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Can Math Make You Win? Gambler's Ruin, & Bingo Paradoxes with Arthur Benjamin
Oct 7, 2026
37m 11s
Math Trauma vs. Math Anxiety: What's Actually Holding You Back?
Sep 30, 2026
41m 34s
Forecasting Explained: How Prediction Markets Beat Experts
Sep 9, 2026
43m 13s
What Actually Makes Something Alive? with Melanie Challenger
Aug 19, 2026
48m 46s
Why Uncertainty Is Science's Greatest Strength with Stuart Firestein
Aug 6, 2026
43m 04s
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- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Mathematics#325K to 158K
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- 🇨🇦Canada · Mathematics#511K to 68K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/7/26 |  Can Math Make You Win? Gambler's Ruin, & Bingo Paradoxes with Arthur Benjamin | Mathematician, mental-math performer, and backgammon grandmaster Arthur Benjamin joins Noah and Autumn to talk about his book How to Win. Together they explore what mathematics knows about winning that human intuition gets wrong: coincidences, the birthday paradox, gambler's ruin, and why the house wins even when you reach your goal more than half the time.Timeline:00:00 Can math ruin the fun of games?00:38 Why people play for the challenge, not the answer02:35 Mental arithmetic and the human element03:30 Calculators, AI, and the future of coding05:47 What does math know about winning that intuition gets wrong?06:02 Coincidences and the birthday paradox10:16 Why games are a microcosm for pattern-seeking16:40 What games teach that the classroom doesn't16:52 Gambler's ruin: how to get to the concert20:30 The paradox: why casinos aren't afraid22:30 What does "winning" really mean?23:29 Wordle streaks vs. average guesses27:07 Rubik's Cube, blackjack, and why some games never get old35:38 Does math take the mystery out of games? Follow Arthur Benjamin on his website:(https://www.arthurbenjamin.info/)Subscribe for more on math, AI, technology, and the systems running the world. Follow Breaking Math onSubstack (https://breakingmath.substack.com/)X (https://x.com/breakingmathpod)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/breakingmath.bsky.social)Website (https://www.breakingmath.io/)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod)Follow Noah onInstagram (https://www.instagram.com/profnoahgian/)X (https://x.com/ProfNoahGian)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/profnoahgian.bsky.social)Follow Autumn onX (https://x.com/1autumn_leaf)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/1autumnleaf.bsky.social)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/1autumnleaf/)Substack (https://substack.com/@1autumnleaf)email: [email protected] | 37m 11s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 |  Math Trauma vs. Math Anxiety: What's Actually Holding You Back? | "I'm just not a math person." If you've ever said that about yourself, this episode is for you.Dr. Geillan Aly, author of Compassionate Math, joins Breaking Math to break down the real difference between math anxiety and math trauma — and why mathematics, more than almost any other subject, is uniquely built to make one bad experience feel like permanent proof of failure.In this episode we cover: 00:00 – What is math trauma, and why is it different from anxiety? 02:35 – Why math specifically (vs. history, reading, or other subjects)? 07:28 – Teaching concepts vs. teaching procedures 13:32 – The "sixes" story: a failing student's transformative breakthrough 20:15 – Math anxiety vs. math trauma, explained 28:56 – Whose fault is math trauma — students, teachers, or society? 36:21 – How compassionate math scales beyond the classroom 39:21 – One piece of advice for students, and one for teachersFollow Geillan Aly on her website:(https://www.compassionatemath.com/) Subscribe for more on math, AI, technology, and the systems running the world. Follow Breaking Math onSubstack (https://breakingmath.substack.com/)X (https://x.com/breakingmathpod)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/breakingmath.bsky.social)Website (https://www.breakingmath.io/)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod)Follow Noah onInstagram (https://www.instagram.com/profnoahgian/)X (https://x.com/ProfNoahGian)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/profnoahgian.bsky.social)Follow Autumn onX (https://x.com/1autumn_leaf)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/1autumnleaf.bsky.social)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/1autumnleaf/)Substack (https://substack.com/@1autumnleaf)email: [email protected] | 41m 34s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | forecastingprediction markets+5 | Molly Hickman | Breaking Math PodcastAI+2 | climategeopolitics | forecastingprediction markets+5 | — | 43m 13s | ||
