I recently recorded a nearly 4 hour long conversation with theoretical computer scientist Scott Aaronson, a leading figure in quantum computing and also a famed blogger. We spent most (a lot!) of the time talking about quantum computing, complexity theory, and quantum supremacy, but during the biographical introduction we had a long digression about what … Continue reading Scott Aaronson: Quantum Computing and Theories of Everything

You've seen the quadratic formula but did you know there is no quintic formula for solving degree 5 polynomials? Join me in learning why this classical result is true at the Cartesian Cafe with the one and only Grant Sanderson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaW30_f2on0 Grant Sanderson is a mathematician who is the author of the YouTube channel “3Blue1Brown”, … Continue reading Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown): Unsolvability of the Quintic

It's been a busy past few weeks. My podcast The Cartesian Cafe, previously only available on YouTube, is now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Please leave a rating and review if you enjoy the show. And just yesterday, my most recent episode with John Baez was just released. At 3 hours, it's my longest … Continue reading John Baez: The Algebra of Grand Unified Theories