Podcast appearances and mentions of Jordan Ellenberg

We sit down with Jordan Ellenberg, a world-class geometer, who takes us on a far-ranging exploration of the power of geometry, which turns out to help us think better about practically everythingHis writing has appeared in Slate, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe, and he is the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong – but in this episode we will discuss his new book, Shape: The hidden geometry of information, biology, strategy, democracy and everything else.Kitted Executive AcademyJordan Ellenberg's WebsiteJordan Ellenberg's Academic WebsiteJordan Ellenberg's TwitterShapeHow Minds ChangeDavid McRaney's TwitterDavid McRaney's BlueSkyYANSS TwitterShow NotesNewsletterPatreon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What happens when a world-class mathematician meets '80s college radio, Bill Gates' top-10 favorite books, and a host with an algebra redemption arc? A surprisingly funny, fast-moving conversation. Dr. Jordan Ellenberg—John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at UW–Madison and author of How Not to Be Wrong—swaps stories about The Housemartins, consulting on NUMB3RS (yes, one of his lines aired), and competing at the International Mathematical Olympiad. There's a lot of laughter—and a fresh way to see math as culture, craft, and curiosity.But we also get practical about math education. We discuss the love/hate split students have for math and what it implies for curriculum design; a century of “new” methods (and if anything is truly new); how movie tropes (Good Will Hunting, etc.) shape student identity in math; soccer-drills vs scrimmage as a frame for algebra practice and “honest” applications; grades as feedback vs record; AI shifting what counts as computation vs math; why benchmarks miss the point and the risk of lowering writing standards with LLMs; and a preview of Jordan's pro-uncertainty thesis.Listen to Learn: A better answer to “Why am I learning this?” using a soccer analogyThe two big off-ramps of math for students, and tactics that keep more students on boardHow to replace the “born genius” myth with a mindset that helps any student do mathWhen a grade is a record vs. a motivator, and a simple replacement policy that turns a rough start into effort and growthWhat AI will and won't change in math class, and why “does it help create new math?” matters more than benchmark scores3 Big Takeaways from this Episode:1. Math mastery comes from practice plus meaning, not a “born genius.” Jordan puts it plainly: “genius is a thing that happens, not a kind of person,” and he uses the soccer drills vs scrimmage analogy to pair targeted practice with real tasks, with algebraic manipulation as a core high school skill. He urges teachers to “throw a lot of spaghetti at the wall” so different explanations land for different students, because real innovation is iterative and cooperative.2. Students fall off at fractions and Algebra I. How do we pull them back? Jordan names those two moments as the big off-ramps and points to multiple representations, honest applications, and frequent low‑stakes practice to keep kids in. Matt's own algebra story shows how a replacement policy turned failure into effort and persistence, reframing grades as motivation rather than just record‑keeping.3. AI will shift our capabilities and limits in math, but math is still a human task. Calculators and Wolfram already do student‑level work, and Jordan argues benchmarks like DeepMind vs the International Mathematical Olympiad matter less than whether tools help create new mathematics. He also warns against letting LLMs lower writing standards and says the real test is whether these systems add substantive math, not just win contests.Resources in this Episode:Visit Jordan Ellenberg's website! jordanellenberg.comRead How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical ThinkingWe want to hear from you! Send us a text.Instagram - Facebook - YouTube - TikTok - Twitter - LinkedIn

Episode SummaryIn this episode of OnBase, host Chris Moody sits down with Abhishek Damani to discuss the critical role of aligning sales performance metrics with broader business goals. They explore why traditional sales metrics sometimes fall short and how companies can define KPIs that reflect strategic priorities.Abhishek also shares his structured four-step approach for identifying and tracking performance indicators, along with insights into how AI is transforming sales processes. Whether you're a revenue leader, a sales manager, or a marketer looking to bridge the gap with sales teams, this episode is packed with practical takeaways on driving efficiency and improving business impact.About the GuestAbhishek Damani leads sales enablement for Industrial markets business at Cummins Inc., where he's responsible for driving sales functional excellence by implementing tools and creating resources, training, and KPIs to improve sales teams' productivity.Cummins Inc. is a global power solutions leader helping its customers successfully navigate the energy transition with its broad portfolio of products. The products range from advanced diesel, natural gas, electric, and hybrid powertrains and powertrain-related components. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins employs approximately 75,500 people committed to powering a more prosperous world.Connect with Abhishek DamaniKey Takeaways- Aligning Sales KPIs with Business Goals is Crucial:Measuring only revenue growth can create misalignment with broader company objectives like profitability or market expansion. Sales teams must tailor their KPIs to reflect business priorities.- Traditional Sales Metrics Have Blind Spots:While win rate and sales velocity are important, they fail to capture long-term trends like customer sustainability goals, industry shifts, and regional sales discrepancies.- Four Steps to Defining Impactful KPIs:Understand strategic and operational business goals.Identify KPIs that track progress toward those goals.Determine how sales contributes to those metrics and what data is required.Measure progress and drive accountability.- AI is Enhancing Sales Processes:From summarizing meeting notes to tracking customer engagement and automating administrative tasks like expense reporting, AI is freeing up valuable time for sales teams.- Bridging Sales and Marketing with Data:Cummins uses a structured business planning process to ensure sales forecasts align with market trends, breaking silos between sales, marketing, and engineering teams.Quotes"If KPIs don't align with company goals, everyone gets frustrated. Sales meets their numbers, but leadership still isn't happy."Tech Recommendations-reMarkable Paper Tablet – A digital notebook for handwritten notes and organization.- AI-Powered Meeting Note Summarizers – Automating administrative tasks like note-taking and action item tracking.Recommended ResourceBooks:-How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg.-The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins.Podcast:-Everyday AI Podcast by Jordan Wilson.⁠Connect with Abhishek Damani⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠|⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠|⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, with Presidential polling and prognosticating in the air, we listen back to Mike's 2018 with Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison about his book How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking. We also listen back to Mike's Spiel, in which he recounts the RFK bear fiasco … in song.    Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara  Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com  To advertise on the show: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist  Subscribe to our ad-free and/or PescaPlus versions of The Gist: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/  Follow Mike's Substack: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does telling yourself you live a charmed life work? Does feeling lucky bring on more of that? Katie doesn't think it's useful metric, and in this edition of Doing What Works she explains why.Here are your show notes…We got the idea for a show about luck from George Mack.There's a podcast about Billy Joel's “We Didn't Start the Fire.”A What Color Is Your Parachute? workshop was a class on making a life transition.The Law of Attraction was the basis for The Secret.Is the Universe hostile or friendly? Albert Einstein thought that's the most important question.Jordan Ellenberg is the author of How Not to Be Wrong.Thomas Jefferson is quoted as saying the harder he works, the luckier he gets.Earl Nightingale is quoted as saying luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Alex Lickerman talks about indestructible happiness in his book, The Undefeated Mind.

