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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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