Math! Science! History!
By Gabrielle Birchak
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Why do some scientific breakthroughs look different up close than they do in our textbooks? How did math quietly shape the modern world?
Math! Science! History! explores the human side of discovery, including the rivalries, the failed attempts, the bold ideas, and the marginalized voices behind the equations and experiments that changed science, technology, and everyday life.
Hosted by Gabrielle Birchak, who holds degrees in mathematics and journalism, the show connects codebreaking, astronomy, probability, physics, and innovation to the world we live in today.
If you enjoy science stories, historical investigations, and clear math grounded in context, clarity, and research, this show is for you.
New episodes twice weekly.
Visit www.MathScienceHistory.com for more information.
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FLASHCARDS! How You Can Reduce AI Energy Use
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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How AI Quietly Drives Climate Change
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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MOMENTUM! Earth Day and Common Ground
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! How to Leave a Legacy
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Rosalind Franklin: The Half-Life of Recognition
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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MOMENTUM! How to Stop Paying the Hidden Brain Tax
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! Beat Tax Anxiety: Cognitive Tips to Reduce Stress
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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The History of Taxes: From Ancient Civilizations to Modern Income Tax
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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MOMENTUM! Move Forward with Mentorship!
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! Six Gates of Access: Why Resources Exist But Women Can't Reach Them
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Maria Agnesi: Calculus Pioneer and Charity Leader
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! How Diversity Drives Scientific Breakthroughs
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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The Math of Matilda
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! Dr. Yvonne Sylvain: Haiti's First Female Doctor
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Annie Jump Cannon: The Census Taker of the Sky
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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SPECIAL: Podcasthon and Espwa Means Hope
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! What Sci-Fi can Teach Science
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Mari Wolf: A Hidden Space Age Story
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! The Archive that Survives
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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When Knowledge Survives War: Adolphe Rome and Scientific Memory
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! Research that Sits in the Margins
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Hidden Inventors: Black Women, Patents, and Lost Credit
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! The Power of Self-Learning
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Benjamin Banneker: The African-American Astronomer who shaped D.C.
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! Think Clearly Under Pressure
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Victorian Thought Photography
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! Talking to Science Skeptics
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Hobbes vs. Boyle: Who Decides Scientific Facts?
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! The Patience of the Sun Dagger
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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The Sun Dagger: How Ancient Puebloans Made Calendars from Sunlight
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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FLASHCARDS! The Hidden Physics of Shoveling Snow
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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REPOST! Laura Bassi, the First Female Physics Professor
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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REPOST! Eponymy and the Sexagesimal Spiral
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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REPOST: The Wake of HMS Challenger
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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REPOST! The 2220 Holiday Puzzle!
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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REPOST! Eccentric Scientists Holiday Party On!
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! The Universal Riddle of Love
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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The History of Jigsaw Puzzles
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Puzzle Brain
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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It's the MATH! SCIENCE! HISTORY! Holiday Puzzle 2025!
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Understanding Light Bulbs: How to Choose the Right One
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Museum After Dark and The Man Who Lit up the Room
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Science that Makes Scents
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Carl Friedrich Gauss: The Genius Who Shaped Modern Science
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Tryptophan, Mood, and Thanksgiving Science
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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REPOST: Pumpkin Spiced
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Imagination is the Engine of Science
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Dr. Ronald Mallett and the Love That Bends Time
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Saving Time: The Math and Science of Efficiency
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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The Truth about Time Travel
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! The Science of Spirits
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Haunted Machines: The Engineer Proximity Effect and Pauli's Curse
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Conserving Our Oceans
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Interview with Gillen D'Arcy Wood - The Wake of HMS Challenger
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Science Paw-thorship
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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The Wild Ride of Math: From Goats to Rockets
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Do Math-Believe Science-Learn History
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Washington, Adams, and Smallpox: An MHS Interview
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS FRIDAY: The Physics You Use!