Cue the orchestra! It's time for the Besties! This is a celebration of the year that was, and a shout out to 10 of our favorite episodes of 2023. We've got guest stars, cameos, and a song-and-dance number that will leave you speechless. Oh wait, sorry, we had to cut the dance—these award shows are always running long. Host: David Gardner Guests: Arthur Brooks, Elizabeth Hargrave, Jordan Ellenberg, Mahan Tavakoli, Thi Nguyen, Warren Berger, Ed Brooks Producer: Rick Engdahl

A great addition to the Arts Pod, mathematician and author Jordan Ellenberg calculates the multiplicity of areas covered by his mentor, Peggy Pfeiffer, who combined various factors to create a writers salon in their high school. We can only discuss a fraction of their infinite knowledge, but we divide and conquer hosting duties with Dr. Erica Litke, associate professor of mathematics education in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Delaware. JORDAN ELLENBERG is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  His research centers on number theory and arithmetic geometry. He is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Not To Be Wrong and Shape, the decidedly non-bestselling novel The Grasshopper King, and articles on mathematical topics for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many other newspapers and magazines. Learn more about Jordan: Website: www.jordanellenberg.com/ Amazon Book Page: www.amazon.com/stores/Jordan-Ellenberg/author/B001K8IUCG DR. ERICA LITKE is an associate professor specializing in mathematics education in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on understanding and improving instructional quality in mathematics for students in the elementary and secondary grades. Her research has described and analyzed instructional practice in mathematics using observation instruments, connected instructional quality in mathematics to broader policy-related issues in education, and focused on teacher knowledge and professional development. Follow Erica: Twitter @ericalitke Bluesky: @ericalitke.bsky.social

Political parties have long known that controlling WHO can vote in an election carries a strategic advantage. Pick your voters, win your election. Hence, we fight over maps.  Data science has made it easier than ever to create maps designed to ensure political outcomes. We now have fewer political districts that look like odd-shaped creatures and more that come from strategic targeting of voters based on data profiles and algorithms.  Princeton University's Gerrymandering Project calls Wisconsin's political maps “some of the most extreme partisan gerrymanders in the United States.” The U.S. Supreme Court declined to strike down Wisconsin's political maps in 2018. But there are two new lawsuits asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to do so now. Jordan Ellenberg, UW-Madison math professor, explains how he can prove Wisconsin's maps are gerrymandered.  Also on the show:

In seinem Buch zeigt Jordan Ellenberg, wie viele Mathematik von der Geometrie her betrachtet werden kann und zeigt an Beispielen, wie man mit diesem Blick und Mathematik verschiedene Phänomene verstehen kann

Do you remember when you were in school? Or maybe you have kids there now. That age-old question always comes up in math class: "What am I ever going to use this for?" Well, turns out the answer is "everyday life!" And as this week's author, Jordan Ellenberg, will show you, the power of mathematical thinking can lead you to smarter, happier, and richer outcomes. Host: David Gardner Guest: Jordan Ellenberg Producer: Rick Engdahl

¡Hola! Soy Jaime Sotomayor, conductor deI podcast Innovación Sin Barreras.En este episodio tengo el honor de presentar como invitado a Julian Colombo, CEO de N5, una empresa que se especializa en software para la industria financiera. A lo largo de su carrera, Julian ha demostrado ser un líder en el mundo de la tecnología financiera, con un enfoque en resolver problemas específicos en la industria financiera con soluciones de software innovadoras y efectivas.Julian viene del mundo de la tecnología financiera, habiendo trabajado en diversas iniciativas y empresas. Su filosofía se basa en la idea de que es esencial enfocarse primero en lo importante, en las fundaciones y en lo estructural antes de pasar a la sofisticación. Según Julian, es crucial resolver problemas básicos antes de pasar a soluciones más sofisticadas.En nuestra conversación, Julian nos habla de su visión sobre la creación de software para la industria financiera. Discutimos los desafíos y aprendizajes de este proceso, así como las estrategias que ha utilizado para establecer y crecer su propia empresa. Julian nos comparte detalles sobre cómo su software es diferente de otros en el mercado y cómo se centra en resolver problemas específicos en la industria financiera.Además, Julian discute la importancia de cobrar precios que remuneran el esfuerzo de su empresa y permiten su desarrollo continuo. Según Julian, es esencial ofrecer soluciones a problemas específicos en lugar de tratar de ser todo para todos.---¿Qué escucharás en este episodio?La tecnología en la industria financiera.La importancia de enfocarse en lo fundamental antes de pasar a soluciones sofisticadas.La visión de Julian sobre la creación de software para la industria financiera.Los desafíos y aprendizajes en el proceso de establecer y crecer su propia empresa.La importancia de cobrar precios justos y ofrecer soluciones a problemas específicos.La diferencia entre trabajar con proveedores genéricos y especializados en la banca.Recomendaciones para bancos antiguos y nuevos en la gestión de temas tecnológicos.Reflexiones sobre la vida, relaciones y enfoque en los resultados.---Recomendaciones:"Tom Sawyer", "Ambar", "El diario de Dan y Eva" de Mark Twain."Pensando, rápido y despacio" de Daniel Kahneman."El Cisne Negro" y "Engañados por el azar" de Nassim Nicholas Taleb."The Hard Thing About Hard Things" de Ben Horowitz."Secrets of Sand Hill Road" de Scott Kupor."Sapiens" de Yuval Noah Harari."La señal y el ruido" de Jordan Ellenberg."El juego del colgado" de Gisela Colombo (hermana de Julian).---¿Te gustó este episodio? Te invito a suscribirte gratuitamente al podcast y al newsletter de Innovación Sin Barreras en https://blog.jaime.pe/. Así no te perderás de ninguna de nuestras entrevistas sobre startups, tecnología e innovación, donde extraemos valiosos aprendizajes directamente de aquellas personas en la cancha. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.jaime.pe

