I had a lot of fun with my recent interview with astrophysicist Ethan Siegel, who provided much insight into many things scientific and sociological. Our 3 hour conversation got divided into three videos: a main one on dark matter https://youtu.be/2Wa5XPa1Flg and two separate discussions on Ethan's criticisms of Brian Keating's book Losing the Nobel Prize … Continue reading Ethan Siegel at the Cartesian Cafe: Dark Matter, Losing the Nobel Prize, and Theories of Everything

I had a very nice discussion with Alex Kontorovich on circle packings, a subject that isn't covered in the standard curriculum of a mathematician's training. I'm glad we talked about it because it's one of those subjects that has its origins in the most basic concepts in mathematics and yet continues to be a source … Continue reading Alex Kontorovich at The Cartesian Cafe

It was a productive holiday break for me. I launched my Patreon account for my podcast The Cartesian Cafe to enable fans to get additional benefits should they want to support the endeavor. One notable feature I'd like to give a shout out to is being able to provide content requests before episode recordings. Given … Continue reading Patreon Started and Greg Yang Episode Release