Episodes: 176
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
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Richard Elwes - Large-number Notation And Counting; Historical/cultural Constraints On Number Systems; Implications For Modern Science And Computation.
Drew M. Dalton - Mathematics/thermodynamics As A Route To Ethical Frameworks; Speculative Realism; Ethical Pessimism And Political Activism.
Guillermo Badia - Logic In Computer Science; Non-classical Logics; Thematic Discussion Of Counter-revolutionary Search For Truth (includes Murder Mystery Reference).
Pablo F. Gomez, "Bloody Numbers: The Early Atlantic Slave Trade and the Invention of Modern Corporeality" (U Chicago Press, 2026)
September 20, 2026
In my conversation with Professor Pablo F. Gómez about his new book, Bloody Numbers: The Early Atlantic Slave Trade and the Invention of Modern Corporeality, published by the University of Chicago Press in 2026.Our conversation explored the unsettling relationship between slavery, the body, measurement, and knowledge. What does it mean to measure a human body within a system that has already reduced that person to a commodity? And what happens when numbers that appear neutral become...
Xiaochang Li, "Divination Engines: Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and the Making of Algorithmic Culture" (U Chicago Press, 2026)
September 02, 2026
Since the advent of computers, society has fantasized about conversing with machines. In Divination Engines: Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and the Making of Algorithmic Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2026), Dr. Xiaochang Li shows readers how that dream both fueled the demand for data and set the stage for today’s generative AI. With original research and clear explanations, Dr. Li elucidates the origins of what’s known as natural language processing (NLP)...
Richard Elwes, "Huge Numbers: A Story of Counting Ambitiously, from 4 1/2 to Fish 7" (Basic Books, 2026)
May 22, 2026
What if, every time you wanted to write down 1,000,000, you had to draw a picture of a god? And what if that number were the biggest you had a symbol for? If you were doing math in ancient Egypt, those were the rules: anything bigger broke math.As mathematician Richard Elwes shows in Huge Numbers: A Story of Counting Ambitiously, from 4 1/2 to Fish 7 (Basic Books, 2026)this is the strange story of math. Even today, writing down some numbers is beyond us: try it with all the zeroes in a go...
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New Books in Mathematics typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Scholars with recently published academic books (often university press) in mathematics or closely adjacent areas (logic, foundations, philosophy of science/mathematics). Common among recent guests: Recent book publication (commonly within the last year or two); Academic faculty affiliation (university department); Published research in scholarly venues. Recent guests include Richard Elwes, Drew M. Dalton, and Guillermo Badia.
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