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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2719: The Mathematics of Language

Dr. Krešimir Josić

Posted on July 5, 2023 · Episode: 2719 The Mathematics of Language. Today, let’s see what mathematics can tell us about language.

Tags dasher George Kingsley Zipf language mathematics speech recognition

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Posted on December 4, 2023 · Each month, we ask listeners to sweat the small stuff, so they don't district from life's bigger challenges.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1065: Alphabet

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 12, 2023 · Episode: 1065 Inventing the alphabet — sowing progress and chaos. Today, we invent the alphabet — and we sow seeds of discord.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2961: Infinity

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 15, 2023 · Episode: 2961 In which we struggle to give meaning to the word infinity. Today, infinity.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2940: Polio and Mathematics

Posted on September 28, 2023 · Episode: 2940 Polio and Mathematics. Today, mathematicians ask, “should we rid the world of polio?”

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