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Steven Strogatz Helps You Get Excited About Math (Plus: How Scientists Predict Asteroid Impacts)

25 Nov 2019

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Learn about how scientists predict whether an asteroid will hit our planet. Then, learn about at least one reason to get excited about math, from popular mathematics writer and Cornell University Professor Steven Strogatz.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists predict whether an asteroid will hit Earth: https://curiosity.im/32UduSdAdditional resources from Steven Strogatz:“Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe” on Amazon — https://amazon.comAdditional publications — https://amazon.comSteven Strogatz official website — http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/Cornell University profile — https://math.cornell.edu/steven-strogatzGoogle Scholar profile — https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FxyRWlcAAAAJFollow @stevenstrogatz on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatzDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/steven-strogatz-helps-you-get-excited-about-math-plus-how-scientists-predict-asteroid-impacts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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