Remember that person who budged in line at the coffee shop? It's not the kind of thing you'd write to an advice columnist about, granted. But I bet you regaled your sweetheart with quite the tale of indignation! Katie and I think waiting in line is a fascinating study in human behavior, and if you don't agree you haven't listened to this encore edition of Doing What Works. Maybe you could partake the next time you're waiting in line.Here are your show notes…Our Minnesota is showing when we call it budging! So says How Not to Be Wrong author Jordan Ellenberg.There's a science to this.Are you in heavy traffic that's merging from two lanes to one? Do the zipper! And, yes. It's a thing.What kind of stories do you make up about the people who annoy you in line?

» Die Themen der Folge 220: --- (00:05:26) » NVIDIA: AI-Rakete und BigTech-Konzentration https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/25/how-the-ai-explosion-could-save-the-market-and-maybe-the-economy.html https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/ai-stocks-chatgpt-invest-nvidia-google-microsoft-tech-artificial-intelligence-2023-5 https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/28/23740908/nvidia-ace-demo-voice-ai-npc-game-characters https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/25/nvidia-shares-leap-ai-boom-chip-us-tech-firm-valuation (00:19:21) » Adobe: AI-Reinvention https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/23/adobe-to-integrate-ai-into-photoshop-amid-fears-of-job-losses-and-mass-faking-of-images https://boingboing.net/2023/05/24/photoshops-built-in-ai-is-incredible.html https://twitter.com/nathanlands/status/1662881442651869184 (00:23:00) » LLM-Verständnis und AI-Disruption https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/texas-am-chatgpt-ai-professor-flunks-students-false-claims-1234736601/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html (00:) » Sam Altman und AI-Regulation https://www.zeit.de/digital/2023-05/sam-altmann-openai-ceo-chat-gpt-ki/komplettansicht https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-eu-sam-altman (00:38:21) » EU-Rekordstrafe gegen Facebook https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/22/tech/meta-facebook-data-privacy-eu-fine/index.html (00:40:54) » Giphy-Zwangsverkauf durch Meta https://www.axios.com/2023/05/23/meta-sell-giphy-shutterstock-antitrust (00:43:46) » Sonos gewinnt im Patent-Streit gegen Google https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/25/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-implant-fda-approval-human-study (00:46:35) » Neuralink mit Zulassung durch FDA (00:50:29) » Twitter-Karma: Ron DeSantis https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23736271/ron-desantis-presidential-bid-twitter-spaces-elon-musk-announcement https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/opinion/desantis-musk-twitter.html https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/05/26/platformer-twitter-spaces https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/twitter-engineer-quits-desantis-glitch-b2346292.html https://twitter.com/gergelyorosz/status/1661989023961718784 (00:57:26) » Tesla-Brand stürzt ab in Beliebtheit https://t3n.de/news/absturz-tesla-unbeliebteste-automarke-usa-umfrage-1554759/ https://www.axios.com/2023/05/23/corporate-brands-reputation-america (00:59:55) » Tesla Y meistverkauftes Auto https://www.motor1.com/news/669135/tesla-model-y-worlds-best-selling-car-q1-2023/ (01:01:21) » Tesla-Files: Handelsblatt https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/elektromobilitaet-mein-autopilot-hat-mich-fast-umgebracht-tesla-files-naehren-zweifel-an-elon-musks-versprechen/29166564.html https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/25/23737972/tesla-whistleblower-leak-fsd-complaints-self-driving (01:03:29) » Apple MR-Headset Kostenaufstellung https://twitter.com/CixLiv/status/1660038281034350592 (01:07:01) » Flink mit Notfinanzierung https://www.businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/food/uebernahme-durch-getir-vom-tisch-flink-findet-neues-investorengeld-bewertung-sinkt-massiv/ (01:10:07) » Buchtipp https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Jordan-Ellenberg/dp/0143127535

Learn on your terms. Get the PDF, infographic, full ad-free audiobook and animated version of this summary and a lot more on the top-rated StoryShots app: https://www.getstoryshots.com ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Help us grow and create more amazing content for you! Rate and review the StoryShots podcast now.  What should our next book be? Suggest and vote it up on our free app. StoryShots Book Summary and Review of How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Elleneberg  Life gets busy. Has How Not to Be Wrong been on your reading list for a while? Learn the key insights now. We're scratching the surface here. If you don't already have Jordan Ellenberg's popular book on science and mathematical thinking, order it here or get the audiobook for free on Amazon to learn the juicy details. Introduction Wouldn't you love to never be wrong? You're not alone, and it's hardly a surprise. In our work, relationships, and even our hobbies, we learn from a young age that being wrong is a mistake. Constant correct thinking is a concept that seems almost impossible, right? Wrong (ironically!).  How Not to Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg discusses ways we can make life simpler by thinking mathematically. The book dives into the world of mathematics and explores its applications in everyday life. By looking at simple and complex decisions, Ellenberg reveals our mistaken beliefs that lead to common errors in our thinking. “Mathematics is the study of things that come out a certain way because there is no other way they could possibly be.” — Jordan Ellenberg About Jordan Ellenberg  Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematician and author. He is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has written several books on math and its application in various fields. He received his Ph.D. in math from Harvard University in 1998 and has written for publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Wired. How Not to Be Wrong is a popular book that explores the ways mathematical thinking can help us understand and solve everyday problems. StoryShot #1: Think in a Nonlinear Way Nonlinear thinking means thinking logically about what you can and cannot control. Consider the following statement: "Where you should go depends on where you are." This nonlinear way of thinking helps you develop the skill of critical thinking and be better equipped to avoid mistakes. Imagine yourself in a car at a crossroads. When the light turns green, you drive across the road directly in front of you, not diagonally to the opposite side. This is linear thinking. Thinking in a nonlinear way gives us freedom to make choices and move forward with our lives. It also prompts more questions, which ‌leads to more answers. This allows us to acknowledge changes in our lives, even if we have no control over these changes. Linear regression is a statistical technique that looks for a linear relationship between two or more variables. For example, there is a statistic that shows that for every extra $10,000 someone earns, they are 3% more likely to vote Republican. Linear regression can help you understand how different factors influence an outcome and make predictions based on new data. However, to avoid reaching false conclusions, we must be aware that linear regression can't be used for every set of data and, if misused, produces misleading results. StoryShot #2: Understand That Math Is Part of Everything You Do StoryShot #3: Math Can Help You Win the Lottery StoryShot #4: Math Can Help Us Make Better Decisions StoryShot #5: Consider the Triumph in Mediocrity StoryShot #6: Public Opinion Doesn't Exist and Doesn't Matter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much of your life do you attribute to luck? It's a discussion even our producer, Darrell, couldn't wait to weigh in on in this edition of Doing What Works!Here are your show notes…How Not to Be Wrong, by Jordan Ellenberg, is a book about the power of mathematical thinking.“I cleaned out my refrigerator and now I can switch careers.” ~ Someone told Gretchen Rubin that, and Gretchen knew exactly what she meant.Brooks Palmer suggests you move something to a different room to see it for what it is (probably clutter).“Leave equal time for action as reflection.” ~ That's from Dick Bolles.

