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Math! Science! History! Podcast
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We are the podcast Math! Science! History! and we bring the rich history of our discoveries and explorations to you! Hosted by Gabrielle Birchak and powered by coffee. Lots of coffee.
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We are excited to announce today's special episode! Theoretical Physicist Dr. Ronald Mallett on the physics of time travel, frame dragging, and the love that started it all.

Hear how one physicist turned grief into groundbreaking theory.
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#TimeTravel
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We are excited to announce today's special episode! Theoretical Physicist Dr. Ronald Mallett on the physics of time travel, frame dragging, and the love that started it all.

Hear how one physicist turned grief into groundbreaking theory.
🎧 mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com/turning-grie...

#TimeTravel
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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In case you missed our show on ocean conservation, I talk about the importance of protecting our oceans!
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FLASHCARDS! Protecting Our Oceans
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November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Some engineers bless machines by walking in. Others (like Wolfgang Pauli) cursed them by proximity.
This week on Math! Science! History! >>> 3 tales of science, superstition, and the ghosts in our machines. Listen here: mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com/haunted-mach...

#Halloween #MathScienceHistory
Math Science History with Gabrielle Birchak
Step into the laboratory at Math! Science! History! where time bends, ideas spark, equations echo, and the past hums with the electricity of what’s to come. Each week, Gabrielle Birchak lights the…
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October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Every minute, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic enters our oceans. Our latest Flashcard Friday episode of Math! Science! History! explorse how small, daily choices help protect coral reefs and marine life.
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#SaveOurOceans #MathScienceHistory
Math Science History with Gabrielle Birchak: FLASHCARDS! Conserving Our Oceans
In this Flashcard Friday episode of Math! Science! History!, Gabrielle explores how everyday choices can make a real difference for our oceans. From reducing single-use plastics to supporting…
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October 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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NASA’s JPL lays off 550 employees. NASA's 2024 FY Budget was less than .5%. These cuts are concerning, unconscionable, and so unnecessary.
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NASA’s JPL lays off 550 employees
NASA JPL layoffs cut 550 jobs in reorganization, impacting space missions. Director Dave Gallagher says it is unrelated to the shutdown.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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In an era when public discourse feels more polarized than ever, even professors face limits on what they can say. This article takes a closer look at how the First Amendment applies, and where it doesn’t
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What the First Amendment doesn’t protect when it comes to professors speaking out on politics
American colleges and universities have traditionally encouraged free speech. Recent dismissals of professors are eroding their commitment to this core mission.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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In 1776, math and science didn’t just save lives, they saved a revolution.
Learn how smallpox inoculation shaped history in this week’s Flashcards Friday episode.
#MathScienceHistory

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Math Science History with Gabrielle Birchak
Step into the laboratory at Math! Science! History! where time bends, ideas spark, equations echo, and the past hums with the electricity of what’s to come. Each week, Gabrielle Birchak lights the…
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October 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Origami meets quantum physics! Scientists just proved that paper-folding patterns hold the key to solving a major amplituhedron puzzle in particle theory.
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Origami Patterns Solve a Major Physics Riddle | Quanta Magazine
The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Rogue planet’s record growth spurt of 6 billion tonnes per second
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Rogue planet's record growth spurt of 6 billion tonnes per second
Astronomers have witnessed a planet 620 light-years away eat up nearby gas and dust at a rate of 6 billion tonnes a second, the fastest growth rate ever
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October 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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In today’s episode of Math! Science! History!, Gabrielle interviews Dr. Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Director of Research at the Massachusetts Historical Society, to uncover the hidden battle against smallpox during the Revolution. Thank you @mhs1791.bsky.social

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October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Albert Einstein moved to the United States on October 17, 1933.

Two weeks later was Halloween.

When a group of girl trick-or-treaters knocked on his door that evening, Einstein came to the front porch and played the violin for them:

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#HappyHalloween2025 #ScienceSky
October 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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In today’s episode of Math! Science! History!, Gabrielle interviews Dr. Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Director of Research at the Massachusetts Historical Society, to uncover the hidden battle against smallpox during the Revolution. Thank you @mhs1791.bsky.social

🎙️ Check it out here: buff.ly/Em74B8C
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Tomorrow on Math! Science! History! >>> Before America was a country, Abigail Adams faced a different war: smallpox. In 1776, she gathered her children, entered quarantine, and chose science over fear. Tomorrow, hear her story and the letters that changed history.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Need a distraction tonight? Look up! www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
The first supermoon of 2025 is rising. Here's when you should look up.
October's Harvest Moon will also be a supermoon. Here's what to know.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has created a cosmic map of unprecedented scale. Its newly published findings, combined with those from other observations, suggest that dark energy changes over time.
Rethinking Our Place in the Universe
The new map of the Universe’s expansion history released by the DESI Collaboration offers hints at a breakdown of the standard model of cosmology.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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New episode this weekend, start of the Johannes Kepler story!

(Posting this so I actually have to finish it).
September 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Stunning 12,000-year-old rock art emerges in Saudi Arabia - “These representations are now potentially contemporary with the peak of cave art in Western Europe.”
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Stunning 12,000-year-old rock art emerges in Saudi Arabia
The engravings of life-size camels and donkeys on the side of a mountain were later found to have been created between 11,400 and 12,800 years ago.
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October 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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🎙️ Tune in to today's Flashcard Friday episode to discover the physics you’re already using, and never look at coffee spills, car rides, or even your smartphone the same way again! #MathScienceHistory #podcast #math #science #history

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Math Science History with Gabrielle Birchak
Step into the laboratory at Math! Science! History! where time bends, ideas spark, equations echo, and the past hums with the electricity of what’s to come. Each week, Gabrielle Birchak lights the…
mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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So... it looks like hamsters will soon be in our feed. Visit us at MathScienceHistory.com
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Anybody else visit Wikimedia to look up "physicist A.K. Geim" only to follow up your search with "hamster?"
October 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Can Music Make Your Food Taste Better?
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Can Music Make Your Food Taste Better?
Spice up your meals with some sonic seasoning.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Webb captures the first direct evidence of a moon-forming disk around an exoplanet, this shows a carbon rich chemistry around CT Cha b and offering a window into how moons (and planets) take shape.
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NASA's Webb Telescope Studies Moon-Forming Disk Around Massive Planet - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential moon-forming disk
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October 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Behind every equation is a human mind. This week, we explore Ludwig Boltzmann’s genius, his struggles, and the math that changed how we see time itself. #MathScienceHistory #Podcast

Listen to it on today's podcast: mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com/ludwig-boltz...
September 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Gene therapy slowed Huntington's decline by up to 75% in early trials– which is a massive milestone proving RNA-based approaches, like microRNA and mRNA, can rewrite disease, not just symptoms!

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Huntington's progression slowed by experimental gene therapy
An experimental gene therapy slowed Huntington’s by up to 75 percent in a small clinical trial. While not a cure, it may give patients longer lives.
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September 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Check out this article on how new mathematics is reviving geometry’s oldest, unsolved puzzles and reshaping what we thought was possible.

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New Math Revives Geometry’s Oldest Problems | Quanta Magazine
Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very beginning of mathematics.
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September 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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He made time stand still! Ahmed Zewail captured chemical reactions in quadrillionths of a second, unlocking a new era of science. #MathScienceHistory 🔗 Listen to New Flashcards Friday: Capturing Chemistry in a Flash! Here: mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com/flashcards-a...
September 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM