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Math Science History with Gabrielle Birchak

Math! Science! History! is about the history of people, theories, and discoveries that have moved our scientific progress forward and spurred us on to unimaginable discoveries. Join me for a little math, a little science, and a little history. All in a little bit of time.

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Imaginary Numbers

Aug 20, 2020

Imaginary boyfriends are nice. But imaginary numbers are better! Where did they come from? And who decided to name them imaginary? The answers are all in the podcast! If you want to read more about the history of math and science, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. And while you're there, feel free to buy me a cup...

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Infinity

Aug 6, 2020

Albert Einstein once said, “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not
sure about the universe.” This leads me to wonder many things: One, will we ever evolve into
intelligent beings? Two, is the universe really infinite? And three, what is infinity? 
Visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com !...

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