A Inteligência Artificial é, com certeza, a tecnologia disruptiva que mais gera entusiasmo e polêmica ultimamente. Mas é preciso olhar além do hype. Achar que a mera adoção da tecnologia “faz mágica” é o maior risco para as empresas. Esse é um dos motivos para 80% dos projetos de IA corporativa terem falhado em 2022. Por que deu errado? E como fazer dar certo? Ricardo Taborda, Matheus Ferreira e Eduardo Abbud, especialistas em ciência de dados e machine learning, e fundadores da 7D Analytics, contam tudo.Links do episódioPara conhecer: O site da 7D AnalyticsO filme “Tudo em Todo Lugar ao Mesmo Tempo” (Everything Everywhere All at Once), que pode ser assistido no Amazon Prime.O livro “O poder do pensamento matemático”, de Jordan Ellenberg.O livro Grokking Machine Learning, de Luis SerranoO canal do YouTube, Serrano.Academy, sobre machine learningO livro Rápido e devagar: Duas formas de pensar, de Daniel KahnemanO livro Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, de Robert CialdiniO livro Os Números Não Mentem: 71 Histórias Para Entender o Mundo, de Vaclav Smil O livro Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence, de Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans  e Avi Goldfarb_____FALE CONOSCOEmail: news@theshift.info_____ASSINE A THE SHIFTwww.theshift.info

TODAY'S GUEST   Jordan Ellenberg is a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking. His new book, Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else, came out earlier this year. Jordan lives in Madison, Wisconsin, and his blog is called Quomodocumque, which means "after whatever fashion" in Latin.   EPISODE SUMMARY   In this conversation we discuss: [2:56] Takeaways from teaching online [8:27] Early revelations about math [15:56] From academia to writing [18:54] A new way of teaching math [31:08] Lincoln and geometry [36:35] The geometry of gerrymandering [44:59] Comparing between the Israeli and the US political systems [52:21] How geometry helps in deep learning and AI [57:20] The geometry of reality [1:04:26] The philosophy of entropy [1:08:09] A non-sermon about sermons   EPISODE LINKS Jordan's Links

Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematical physicist and writer and the author of What's Good About Bad Luck? He joins Lexman to talk about the strange relationship between proparoxytone andNames.

Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematician and philosopher. In this episode, he discusses why he's concerned about the trend of upsetting first world people with worse conditions in developing countries.

Lexman Artificial talks to math professor Jordan Ellenberg about color and trumping in game theory.

Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematics professor and the author of "God's Equation: An Computational Theory of Religion" and "Love and Math: The Science of Love." He joins Lexman to discuss his new book, which argues that belief in numerology and other so-called “magical” number systems is actually very rational.

Jordan Ellenberg, a mathematics professor at Stanford and the author of The Calculus of Happiness, joins Lexman to discuss calculus, dehiscence, and lampposts. They also chat about Basildon, England.

Cada eleição é sempre um universo particular, complexo e, relativamente, imprevisível. Mas alguns padrões do período pré-eleitoral permanecem estáveis, com o passar dos anos: como as campanhas, o clima de disputa ideológica e, claro, as pesquisas. Em todo o mundo, institutos de Estatística têm nas pesquisas eleitorais um dos seus principais produtos. Registradas e divulgadas pela mídia, as pesquisas funcionam como termômetro, monitoramento e avaliação de campanhas políticas. E, nos últimos anos, diferentes institutos e métodos têm surgido e despertado o interesse da mídia, de empresas dos mais variados setores e, principalmente, do público em geral. Por quê? No Braincast 468, Carlos Merigo, Ana Freitas e Oga Mendonça recebem Guilherme Russo, diretor de Inteligência e Insights da Quaest Pesquisa e Consultoria, para uma conversa sobre como ler, analisar e interpretar pesquisas eleitorais - sem perder a sanidade. Qual o método mais efetivo: pesquisas presenciais ou por telefone? Como atingir níveis altos de confiança? Como avaliar quais amostras são boas ou não? E, principalmente: quais os interesses por trás de um número tão alto de pesquisas, em períodos tão curtos de tempo? _____ SAIBA MAIS 3 boas indicações para fechar o programa com chave de ouro. E para abrir novas reflexões da nossa conversa! Portal | Agregador de pesquisas eleitorais | Estadão Reportagem | 7 coisas que você precisa saber antes de ler uma pesquisa eleitoral de 2022 | Brasil de Fato Livro | O Voto do Brasileiro | Alberto Carlos Almeida _____ QUAL É A BOA? As dicas dos convidados para a sua semana: Oga Mendonça: documentário "Look Away: os bastidores do rock" e livro "No Canto dos Ladinos" de Quito Ribeiro. Carlos Merigo: Portal Tiravotodojair.com. Guilherme Russo: Livro "A Soma dos Dias" de Isabela Allende e a obra da cantora Clara Valverde. 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Jordan Ellenberg, a mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, discusses his novel, "Smaltos."

