This episode’s guest is Mark Kantrowitz, nationally-recognized expert on student financial aid, scholarships, and student loans. He has written several books and created a number of websites that have helped over 100 million people pay for coll

Revolutionizing Forestry Through Math, With Max Nova

Apr 9th, 2019 58m 45s

This episode’s guest is Max Nova, founder of SilviaTerra: a company that uses technology and big data to improve forest management. Max describes how he wound up in this unexpected, but extremely rewarding, career and how his mathematical backg

Combating Bias In Big Data, With Cathy O’Neil

Mar 26th, 2019 1h 9m

This episode’s guest is Cathy O’Neil: mathematician, data scientist, and author of such works as Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. Cathy talks with Richard about her past roles as a math pro

Running A Math Lover's Dream School, With Sam Vandervelde

Mar 12th, 2019 1h 12m

This episode’s guest is Sam Vandervelde, Head of School and Dean of Mathematical Sciences at Proof School: a private day school for kids who love math. Sam is also a former United States IMO team member, one of the co-founders - along with Rich

Writing Award-Winning Science Fiction, with Catherine Asaro

Feb 25th, 2019 1h 13m

This episode’s guest is Catherine Asaro, two-time Nebula Award-winning science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She is also a dancer, musician, teacher, and an extremely successful math

Building a Better Graphing Calculator, with Eli Luberoff

Feb 11th, 2019 55m 31s

This episode’s guest is Eli Luberoff, founder and CEO of Desmos, which offers a free online graphing calculator that is currently being used by millions of students around the world. Eli talks about his work building educational resources that

Taking Math Education to the Next Level, with Po-Shen Loh

Feb 1st, 2019 1h 16m

Today’s guest is Po-Shen Loh: Associate Professor of Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, founder and CEO of Expii, and team leader of the United States International Math Olympiad (IMO) team. A self-proclaimed math enthusiast and evangel

Becoming a Renowned YouTube Educator, with Grant Sanderson

Jan 29th, 2019 1h 41m

Today’s guest is Grant Sanderson, creator of 3blue1brown. In less than 4 years, 3blue1brown has grown to become one of the most popular education channels on YouTube, and is showing no signs of slowing down. Grant discusses his path to internet

Expanding Diversity in STEM, with Meena Boppana

Jan 15th, 2019 1h 29m

Today’s guest is Meena Boppana, Head of University at interviewing.io and advocate for increased diversity in STEM. Meena is a lifelong math lover working to promote greater opportunities for young people in the STEM world. She and Richard disc

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