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Episode 6: Finding Structure in Groups, with Marjory Mwanza

Episode 6: Finding Structure in Groups, with Marjory Mwanza

22m 11s

In this episode of On A Tangent, Simone is joined by Marjory Mwanza, a Young African Mathematicians (YAM) Fellow working in group theory. We learn about how one goes from statistics to group theory, and where to find deep structure in seemingly simple objects.

Episode 5: How an Inventor becomes a Mathematician, with Rin Ray

Episode 5: How an Inventor becomes a Mathematician, with Rin Ray

20m 20s

In this episode of On A Tangent, Simone is joined by Rin Ray, a postdoc in Topology. We learn about why an inventor becomes a mathematician, and how to build bridges between deep questions in different areas.

Episode 4: Weddings and Limit Structures, with Rob Sullivan

Episode 4: Weddings and Limit Structures, with Rob Sullivan

28m 43s

In this episode of On A Tangent, Simone is joined by Rob Sullivan, a postdoc in Combinatorics and Model Theory. We learn about what children do to entertain themselves at boring weddings, and what we do (not) know about ultrahomogeneous structures.

Episode 3: Paradoxical Sets and Ice Cream, with Azul Fatalini

Episode 3: Paradoxical Sets and Ice Cream, with Azul Fatalini

21m 16s

In this episode of On A Tangent, Simone is joined by Azul Fatalini, a doctoral researcher in Set Theory. We learn about how the Axiom of Choice transforms the universes it holds in, how logic is the mathematics of mathematics, and what’s the quickest path to ice cream.

Episode 2: Springs and Memory Alloys, with Mert Bastug

Episode 2: Springs and Memory Alloys, with Mert Bastug

21m 58s

In this episode of On A Tangent, Simone is joined by Mert Bastug, a doctoral researcher in PDEs and Calculus of Variations. We discuss Mert’s first meeting with mathematics, how we can understand materials with the help of PDEs, and where they might take us next.

Episode 1: Oranges and Eclipses, with Alex Tullini

Episode 1: Oranges and Eclipses, with Alex Tullini

22m 3s

In this episode of "On A Tangent", Simone is joined by Alex Tullini, a doctoral researcher in General Relativity. We discuss Alex’s journey towards mathematics, going through oranges, eclipses, and the odd similarities between a career in mathematics and surgery.