Lexman and Jordan Ellenberg discuss primacies, angst over pari-mutuel betting and the ups and downs of being an upgrader.

Jordan Ellenberg is the first official mathematician we've had on the show, but his work weaves through many different domains. Afterall, whether it's something like game theory or data science, it's all built on math.Jordan Ellenberg is at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics. His research centers on the fields of number theory and algebraic geometry, the parts of mathematics which address fundamental questions about algebraic equations and their solutions in whole numbers. Jordan has also been writing for a general audience about math for more than fifteen years; including “How Not To Be Wrong: The Power Of Mathematical Thinking,” “Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else,” his novel “The Grasshopper King,” and his “Do the Math” column in Slate. Jordan joins Greg to talk about what makes math special, how published studies might not be reliable, and, the geometry of how we relate to the world.Episode Quotes:Math & IntuitionImprobable things are very common. Like if you like open a book to a random page and look at it and you're like, wow, 432, what's the chance that I would've opened it to exactly the page 432, like pretty small, right? The book has a lot of pages. That's a very unlikely event. And yet something in you knows not to find that remarkable, even though it's definitely improbable. So you see how your intuition gets like a little weird and twisted around. You have to be very careful.Math class is hardWe know that it's like one of the classes that creates a lot of stress for kids. And one reason is that it is a venue where we tell people they're wrong.Math is fundamentalMath is like a fundamentally human activity. Every single human society that's ever existed does it. And if we sort of, slice off either our poetic side or our quantitative side, we're just like slicing off like part of our human nature. Why would we do that?Show Links:Resources: Geometry by Rita DoveGuest Profile:Faculty Profile at University of WisconsinJordan Ellenberg's WebsiteJordan Ellenberg on TwitterJordan Ellenberg on FacebookHis Work:Articles on SlateJordan Ellenberg on Google ScholarHow Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical ThinkingShape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything ElseThe Grasshopper King

Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, talks about his book "The Emperor's New Clothes". Lexman discusses the mathematical underpinnings of the story and their implications for society.

In this episode, Lexman interviews Jordan Ellenberg, a philosopher and mathematician who studies cinchonizations and exemplifiers. They discuss the difference between the two concepts and how they operate in the world. Ellenberg also touches on semiotician David Keighley's work on boomerangs and how they are used as exemplifiers.

Jordan Ellenberg talks about jobbing and the Malabo peel in this interview with Lexman Artificial. He discusses the different moods that can occur when travelling to the West African country, and how to cope with them.

Jordan Ellenberg, author of The Age of Cryptocurrency, joins Lexman to discuss the rise of coparcenery, the art of collecting dice, and whether or not they're actually a good investment.

In this episode of Lexman Artificial, the guest is Jordan Ellenberg, a mathematician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They discuss the spirality of the universe, laconisms, and the joys of being a mathematician.

Hello Wisconsin it is 7:01pm you are listening to the Perpetual Notion Machine on WORT 89.9 FM Madison. I'm your host Emily Morris. On tonight's episode of PNM I'm taking […] The post If you know two geometers they're Jordan Ellenberg and Euclid appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

In his latest book, Shape, mathematician Jordan Ellenberg reveals the geometry lurking beneath history, democracy, biology, and everything else. He argues geometry is a way of thinking, a method of reasoning and argument, and a system for making sense of the world.

In this episode you will hear:   (15:20) Mark and Dave discuss a Washington Post March 23rd, 2022 article by Wisconsin math professor Jordan Ellenberg, entitled, “Did Columbia game US News college rankings”. The article describes the research math professor at Columbia, Michael Thaddeus has done to expose how the data Columbia presented to US News was erroneous to such a level that it cannot be seen as an innocent mistake. He describes how Columbia moved from 18th to 2nd in the USNWR rankings. Mark and Dave discuss why this data fabrication happens all too often but they save most of their fire for exposing how preposterous the rankings are.     (40:12) Question from a listener-   If you like our article discussions, you will get a double dose in episode 222. Our question from a listener asks Lisa what she thinks of Derek Thompson, article in the Atlantic entitled, “Why American teens are so sad”. Mark describes the introductory content of the article and then he asks Lisa for feedback point by point. This is such an important topic that Lisa will take 25 minutes this week and 25 minutes next week to go into details about the four main points that the article makes. If you want to read the article, here is the link:     (01:11:10) Our Interview is with Dr. Roger Parrott, the President of Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi   Topic "What are the Major Trends Impacting Higher Education" Part 1 of 2   (01:25:50) Our recommended resource for episode 222 is the “Go to College Learning Differences college fair that occurs on Wednesday, May 4th from 11-1 pm and again on May 4th from 6:30-8:30. Here is a link to register:   (01:38:05) Our College Spotlight looks at, “Understanding The University of Illinois Chicago, aka UIC. This is part 1 of 2.       To sign up to receive Your College-Bound Kid PLUS, our free quarterly admissions deep-dive, delivered directly to your email four times a year, just go to yourcollegeboundkid.com, and you will see the sign up on the right side of the page under “the Listen to our podcast icons”   Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admission news,  and updates about the podcast before they go live. You can ask questions on Twitter that he will answer them on the podcast. Mark will also share additional hot topics in the news and breaking news on this Twitter feed:   https://twitter.com/YCBKpodcast   To access our transcripts, click: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/transcripts/ Find the specific episode transcripts for the one you want to search and click the link Find the magnifying glass icon in blue (search feature) and click it Enter whatever word you want to search. I.e. Loans Every word in that episode when the words loans are used, will be highlighted in yellow with a timestamps Click the word highlighted in yellow and the player will play the episode from that starting point You can also download the entire podcast as a transcript   We would be honored if you will pass this podcast episode on to others who you feel will benefit from the content in YCBK.   Please subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us move up in Apple's search feature so others can find our podcast.   Don't forget to send your questions related to any and every facet of the college process to: questions@yourcollegeboundkid.com.   If you enjoy our podcast, would you please do us a favor and share our podcast both verbally and on social media? We would be most grateful!   If you want to help more people find Your College-Bound Kid, please make sure you subscribe to our podcast. You will also get instant notifications as soon as each episode goes live.   Check out the college admissions books Mark recommends:   Check out the college websites Mark recommends:   If you want to have some input about what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our Podcast survey; here is the link:   If you want a college consultation with Mark or Lisa, just text Mark at 404-664-4340 or email Lisa at lisa@schoolmatch4u.com. All they ask is that you review their services on their website before the complimentary session. Their counseling website is: https://schoolmatch4u.com/

