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Math-Life Balance

Mura Yakerson
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Math Outreach
Langlands Program
Storytelling
Parallel
Representation Theory
Geometric Group Theory
Visualizations In Mathematics
Visualization In Mathematics
Writing
Children's Books
Dynamical Systems
3blue1brown
Algebraic K-Theory
Topological Spaces
Prime Numbers
Mathematical Communication
Fringe Festival
Psychology

The official podcast version of Mura Yakerson's YouTube channel Math-Life Balance. What Mura has to say about the content: "In this [podcast] I post my non-professional interviews with professional mathematicians. I ask my colleagues about their personal experience in math, their struggles and lifehacks. I hope that this shared experience would be helpful for other people in the math community, es... more

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Richard is a math professor at Brown University as well as an author of very funny books about math for kids! Enjoy learning about Richard and his adventures in the world of math and art :)

Richard's webpage: www.math.brown.edu/reschwar/

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Jordan is a mathematician as well as an author of popular books about mathematics, with great sense of humour. And this interview goes as wild as the picture of the interviewee on his webpage!

Jordan's webpage: people.math.wisc.edu/~ellenbe... more

Steven Strogatz, who works at Cornell University, is a well-known math popularizer and the first applied mathematician on Mura's channel. Enjoy their chat about unexpected applications of math, befogged communication amongst mathematicians and what n... more

Enjoy the interview with Dennis Gaitsgory, who thinks about questions deeply yet answers lightly! Jokes included :)

Dennis webpage: people.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/gaitsgde/

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Jordan Ellenberg
Mathematician at the University of Wisconsin and author of several popular mathematics books.
University of Wisconsin
Episode: Interview with Jordan Ellenberg
Steven Strogatz
Mathematician at Cornell University and popularizer of mathematics
Cornell University
Episode: Interview with Steven Strogatz
Dennis Gaitsgory
Professor at Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, working on the Langlands program.
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics
Episode: Interview with Dennis Gaitsgory
David Kazhdan
Professor at the Einstein Institute of Mathematics specializing in representation theory
Einstein Institute of Mathematics
Episode: Dennis Gaitsgory and Mura interview David Kazhdan

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Mura Yakerson
Host of the series, focusing on topical interviews with professional mathematicians about their experiences.

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Interview with Jordan Ellenberg
Q: How do you overcome the assumption that math is boring?
Jordan believes that it's a misconception, noting that math can be very interesting and that many people are excited to engage with it, especially when it's presented in a relatable way.
Interview with Jordan Ellenberg
Q: Could you tell about your experience studying fiction writing?
Jordan discusses how studying fiction writing gave him confidence as a writer, helped him appreciate narrative structure, and revealed to him his deep-seated love for mathematics.
Interview with Steven Strogatz
Q: How do you find confidence to write a book?
I think of my own reactions to thrilling writing, trying to emulate those authors who made an impression on me and applying their techniques in my own work.
Interview with Steven Strogatz
Q: How do you think one could change realistically this writing culture?
We need better feedback loops and rewards for those giving good, broad talks that are accessible to all, such as praising good colloquia when they happen.
Interview with Steven Strogatz
Q: So, what do you think, wish they did better?
It helps if you can give the audience a question that is a motivating question for the subject, spending enough time helping them to love the question before discussing the solution.

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