| 8/19/26 | definition of lifepurpose in living beings+5 | Melanie Challenger | Alive | — | lifepurpose+6 | — | 48m 46s | ||
| 8/6/26 | uncertainty in scienceprobability+5 | Stuart Firestein | Columbia University | — | uncertaintyscience+5 | — | 43m 04s | ||
| 7/25/26 | AI educationhuman-AI collaboration+3 | Vivienne Ming | Dungeons & Dragons | — | AIeducation+5 | — | 59m 25s | ||
| 7/10/26 | AI governanceantitrust+4 | Marc Dunkelman | Financial TimesThe Economist+3 | America | AI safetycongestion pricing+3 | — | 44m 02s | ||
| 7/2/26 | journalismmathematical proof+5 | Julia Angwin | Proof NewsWall Street Journal+5 | — | journalismmathematics+7 | — | 52m 49s | ||
| 6/24/26 | mathematicsformal verification+4 | Kevin Hartnett | Quanta Books | — | Leanformal proofs+5 | — | 45m 38s | ||
| 6/10/26 | data sciencesocial justice+4 | Chad Topaz | Breaking MathUnlocking Justice | Rikers Island | data scienceinjustice+5 | — | 40m 06s | ||
| 6/2/26 | AI and employmentautomation+4 | Martin Ford | Breaking MathRise of the Robots | — | AIautomation+5 | — | 44m 24s | ||
| 5/29/26 | radio astronomyspace exploration+4 | Dr. Emma Chapman | Square Kilometre Arraylunar radio telescopes+1 | — | radio wavesAI+5 | — | 47m 03s | ||
| 5/23/26 | AI in mathematicsmathematical conjectures+5 | Daniel Litt | OpenAIErdős Problem | — | AImathematics+6 | — | 29m 38s | ||
| 5/21/26 | addictiondopamine+4 | Maia Szalavitz | Breaking Math Podcast | — | addictiondopamine+5 | — | 50m 15s | ||
| 5/14/26 | statisticsAI+4 | Ron Wasserstein | American Statistical Association | — | statisticsAI+5 | — | 47m 33s | ||
| 5/5/26 | ransomwarecybercrime+5 | Anja Shortland | King’s College LondonDark Screens | — | ransomwarecybercrime+8 | — | 41m 57s | ||
| 4/28/26 | huge numberslimits of human intuition+4 | Richard Elwes | Breaking Math | — | huge numbersexponential growth+5 | — | 56m 37s | ||
| 4/26/26 | AI transformationjob skills+4 | Sheamus McGovern | Open Data Science ConferenceTensorFlow+2 | — | AIjob loss+7 | — | 35m 33s | ||
| 4/15/26 | mathematicsmagic+4 | Matt Baker | Breaking Math Podcast | — | mathmagic+5 | — | 50m 58s | ||
| 4/7/26 | scientific frauddata transparency+4 | Thomas PlümperEric Neumayer | Breaking MathLinkedIn+4 | — | fraud in researchp-values+3 | — | 38m 35s | ||
| 3/27/26 | Women in HistoryAfrican-American history+4 | Dr. Victoria Bateman | — | — | Mary T. Washington WylieCPA+5 | — | 8m 01s | ||
| 3/24/26 | mathematicsAI+5 | Hortensia Soto | Mathematical Association of America | — | mathematicsAI+5 | — | 40m 20s | ||
| 3/20/26 | data visualizationhealthcare reform+3 | Dr. Victoria Bateman | — | — | Florence Nightingaledata-driven reform+5 | — | 12m 55s | ||
| 3/17/26 | gerrymanderingmathematics in politics+4 | Karen Saxe | American Mathematical Society | Washington, D.C. | gerrymanderingmathematics+7 | — | 35m 18s | ||
| 3/13/26 | economicswomen in history+3 | Dr. Victoria Bateman | — | — | Anna Schwartzeconomics+3 | — | 14m 20s | ||
| 3/11/26 | mathematical researchfederal grants+4 | Lauren K. Williams | Harvard UniversityMacArthur Fellowship | — | mathematicsgrants+6 | — | 25m 46s | ||
| 3/6/26 | financial literacywomen empowerment+4 | Dr. Victoria Bateman | Breaking Math PodcastEngland | — | Priscilla Wakefieldfinancial literacy+4 | — | 9m 44s | ||
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Chart history for Breaking Math Podcast
Peaked at #1 in PT, top 10 in 34 of 48 tracked markets, currently #1 in PT.
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Chart Positions
48 placements across 44 markets.
Chart Positions
48 placements across 44 markets.