The Joy of x

26 Episodes

1. Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons

   Published: 5/17/2021
2. Charlie Marcus Knows That Quantum Facts Aren’t Complicated

   Published: 5/10/2021
3. Amie Wilkinson Sees the Dynamic Chaos in Puff Pastry

   Published: 5/3/2021
4. Emery Brown and the Truth About Anesthesia

   Published: 4/26/2021
5. Melanie Mitchell Takes AI Research Back to Its Roots

   Published: 4/19/2021
6. Trachette Jackson Fights Cancer With Math

   Published: 4/12/2021
7. Rediet Abebe on Using Algorithms for Social Justice

   Published: 4/5/2021
8. Federico Ardila on Math, Music and the Space of Possibilities

   Published: 3/29/2021
9. Sharon Glotzer’s Deep Curiosity About Order From Chaos

   Published: 3/22/2021
10. Frank Wilczek on the Strong Force, Quarks and Dark Matter

    Published: 3/15/2021
11. Bonnie Bassler on Talkative Bacteria and Eavesdropping Viruses

    Published: 3/8/2021
12. Neil Shubin on Tiktaalik, Ballistic Tongues and Evolution

    Published: 3/2/2021
13. Podcast Preview: The Joy of x, Season Two

    Published: 2/23/2021
14. Moon Duchin on Fair Voting and Random Walks

    Published: 4/7/2020
15. Brian Keating’s Quest for the Origin of the Universe

    Published: 3/31/2020
16. Rebecca Goldin and Brian Nosek on Hard Truths in Math and Psychology

    Published: 3/24/2020
17. Cori Bargmann on the Genetics of Transparent Worms, Supertasters and Cancer

    Published: 3/17/2020
18. Tadashi Tokieda's Special Kind of Magic

    Published: 3/10/2020
19. Janna Levin on Seeing and Hearing Black Holes

    Published: 3/3/2020
20. John Urschel: From NFL Player to Mathematician

    Published: 2/25/2020