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It’s been a while since we’ve done a math show. So this hour, some discussion of just what mathematics even is in the first place.

Plus, some news from the world of math: A look at three landmark papers bridging the gap between quantum physics and formal mathematics.

And: the low-dimensional topology of… knitting.

GUESTS:
Sabetta Matsumoto - A theoretical physicist and applied mathematician at Georgia Tech, where she leads The Matsumoto Group studying the geometry of materials
Alec Wilkinson - Staff writer at The New Yorker
Charlie Wood - Contributing writer to Quanta Magazine

It&rsquo;s been a while since we&rsquo;ve done a math show. So this hour, some discussion of just&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/what-is-mathematics">what mathematics even is</a>&nbsp;in the first place.
Plus, some news from the world of math: A look at three landmark papers&nbsp;<a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-prove-2d-version-of-quantum-gravity-really-works-20210617/">bridging the gap between quantum physics and formal mathematics</a>.
And: the low-dimensional topology of&hellip;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-one-physicist-unraveling-mathematics-knitting'">knitting</a>.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Sabetta Matsumoto&nbsp;- A theoretical physicist and applied mathematician at Georgia Tech, where she leads&nbsp;<a href="http://matsumoto.gatech.edu/">The Matsumoto Group</a>&nbsp;studying the geometry of materials</li>
<li>Alec Wilkinson&nbsp;- Staff writer at&nbsp;The New Yorker</li>
<li>Charlie Wood&nbsp;- Contributing writer to&nbsp;Quanta Magazine</li>
</ul>

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The Longest Continuous Human Thought: A Look At Mathematics

We’ve been doing these shows where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing.

This hour, the conversation winds around to crushes on Colin and colonoscopies, leaf blowers, Colchester and the Roman Empire, This Is a Gardening Show with Zach Galifianakis, it books and the book It, home ownership … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.

Music featured (in order):
Valeu a Pena – Gileno Santana
Waiting – Beth Orton
Hang It On the Shelf – Jalen Ngonda
Nothing Is Real – Destin Conrad, Terrace Martin
I Like Pie, I Like Cake (Live) – Catherine Russell Live at Lincoln Center
Six O’Clock News – Brennan Wedl, Waxahatchee
No Springtime – Allison Russell

We&rsquo;ve been doing these shows where we don&rsquo;t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing.
This hour, the conversation winds around to crushes on Colin and colonoscopies, leaf blowers, Colchester and the Roman Empire,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81902230">This Is a Gardening Show</a>&nbsp;with Zach Galifianakis, it books and the book&nbsp;It, home ownership &hellip; Anything. (Seemingly) everything.
These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/jJk_DRsvPkM">Valeu a Pena</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Gileno Santana</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/eVxDklRIMQk">Waiting</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Beth Orton</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSHPua6sWWw">Hang It On the Shelf</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Jalen Ngonda</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxMIUDtEohA">Nothing Is Real</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Destin Conrad, Terrace Martin</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRgl0chDH48">I Like Pie, I Like Cake (Live)</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Catherine Russell Live at Lincoln Center</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrcJWzjZhYQ">Six O&rsquo;Clock News</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Brennan Wedl, Waxahatchee</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfLXSj_UtWQ">No Springtime</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Allison Russell</li>
</ul>

All Calls: Rome is kind of like a lasagna

Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, John Belushi, John Candy, Rick Moranis.

Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Beverly Hills Cop, Caddyshack, The Jerk, Ghost Busters, ¡Three Amigos!, Funny Farm, Spaceballs, Stripes.

We maybe didn’t properly appreciate it at the time, but the 1980s were one of the most fertile periods ever for screen comedies and screen comedians.

This hour, a look at the mavericks who shaped a whole comedy aesthetic and at some of the most popular movie comedies ever made.

GUESTS:
Nick de Semlyen: Editor of Empire magazine and the author of Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the ’80s Changed Hollywood Forever
Daniel Kalwhite: A standup comedian based in New Haven
Carolyn Paine: An actress, comedian, and dancer; she is founder, director, and choreographer of CONNetic Dance

The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Colin McEnroe contributed to this show, which originally aired July 11, 2019, in a different form.

Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, John Belushi, John Candy, Rick Moranis.
Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Beverly Hills Cop, Caddyshack, The Jerk, Ghost Busters, &iexcl;Three Amigos!, Funny Farm, Spaceballs, Stripes.
We maybe didn&rsquo;t properly appreciate it at the time, but the 1980s were one of the most fertile periods ever for screen comedies and screen comedians.
This hour, a look at the mavericks who shaped a whole comedy aesthetic and at some of the most popular movie comedies ever made.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Nick de Semlyen: Editor of Empire magazine and the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608980/wild-and-crazy-guys-by-nick-de-semlyen/">Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the &rsquo;80s Changed Hollywood Forever</a></li>
<li>Daniel Kalwhite: A standup comedian based in New Haven</li>
<li>Carolyn Paine: An actress, comedian, and dancer; she is founder, director, and choreographer of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.conneticdance.com/">CONNetic Dance</a></li>
</ul>
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-colin-mcenroe-show/id714179884">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9b6b3cee-f69b-4729-a78b-181f851d80e8/the-colin-mcenroe-show">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/The-Colin-McEnroe-Show-p1208473/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-colin-mcenroe-show-connecticut-public-lXR08dxQSM5/">Listen Notes</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/newsletters">Subscribe to The Noseletter</a>, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.
Join the conversation on <a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/colinmcshow">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe contributed to this show, which originally aired July 11, 2019, in a different form.

Wild and crazy guys: A look at ’80s comedies

Gregg Phillips, the current head of the largest division at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has said that he has teleported multiple times — including at least once to a Waffle House.

We checked, and it’s still true that we don’t have the technology for human teleportation.

At the same time, quantum teleportation is totally a thing!

This hour, a look at teleportation in science, philosophy, pop culture … and politics.

GUESTS:
Eden Gordon: A writer and editor; she writes the Ink Roads Substack
Tal M. Klein: A writer and musician and the chief marketing officer at Lakeside Software; he is the author of the novel The Punch Escrow
Nikki McCann Ramírez: A politics reporter at Rolling Stone
Eric Schwitzgebel: Distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside; he writes a Substack called The Splintered Mind

Music featured (in order):
Theme from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Dennis McCarthy as performed by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads
Waffle House – Jonas Brothers
Beam Me Up – Pink
Uncle Walter – Ben Folds Five
Teleport – Baely

The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

Gregg Phillips, the current head of the largest division at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fema-official-gragg-phillips-teleported-waffle-house-1235534828/">has said that he has teleported multiple times</a> &mdash; including at least once to a Waffle House.
We checked, and it&rsquo;s still true that we don&rsquo;t have the technology for human teleportation.
At the same time, <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/physics/is-teleportation-possible">quantum teleportation is totally a thing</a>!
This hour, a look at teleportation in science, philosophy, pop culture &hellip; and politics.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Eden Gordon: A writer and editor; she writes the&nbsp;<a href="https://inkroads.substack.com/">Ink Roads</a>&nbsp;Substack</li>
<li>Tal M. Klein: A writer and musician and the chief marketing officer at Lakeside Software; he is the author of the novel&nbsp;<a href="https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-punch-escrow">The Punch Escrow</a></li>
<li>Nikki McCann Ram&iacute;rez: A politics reporter at Rolling Stone</li>
<li>Eric Schwitzgebel: Distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside; he writes a Substack called&nbsp;<a href="https://eschwitz.substack.com/">The Splintered Mind</a></li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li>Theme from Star Trek:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc_0ii3SLp0">Deep Space Nine</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Dennis McCarthy as performed by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsSpAOD6K8">Once in a Lifetime</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Talking Heads</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TasKo5HHWb4">Waffle House</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Jonas Brothers</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFYm9LKsuUo">Beam Me Up</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Pink</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWpqD3zzNpU">Uncle Walter</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Ben Folds Five</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh8cYaDBC0g">Teleport</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Baely</li>
</ul>
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-colin-mcenroe-show/id714179884">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9b6b3cee-f69b-4729-a78b-181f851d80e8/the-colin-mcenroe-show">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/The-Colin-McEnroe-Show-p1208473/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-colin-mcenroe-show-connecticut-public-lXR08dxQSM5/">Listen Notes</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/newsletters">Subscribe to The Noseletter</a>, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.
Join the conversation on <a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/colinmcshow">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

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