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Ludwig Boltzmann: Entropy, Atoms, and Mental Health
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Ahmed Zewail - The Scientist Who Captured Molecules in Motion
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Quasicrystals Explained: From Forbidden Symmetry to Practical Uses
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Alcuin of York
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Science Under Siege
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! More than 24 Hours in a Day
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The History of Time: From Sundials to Atomic Clocks
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Google Maps, Waze, and the Science of Map Distortion
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Marie Tharp and the Secret Mountains Beneath the Sea
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! You Could Be a Scientist! Everyday Microscope Moments
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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REPOST: A Brief History of the Microscope
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Tourism: When History and Star Trek Intertwine
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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REPOST: Quantum Computing & Brahmagupta: From Zero to Qubits
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Brunelleschi to Beams: Construction Sounds Thru Time
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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REPOST: How "Scientist" Became a Word
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Avocados + Avogadro's Number = A Delicious Molement
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Lise Meitner's Walk that Changed the World
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Alfred Russel Wallace: The Forgotten Co-Founder of Evolution
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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The Truth Behind the Loch Ness Monster: History Daily Podcast Swap
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Why Your Suitcase Is a Math Problem
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Peter Higgs and the Hidden Force That Shapes the Universe
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Why Airline Prices Change After You Search
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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REPOST Hipparchus: Mapping the Stars, Measuring the Earth
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: How a Teenager Discovered the Physics of Black Holes-Chandrasekhar's Limit Explained
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Black Holes from Theory to Reality
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS FRIDAY! Just say NO to Melanoma
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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REPOST: Pascal's Higher Power
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS FRIDAY! Charles Darwin: The Lost Boy
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Leonardo da Vinci: The Renaissance Genius Unmasked
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS FRIDAYS! Ancient Vacations
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Queer Nature: A Scientific Perspective
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Pride Month: Facts speak louder than lies
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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How the Ancient Maya Invented Zero and Decoded the Cosmos
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Math in Your Head: Metric Conversions Without the Math
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May 30, 2025 |
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A Measure for All People: The History of Metrics
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May 27, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: The Alan Turing Story: Cracking Codes, Facing Injustice
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May 23, 2025 |
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Daniel Shiu on The Mathematical Legacy of Bletchley Park
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May 20, 2025 |
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The Theory of Relativity in less than 10 minutes
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May 16, 2025 |
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Einstein's Equal: The Genius of Mileva Marić
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May 13, 2025 |
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Jacoba van den Brande: Pioneer of Women's Education
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May 09, 2025 |
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Laplace's Demon: An Interview Through Time
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May 06, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Math, Logic, and Paradoxes Explained
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May 02, 2025 |
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Boolean Logic and Winning Cluedo
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Quick Easy Earth Day tips
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Earth Day 2050 – A World News Report
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Gerrymandering and the Math Behind the Maps
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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REPOST! Zeno's Paradoxes Explained: Time, Motion & the Quantum Zeno Effect
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: How Math Can Instantly Improve Your Photography
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Gérard Desargues: A Genius Who Revolutionized Geometry
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Hot and Cold Hacks for Temp Conversion
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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New Scientific Evidence Shakes the Science Community
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Agnodice and the Fight for Women in Medicine
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Kate Ertmann on the Math Behind Chaos, Business, and Everyday Thinking
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Quick Physics Tricks for Plumbing Leaks
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Empowering the Next Generation: Irene Duah-Kessie on Rise In STEM
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Lillian Baumbach Jacobs: America's First Female Master Plumber
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Transgender Pioneers: Dr. James Barry and Angela Clayton
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS! Women in Leadership
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Tessellations & Tenacity: Marjorie Rice's Story
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: The Rule of 72 Explained: How Fast Will Your Money Grow?
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Math, Civil Rights, and the Legacy of Bob Moses
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: So...Mistakes Happen
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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REPOST: Dr. Roger Arliner Young
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Chunk It!
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Happy Black History Month Canada!