This one's for all the adults out there who are like “hmmm maybe it's not too late to learn a little math…”! On today's episode Vanessa talks to journalist A.K. Whitney, who went back to school at 38 to learn math and chronicled it in Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, and her own podcast/website delightfully titled “The Mathochism Project”. She is basically the definition of overcoming math trauma and making it less of a stigma - but how did she do it? Why don't more people do it? And how can we make math less traumatic for women and girls?About A.K.A.K. Whitney is a journalist with 25 years of experience in print and online. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan and more. She was a regular contributor to Noodle, an educational website, writing mostly about society's fraught relationship with math, which is the subject of her website, The Mathochism Project.Show notes:A.K.'s article for Cosmopolitan: How I Finally Got Over My Fear of MathA.K's article for The Washington Post: Why did I give up on math? Ask my mom.The Ohio State MOOC calculus course that A.K. recommendsAn article about “the cult of genius” from the mathematician, Jordan Ellenberg, who coined the termThe CBC article explaining why saying “it's not rocket science” isn't fair to other professionsConnect with us:A.K. Whitney: (Twitter)The Mathochism Project: (Twitter, Website)Vanessa Vakharia: @themathguru (Insta, Twitter, TikTok)Math Therapy: @maththerapy (Twitter)

Javier Leiva from Pretend did a podcast with me!!!!  Like what you hear?  Become a patron of the arts for as little as $2 a month!   Or buy the book or some merch.   We teach each other about: 03:10 a pig in a poke 06:30 salting a mine 10:00 melon drop 14:50 vanity awards 21:55 Baltimore stock-broker 25:00 fake casting agents Plus learn the three most interesting things about me! Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter,  or Instagram. Sponsors: Sly Fox Trivia, Sambucol Pig in a Poke (Cat in a bag) Have you ever heard the expression “a pig in a poke” or “don't let the cat out of the bag?” You might be surprised at the origins of this cliche. A pig in a poke is a thing that is bought without first being inspected, and thus of unknown authenticity or quality. The idiom is attested in 1555 in the writings of John Haywood: I wyll neuer bye the pyg in the poke, Thers many a foule pyg in a feyre cloke. A "poke," I should explain, is a bag, so you can't actually see the pig. How it would work… But the piglet would often turn out to be a bundle of rags or some inanimate object that gve the huckster away, so they shifted tack to stuffing stray cats in the poke so there were be movement. When the buyer opened the bag after the con man has absconded with their money, they would let hte cat out of the bag, which is where we get that expression which means to reveal a secret, though it's usually used in a positive context. Idioms in other cultures: Italian comprare a scatola chiusa to buy in a sealed box Catalan Donar/Prendre gat per llebre to give/to take cat instead of hare Chinese 隔山买老牛 buy a cow over there in another mountain Maltese xtara l-ħut fil-baħar to buy fish in the sea   Salting Salting a gold mine How do you make a worthless mine a little more valuable? Take a shotgun, stuff it with gold dust, blast the walls, and bedazzle it with gold. That's precisely what some Mine owners would do to turn a profit. But I can imagine that this confidence trick can only last for so long. Some buyers would ask to blast the mine before the sale's closing. The huckster seller would sometimes stuff gold in the stick of dynamite. After the explosion, the mine shimmered with gold. — Source 1871 was the year of the Great Diamond Hoax. Two cousins named Philip Arnold and John Slack returned to San Francisco with a bag full of diamonds. As a result, salivating investors wanted to know where they found the gems. So then, the cousins led the group of investors on a four-day goose chase through the wilderness until they finally arrived at a vast field with brilliant gems. Cha-ching! But when geologists studied the diamonds, they quickly discovered that this diamond-filled field was an elaborate con. It turns out the cousins purchased chat diamonds for about $35,000 and scattered them around the ground. Salting the tip jar Have you ever noticed the jar full of money at your favorite coffee shop or on the bar counter? Do you feel like a jerk when you don't drop in a few dollars or coins? This technique of "salting the tip jar" works almost every time. Psychologists call it "social proof." It turns out that humans want to mimic what other people do. For example, when someone claps, others clap too. And you even reluctantly stand during "the wave" at a baseball game. Social proof is used in advertising all the time. Nine out of ten dentists can't be wrong, right? Melon Drop Melon drop The mechanics of the melon drop scam are pretty simple, but it does require one specific thing: foreign tourists, specifically Japanese ones. This is because melons in Japan tend to be very expensive, sometimes costing upward of $60 USD, far more pricey than they are in the States. Presumably in the days before the internet put the sum of all human information in our pockets, hustling New York con men decided they could use this information to their advantage by pulling a fast one on Japanese visitors. According to Ask Men, the scam works like this: First, acquire a watermelon for the low price of a couple bucks here in the U.S. of A. Step two, carry the melon around until you find your mark. Then, bump into them, drop the watermelon, so it shatters, blame them for the collision, and finally demand they pay up to the exorbitant tune of up to $100 to compensate you for your broken, "expensive" produce. Although skeptics may say the melon drop scam might be a myth, at least some version of this scam is still alive and well in New York City. According to some Reddit users, NYC scammers are still pulling off the melon drop hustle, only the updated version involves expensive booze and targets anyone, not just foreign tourists. But the mechanics are pretty much the same. "That still happens in some parts of NYC with expensive liquor like Hennessy, for example. They bump into you and drop and break a bottle with water and try to guilt you into paying them back. You know when you're in the right or wrong. If you're in the right, just walk away fast," advised one Reddit user. Others shared stories of similar encounters, while still more people said they had experienced the same basic scam, only with expensive sunglasses instead of alcohol or fruit. So although some may say the melon drop is just a New York City myth, like the alligators in the sewers or the mole people, others are well aware that it is best to keep an eye out for any shifty looking strangers carrying fruit or fancy-looking bottles.   Baltimore stockbroker / Psychic Sports Picks The Baltimore stockbroker scam relies on mass-mailing or emailing. The scammer begins with a large pool of marks, numbering ideally a power of two such as 1024. The scammer divides the pool into two halves, and sends all the members of each half a prediction about the future outcome of an event with a binary outcome (such as a stock price rising or falling, or the win/loss outcome of a sporting event). One half receives a prediction that the stock price will rise (or a team will win, etc.), and the other half receives the opposite prediction. After the event occurs, the scammer repeats the process with the group that received a correct prediction, again dividing the group in half and sending each half new predictions. After several iterations, the "surviving" group of marks has received a remarkable sequence of correct predictions, whereupon the scammer then offers these marks another prediction, this time for a fee. The next prediction is, of course, no better than a random guess, but the previous record of success makes it seem to the mark to be a prediction worth great value. For gambling propositions with more than two outcomes, for example in horse racing, the scammer begins with a pool of marks with number equal to a power of the number of outcomes. The scam relies on selection bias (the selection of individuals, groups, or data for analysis in such a way that proper randomization is not achieved, thereby failing to ensure that the sample obtained is representative of the population intended to be analyzed), and more specifically survivorship bias (concentrating on the people or things that made it past some selection process and overlooking those that did not) and is similar to publication bias (a type of bias that occurs in published academic research. It occurs when the outcome of an experiment or research study influences the decision whether to publish or otherwise distribute it). This particular scam received its name as a result of Frank Deford's book "Cut N' Run", where a stockbroker in Baltimore goes to several different bars and predicts the outcome of the upcoming Johnny Unitas-era Baltimore Colts' next game. Several authors mention the scam: Daniel C. Dennett in Elbow Room (where he calls it the touting pyramid); David Hand in The Improbability Principle; and Jordan Ellenberg in How Not to Be Wrong. Ellenberg reports often hearing of the scam told as an illustrative parable, but he could not find a real-world example of anyone carrying it out as an actual scam. The closest he found was when illusionist Derren Brown presented it in his television special The System in 2008. Brown's intent was merely to convince his mark that he had a foolproof horse race betting system rather than to scam the mark out of money. However, Ellenberg goes on to describe how investment firms do something similar by starting many in-house investment funds, and closing the funds that show the lowest returns before offering the surviving funds (with their record of high returns) for sale to the public. The selection bias inherent in the surviving funds makes them unlikely to sustain their previous high returns.   Vanity publications and awards schemes Do you want to be famous and successful? It's easy. All you have to do is hand over your money. But unfortunately, scammers and con artists have cooked up schemes to pray on your vanity and need for acceptance and recognition throughout history. Vanity press Trying to get your book published can seem impossible. But there's a sure-fire way of getting your book out there. Scammers know that desperate writers will do almost anything to get their books printed. Vanity publishers make their money from publishers, not readers purchasing books. Therefore, they have no financial interest in promoting the book, leaving the author with a financial burden. 2022 Golden Globes controversy Vanity awards are pay-to-play awards given to the highest bidder. Did you know that NBC dropped the Golden Globes broadcast in 2022? Instead, the awards results were posted live on Twitter. Not only is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association accused of not having a single black voter, but they're also accused of taking bribes from studios, production companies, and publicists. Winning a Golden Globe award can equate millions of dollars in box office earnings and elevate an actor's career. Since the scandal broke out, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced new rules and added new members of color. — source Fake casting agent scam A well-connected casting director or agent can instantly make you a celebrity. However, one thing a casting agent will never do is charge you. Most casting agents make money only when you do—typically about 10%. A casting agent will never guarantee work, they make you take their classes, and they don't really care if you have prior modeling or acting experience. Finally, you should never feel rushed or pressured into doing something you don't feel comfortable with. Does your child want to be a Disney Channel Star? There is no fast track to Hollywood. If you hear or watch an ad that says, "Does your child want to be a Disney Channel Star? Auditions are being held this weekend. Call some number and book your slot."— It's a scam. Most of these so-called agencies charge an exorbitant amount of money and have no affiliation with Disney or Nickelodeon.  

