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Back to SearchEpisode 57 – Aryabhata – From hero to zero
Episode 58
The Gupta Empire reaches its scientific zenith as we meet one of the greatest mathematicians of Late Antiquity.
Aryabhata (476–550 CE) helped transfo…
11 hours ago
Episode 57 - Yavanesvara - The Lord of the Greeks
Episode 57
The Silk Road carried spices, gemstones, ideas... and, occasionally, trigonometry.
In this episode of The Mathematicians Podcast, we follow the myste…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Episode 56 - Pingala - Beats us up
Episode 56
Episode 42: Pingala – The Poet of Binary
Why is a 2nd-century BCE Indian grammarian being featured on a mathematics podcast? Because centuries before…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 55 - Injective - Thomas K Briggs - On The Mathematicians' Library
Episode 55
In this special book club episode of 'The Mathematicians Podcast', I sit down with author, maths communicator, and museum learning consultant, Thomas…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 54 - Umaswati - Mind the Gap
Episode 54
In this episode of The Mathematicians Podcast, I am jumping ahead 800 years and travelling 5,000 km back to India to pick up the threads of a fascina…
3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 53 - Nabu-rimanni & Kidinu - Systematically Speaking
Episode 53
When is an approximation "good enough"? This week on The Mathematicians Podcast, host Benjamin Cornish opens the doors to his gem and fossil shop to…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 52 - Apastamba - What He Said.
Episode 52
Episode 52 of The Mathematicians Podcast, takes us deep into the world of ancient Indian mathematics with a focus on Apastamba and his contributions …
5 months ago
Episode 51 - Baudhayana - Back to 1 square
Episode 51
In this episode a journey back to 800 BCE to explore the life and work of Baudhayana, one of the earliest known mathematicians from the Indian tradit…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 50 - Alcuin of York - A wolf, a Goat and a Cabbage
Episode 50
How do you get a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage across a river without turning the boat into a buffet? Welcome to the Season 1 Finale of The Mathematici…
7 months ago
Episode 49 - Bede - Just in Time
Episode 49
Was Bede a mathematician? Well, he certainly made history count. Join Benjamin Cornish for a trip to Northumbria (which is definitely in England) to …
7 months, 1 week ago