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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FLASHCARDS: Claude Mydorge
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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REPOST: Dr. Charles Drew's Blood Mobiles
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Fibonacci and His Lovin' Lagomorphs
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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REPOST: Happy Earth Day
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Elizebeth Friedman Codebreaking Legacy
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Francois Viete: The Mathematical Lawyer
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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The Pumpkin Spice Latte! It's Math, Science and History!
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Spooky Science
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Ancient Spookiness
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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The Frictionless History of Tribology
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Euphemia Lofton Haynes - A Mathematical First
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Falling Leaves and Helicopters
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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The Story of Omar Khayyam
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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REPOST: The Physics of the Flip Flap Rollercoaster
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Look out! It's Momentum!
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Abstract Algebra Swimming and Rummikub
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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The Murder of Evariste Galois
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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The History of Calculators
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May 23, 2024 |
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Climate Scientist and Suffragette Eunice Foote
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Catherine Macaulay and her Call for Educational Equality
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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The Book Hypatia The Sum of Her Life
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Hipparchus-The Trigonometry of our Cosmos
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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REPOST: Archimedes and his Pi
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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du Chatelet and Her One True Love
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Time Travel's Past
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Ancient Women in Science
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May 31, 2022 |
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Who Murdered Ferrari?!
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May 17, 2022 |
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Was it for the math? Or the money?
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May 11, 2022 |
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This Accountant is Fire!
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May 11, 2022 |
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REPOST: Chaos Theory's Flap of a Butterfly's Wings
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May 11, 2022 |
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When Women Gather
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May 11, 2022 |
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It Didn't Belong to Pythagoras
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May 11, 2022 |
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Galileo and the Inquisition Part 2
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May 11, 2022 |
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Aristotle, St. Aquinas, and the Galileo Affair?
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May 11, 2022 |
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Can Math be Patented?
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May 11, 2022 |
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Sofya Kovalevskaya
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May 11, 2022 |
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Pseu-Pseu-Pseudio Pseudomathematics
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May 06, 2022 |
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REPOST: Math! Science! History! Introduction
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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It's the 2021 Holiday Puzzle!
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Zeno's Paradoxes
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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It's a decimal, not a period.
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Plato and Archytas
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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The Crumplers
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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International Day of Women and Girls In Science
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Eponymy and the Sexagesimal Spiral
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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REPOST: Episode 15 Hypatia of Alexandria
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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The 2020 Math Science History Holiday Puzzle!
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Nikola Tesla
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Misconceptions in Math
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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The Brains Behind the Talent
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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The Power of Play
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Full Steam Ahead
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Pascal's Higher Power
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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Imaginary Numbers
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Infinity
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Quantum Computers and Brahmagupta
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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The Power of Statistics
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Beer
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Percy Julian
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Thomas Fuller
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Cryptography Cryptic History
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May 17, 2020 |
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Halley's Comet
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May 04, 2020 |
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Shave and a Haircut
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Happy Earth Day
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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The History of Microscopes
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Charles Drew and his Blood Mobiles
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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REPOST: Chaos Theory
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Emmy Noether
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Scientist: Have You Heard About the Word?
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Leap Year, Caesar's propaganda, and a new calendar
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Angie Turner King
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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Shirley Ann Jackson
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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Roger Arliner Young
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Science, Literature, and Logic
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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Physics of the Flip Flap Rollercoaster
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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Hypatia of Alexandria
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Jan 11, 2020 |
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The Roaring 20s
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Eccentric Scientists Holiday Party On!
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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Admiral Grace Hopper
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Reading Ancient Herculaneum Scrolls
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Euclid's Elements
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Nigel Tufnel and Doubling the Cube
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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The Astrolabe
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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The Birth of the Internet
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Let's keep this discrete
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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The Matilda Effect
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Laura Bassi the STEM trailblazer
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Archimedes and his Pi
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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John Dalton: The Beginning of Atomic Research
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Welcome to Math! Science! History!
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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Math! Science! History! Trailer
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Sep 16, 2019 |