Wherein University of Wisconsin mathematician Jordan Ellenberg spins a yarn and we have to figure out whether it's true! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mathematician and professor Jordan Ellenberg, author of the book “Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else,” speaks with us about the limitations of logic, how math can help us develop mindful skepticism, and why gerrymandering is no longer visible to the naked eye.

Wherein we are joined by University of Wisconsin math professor Jordan Ellenberg, author of "Shape"—who only recently learned that he can own a kangaroo without a permit in his state. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Madison authors, topics, book events and publishersIt's the most wonderful time of the year, time for the Wisconsin Book Festival, 28 events this week alone, both in-person and online, and Stu Levitan welcomes one of the featured presenters, and one of the brightest stars in the firmament that is the University of Wisconsin faculty, Professor Jordan Ellenberg, to discuss his NYTimes best-seller, Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else. Prof. Ellenberg will be appearing this Saturday at 3 o'clock at the Discovery Building, 330 N Orchard St., so Stu thought it would be a good idea to dial up an encore presentation of our conversation from this past July.As coined by the ancient Greeks, “geometry” literally means “measuring the world,” and the world which Jordan Ellenberg measures in Shape is wide and far-flung indeed. Gerrymandering, the tv show Survivor, Abraham Lincoln, pandemics and flitting mosquitoes, artificial intelligence, even an answer to the question ‘how many holes in a straw'? And it's an accessible world – yes, there are symbols and equations, and you're welcome to have pad and paper with you as you read, but the book is mainly a narrative built on stories and people.Jordan Ellenberg was not a late-bloomer. The son of two biostatisticians, he taught himself to read at age two by watching Sesame Street, he was competing in high school math competitions while in the fourth grade, and four years later he was taking honors calculus at the University of Maryland. At 17, he beat out 400,000 North American high school students to win the USA Mathematical Olympiad, and over a 3-year period took two golds and a silver at the International Mathematical Olympiad.He took his BA and Ph D at Harvard, with a masters from Johns Hopkins in creative writing in between, then started his academic career at Princeton. He came to the University of Wisconsin in 2005, made full professor in 2011, was named a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in 2014 and since 2015 has been the John D MacArthur Professor of Mathematics.His previous books include How Not To Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking in 2014 and the novel The Grasshopper King. He also has a credited cameo in the 2017 movie Gifted in the role of math professor, giving him a Kevin Bacon degree of separation of two and making him one of the extraordinarily small and select group of people with an Erdos/Bacon number. He maintains a blog Quomodocumque.wordpress.com and tweets at JSEllenberg. It is a great pleasure to welcome to MBB Professor Jordan Ellenberg.

