, but it seems like we're basically back to s regular schedule.

27/06/2023

There's a new episode of Breaking Math out! This one is all about dimensional analysis! We cover the Buckingham π theorem!

Listen wherever you find podcasts! You can also listen directly here on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2upORKEKJ55rTR6YFykPUo

Intro: The history of mathematics, in many ways, begins with counting. Things that needed, initially, to be counted were, and often still are, just that; things. We can say we have twelve tomatoes, or five friends, or that eleven days have passed. As society got more complex, tools that had been used since time immemorial, such as string and scales, became essential tools for counting not only concrete things, like sheep and bison, but more abstract things, such as distance and weight based on agreed-upon multiples of physical artifacts that were copied. This development could not have taken place without the idea of a unit: a standard of measuring something that defines what it means to have one of something. These units can be treated not only as counting numbers, but can be manipulated using fractions, and divided into arbitrarily small divisions. They can even be multiplied and divided together to form new units. So where does the idea of a unit come from? What's the difference between a unit, a dimension, and a physical variable? And how does the idea of physical dimension allow us to simplify complex problems? All of this and more on this episode of Breaking Math.

On the Breaking Math Podcast, every other week we break down a concept so that anyone who's been to

26/06/2023

The history of mathematics, in many ways, begins with counting. Things that needed, initially, to be counted were, and often still are, just that; things. We can say we have twelve tomatoes, or five friends, or that eleven days have passed. As society got more complex, tools that had been used since...

20/06/2023

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I've been tutoring since I was 11 and I have always gotten great results! Let me know if you're interested, and share if you know someone who might benefit from some summer tutoring!

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08/06/2023

New episode is out, and it's all about counting!

Counting is the first arithmetic concept we learn, and we typically learn to do so during early childhood. Counting is the basis of arithmetic. Before people could manipulate numbers, numbers had to exist. Counting was first done on the body, before it was done on apparatuses outside the body such as clay tablets and hard drives. However, counting has become an invaluable tool in mathematics itself, as became apparent when counting started to be examined analytically. How did counting begin? What is the study of combinatorics? And what can be counted? All of this and more, on this episode of Breaking Math.

Get it wherever you find podcasts!

08/06/2023

New episode tomorrow!

07/06/2023

New episode out in a couple of days!

Hint: 1, 2, 3

09/05/2023

Btw episode out! Listen to episode 78, the latest Breaking Math episode all about entropy and thermodynamics!

As you listen to this episode, you'll be exerting mental effort, as well as maybe exerting effort doing other things. The energy allowing your neurons to continually charge and discharge, as well as exert mechanical energy in your muscles and chemical energy in places like your liver and kidneys, ca...

08/05/2023

Psst! ...new episode tomorrow on entropy!

29/04/2023

Equipment: ordered!
We'll have that episode, yet!

28/04/2023

Hey everyone we are on the middle of editing an episode. Best with its for the next couple of days, because we had an equipment failure that were looking to fix on Monday

15/03/2023

The second episode in the energy/entropy series is coming very soon!

Also, just a reminder that we have a RedBubble! Here's a binary wall clock.

A binary clock! The hands point to the numbers. White is zero and black is one. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

28/02/2023

Christopher Roblesz is a math educator who, until the pandemic, worked as a teacher. It was his experiences during the pandemic, and his unwavering passion for preparing disadvantaged youth for STEM careers, that eventually led him to developing mathnmore, a company focused on providing an enriched....

15/01/2023

New episode out! This one is all about energy, and features the host of the Nerd Forensics podcast, Millicent Oriana. Give it a listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Join Sofia Baca and her guests Millicent Oriana from Nerd Forensics and Arianna Lunarosa as they discuss energy. The sound that you're listening to, the device that you're listening on, and the cells in both the ear you're using to listen and the brain that understands these words have at least one....

17/12/2022

If you can understand that twice as many peaches as there are in a specific peachbasket is equal to the amount of peaches in two such baskets, then you can learn algebra.

If you can understand that a square twice as long on each side as some other square has four times as much area as that other square, you can learn geometry.

If you understand that a vase fills up quicker at a narrower part of the neck when held under a faucet, you can learn calculus.

If you understand that the fact that I can swim and fish can swim doesn't mean that I'm a fish, you can learn logic.

01/12/2022

A friend of the show is an artist who has a page set up. Give him a follow and check his stuff out!

The art of Haven Aragon! Shares are greatly appreciated, but please do not repost!

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13/11/2022

Our host Gabe has launched a new YouTube show inspired by our episode on the math of computer graphics.

He describes it as “A modern 3D/digital version of Bob Ross’ “The Joy of Painting.”

Check it out. If you enjoy it, Hit subscribe!

Interview with about his journey as a 3D Artist using Blender. Liam discusses creating logos, computer animations, commercials, and music ...

23/10/2022

Hey everyone! Our very own host Sofia is having an unexpected enfríen with her housing situation. She has a GoFundMe set up here, and if anyone would like to donate an hour's or half hour's wages or $5, it would go a long way towards making sure Sofia is secure and that the show goes on.

Thank you for being a Breaking Math fan!

13/10/2022

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29/09/2022

We're still releasing! We just ran into a technical issue but hang tight for late tonight!

27/09/2022

We did an episode in epidemiology back in like 2018! "Pandemic Panic"

Reminder to get your flu shot if you live in the Northern hemisphere.

Art credit: Beatrice the Biologist

26/09/2022

Hello, Breaking Math fans! We're going to be back late tonight with a brand new episode! It's going to be an interview with an author where we discuss some strange questions in physics. But I wanted to thank al of you for your patience. These last few months have heh challenging for several reasons, both health and obligation related, but we're very happy to start getting back on schedule! I hope you all have wonderful day, and keep on Breaking Math!

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Breaking Math is a podcast that aims to be academic and accessible at the same time. It's designed for people who love learning, science, math, and any type of knowledge.

27/06/2022

Facts.

Roman Numerals

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23/12/2021

We have a new episode out! "LOL!!! SO RANDOM" is our obnoxiously-titled episode all about random variables and how to manipulate them.

Download Breaking Math on your favorite podcast player, like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you might find podcasts!

Here's a direct link to our Anchor page for the episode: https://anchor.fm/breakingmathpodcast/episodes/68-LOL----SO-RANDOM-Random-Variables-e1c304t