Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1823: Zero
Posted on · Episode: 1823 Inventing zero. Today, we seek nothing.
Tag: arithmetic
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1645: Pi
Posted on · Episode: 1645 Figuring out the value of Pi. Today, let’s talk about pi — and not the kind you eat.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1631: Borrowing a One
Posted on · Episode: 1631 Learning to subtract 49 from 62: more than meets the eye. Today, what is 49 from 62?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1472: Big Numbers
Posted on · Episode: 1472 New uses for huge numbers. Today, big numbers find new meaning.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2711: Two
Posted on · Episode: 2711 The number two. Today, two.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1230: Mathematics After AD 2000
Posted on · Episode: 1230 The problem of teaching mathematics in a computer world. Today, let’s teach math to our grandchildren.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1228: In Which Europe Quantifies
Posted on · Episode: 1228 Medieval Europe learns to measure reality with numbers Today, why did Europe emerge so rapidly from the medieval age?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3067: Multiples of Nine
Posted on · Episode: 3067 A Remarkable Perception of a Mathematical Oddity Today, the creativity in all of us.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1111: The Numbers 1 thru 10
Posted on · Episode 1111 Reading the symbolic content of the numbers 1 through 10 Today, we wonder what to tell our children about mathematics.