It's the most wonderful time of the year, time for the Wisconsin Book Festival, and Stu Levitan welcomes one of the featured presenters, University of Wisconsin Professor Chad Alan Goldberg, editor of an important new volume Education for Democracy: Renewing the Wisconsin Idea, from our very good friends at the University of Wisconsin Press. Prof. Goldberg will be giving talk on his book live and in-person at the Madison Central Library on Saturday October 23, so Stu thought it would be a good idea to dial up an encore presentation of their conversation from this past March. And by the way, Stu's show next week will feature another UW professor giving an in-person presentation on the 23rd, Prof. Jordan Ellenberg, talking about his best-seller, Shape.According to Wisconsin statute 36.01(2), the mission of the university of Wisconsin system is “to develop human resources, to discover and disseminate knowledge, to extend knowledge and its application beyond the boundaries of its campuses and to serve and stimulate society by developing in students heightened intellectual, cultural and humane sensitivities, scientific, professional and technological expertise and a sense of purpose. Inherent in this broad mission are methods of instruction, research, extended training and public service designed to educate people and improve the human condition. Basic to every purpose of the system is the search for truth.”But not everyone agrees with that mission – especially the parts of public service, improving the human condition, and searching for truth. And over the years some people in high places have sought to change that mission in fundamental ways, even destroy it outright. Leaving us with some very important questions.What is the role of the public university in a democratic society? Specifically, what is the role of the University of Wisconsin in the democratic, pluralistic society of the 21st century? And, harking back to the words of UW President Charles Van Hise from 1905, does the beneficent influence of the university continue to reach every family in the state? If not, how do we ensure that it once again does?These are the questions Chad Alan Goldberg asks in Education for Democracy, questions he and his 11 contributors answer by examining how and why the Wisconsin Idea was born, expanded, honored – and then threatened and diminished. And they explain why it must be renewed, and suggest how to do so.The list of those contributors is quite a collection of scholars and analysts, including Prof. Katherine Cramer, author of The Politics of Resentment, environmental historian and biographer of Aldo Leopold Curt Meine, our friend, repeat guest and LGBTQ historian Dick Wagner, Wisconsin Public Radio's Emily Auerbach, and several other distinguished professors, both from the UW and elsewhere.Prof. Goldberg is very well-equipped to edit this volume, which is based on an outreach course on the Wisconsin Idea which he helped organize in 2016, and which he still teaches as Professor of Sociology. And It was Prof Goldberg who in May 2016 wrote the resolution — which the Faculty Senate adopted — expressing no confidence in the commitment by then-president Ray Cross and the Board of Regents to defend the Wisconsin Idea, which was under attack by Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican legislature.Prof. Goldberg's previous books include Modernity and the Jews in Western Social Thought and Citizens and Paupers: Relief, Rights, and Race, from the Freedmen's Bureau to Workfare. He is also affiliated with the Center for German and European Studies, the George l. Mosse/Laurence A. Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies and the GAM program in History, all here at the UW Madison.And on a personal note, Chad and Stu are both graduates of a small school now known as New College, the Honors College of Florida, where their respective graduating classes were smaller than the class roster of his Survey of Sociology course.Thankfully, Ray Cross and Scott Walker are both gone, and Professor Chad Alan Goldberg is still here. It was a pleasure to welcome him to Madison Bookbeat.

The GRID welcomes best-selling author, mathematician and professor Jordan Ellenberg, author of the new book, Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy and Everything Else. He is also the best-selling author of How Not to Be Wrong, a Math Olympian and a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Though Jordan is... The post The Grid 058 ft. Jordan Ellenberg – Five-Deuce Offsuit appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Wherein Kate and Ben talk to two academics--a law professor at Yale and a mathematician at the University of Wisconsin--about how the pandemic has changed the future of higher education. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On this week's Tech Nation, University of Wisconsin math professor JORDAN ELLENBERG, whom you might know from his earlier book, “How Not To Be Wrong”. He talks about “Shape … The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else.” Then MARCIO SOUZA, the President and CEO of Praxis Precision Medicines, describes their research drug modulating GABA, a key neurotransmitter in the brain, and its potential to treat depression, essential tremor, and other conditions.

Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematician and author of the new book "Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else". He shares how mathematical thinking can help make elections more fair and how we can use math to better plan for pandemics. Mentioned formula: Infected tomorrow = Infected today + (0.2) x infected (today) x Susceptible(today)/Total population – (0.1) x Infected (today) https://people.math.wisc.edu/~ellenber/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE MATHICAL BOOK PRIZE An annual show we do honOring the  books out there that include Mathematics as part of the Text and pictures...not textbooks....but childeren's books, fiction etc. Fun and good thoughtS with Dr Jordan Ellenberg and Kirsten Bohl of The National Mathematics Research Institute

THE MATHICAL BOOK PRIZE An annual show we do honOring the  books out there that include Mathematics as part of the Text and pictures...not textbooks....but childeren's books, fiction etc. Fun and good thoughtS with Dr Jordan Ellenberg and Kirsten Bohl of The National Mathematics Research Institute

"The point of math isn't solving problems," Jordan Ellenberg told me, "it's understanding stuff." And all too often these days we're misunderstanding stuff, even if we have more numbers than ever to work with. Jordan and I discussed some of the mathematical muddles we get into in politics, economics, finance and scientific research and how we can do better. He's a professor of math at the University of Wisconsin and the author of the acclaimed new book "How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking."