Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3109: Aumann’s Theorem
Posted on · Episode: 3109 Mathematics says that we should never disagree, but we still do. Today, let’s talk about what I know that you know.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3274: Newcomb’s Paradox
Posted on · Episode: 3274 Newcomb’s Paradox. Today, a paradox that puts into question free will.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3273: The P vs NP Problem
Posted on · Episode: 3273 The biggest unsolved question in computer science. Today, questions with answers that are hard to find, but easy to check.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3107: Expectations of Brilliance
Posted on · Episode: 3107 Why it matters that we expect boys to be brilliant and girls to work hard. Today, let's talk about who we expect to be brilliant.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3072: William Gosset
Posted on · Episode: 3072 The brewer, chemist and statistician William Sealy Gosset. Today, a master brewer and a statistician.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3071: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
Posted on · Episode: 3071 The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Sciences. Today, the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3044: Randomized Clinical Trials
Posted on · Episode: 3044 Randomized Clinical Trials. Today, statistics, evidence and medicine.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3018: Compressed Sensing
Posted on · Episode: 3018 Compressed Sensing. Today, let's talk about getting something from nothing.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3016: Simpson’s Paradox
Posted on · Episode: 3016 Simpson’s Paradox. Today, paradoxical averages.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2998: Evolution in a Test Tube
Posted on · Episode: 2998 Test Tube Evolution. Today, evolution in a test tube.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2957: The Power of Cities
Posted on · Episode: 2957 The Power of Cities. Today, let’s talk about cities and power laws.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2955: Friendship Paradox
Posted on · Episode: 2955 The Friendship Paradox: Why Your Friends Are More Popular Than You Are. Today, let’s talk about your friends.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2927: Dual Inheritance Theory
Posted on · Episode: 2927 Dual Inheritance Theory: How our Genes and our Culture are co-evolving. Today, let’s talk about cultural complexity.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2901: Cybernetics
Posted on · Episode: 2901 Norbert Wiener and Cybernetics. Today, let’s talk about Norbert Wiener and cybernetics.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2885: Big Numbers
Posted on · Episode: 2885 Very Large Numbers. Today, let’s talk about very large numbers.