Latest Maths Podcast Episodes
Guided Independence For Math PD: How Much Hand Holding Is Too Much When Providing Support In Math Classes?
Making Math Moments That Matter - April 29, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 376 ratingsAre you struggling to find the perfect balance between knowing what is enough guidance and structure you need to effectively teach your grade level or course? If you’re a district leader of math programming and struggling to figure out this same balance? How much is too much hand-holding? Fo...
Episode 233: Records in Radio
That's what I call Science! - April 28, 2024 06:00 - 27 minutesRex Moncur graduated in Communications Engineering. He was Director of the Australian Antarctic Division from 1988 to 1998. Rex was awarded the Australian Public Service Medal and is a Fellow of the University of Tasmania for helping set up Antarctic Research at the University. On retirement ...
Weekly: What India elections mean for climate change; why animals talk; “tree of life” for plants
New Scientist Podcasts - April 26, 2024 14:40 - 33 minutes#247 What does India’s election season mean for climate change? Last year India overtook the European Union as the third largest annual emitter of greenhouse gases. And as voters head to the polls in the middle of an intense heat wave, it’s critical whichever party wins continues to push toward...
Meredith Broussard on trusting artificial intelligence
New Scientist CultureLab - April 22, 2024 23:05 - 28 minutesHow much faith should we be putting in artificial intelligence? As large language models and generative AI have become increasingly powerful in recent years, their makers are pushing the narrative that AI is a solution to many of the world’s problems. But Meredith Broussard says we’re not there...
CultureLab: Meredith Broussard on trusting artificial intelligence
New Scientist Podcasts - April 22, 2024 23:01 - 28 minutesHow much faith should we be putting in artificial intelligence? As large language models and generative AI have become increasingly powerful in recent years, their makers are pushing the narrative that AI is a solution to many of the world’s problems. But Meredith Broussard says we’re not there...
Teach Your Math Class Using Puzzles & Games - An Interview with Gordon Hamilton from Math Pickle
Making Math Moments That Matter - April 22, 2024 09:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 376 ratingsHow can we engage our students for the entire class with grade level content? Puzzles aligned to grade level standards is one answer. In this episode we speak with Gordon Hamilton from Mathpickle.com who designs mathematical puzzles for K-12 classrooms. Stick with us and you’ll learn How to ...
Episode 232: Fuelling Change
That's what I call Science! - April 21, 2024 06:00 - 27 minutesIn this episode, Georgia and Sarah learn all about hydrogen energy technology and its role in Australia’s sustainable future. Our guest is Dr Krystina Lamb, a leader in renewable and hydrogen energy technology research, now working for Jupiter Ionics. Tune in to hear about Krystina’s journey and...
Weekly: Carbon storage targets ‘wildly unrealistic’; world’s biggest brain-inspired computer; do birds dream?
New Scientist Podcasts - April 19, 2024 14:37 - 33 minutes#246 Our best climate models for helping limit global warming to 1.5oC may have wildly overestimated our chances. To reach this goal, models are relying heavily on geological carbon storage, a technology that removes carbon from the atmosphere and places it underground. But it may not be nearly...
Dead Planets Society: How to Destroy A Black Hole
New Scientist Podcasts - April 15, 2024 23:05 - 24 minutesHow do you destroy a black hole? Turns out they're pretty tough cookies. Kicking off a brand new series of Dead Planets Society, Chelsea Whyte and Leah Crane take on the universe's most powerful adversaries. With the help of their cosmic toolbelt and black hole astronomer Allison Kirkpatrick at...
Help! My Curriculum Resource Is Being Pulled Away. What Do I Do Now? - A Where Are They Now Math Mentoring Moment
Making Math Moments That Matter - April 15, 2024 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 376 ratingsIt can feel frustrating and overwhelming and you’ll feel like you’re forced to “go back to the drawing board” when your curriculum resource is pulled away from you. What do we consider when trying to select a new curriculum resource? Are we supposed to create our own resources from scratch? ...
Episode 231: Cracking the Shell of Engineering
That's what I call Science! - April 14, 2024 06:00 - 27 minutesJoin Olly and Sarah in this episode as they dive into an interesting engineering application involving lobsters. Our expert guest Charles Sutherland is a PhD student in the School of Engineering and has been working on enabling technology to identify pre-moult lobsters. Through this episode Ch...
Weekly: The multiverse just got bigger; saving the white rhino; musical mushrooms
New Scientist Podcasts - April 12, 2024 12:17 - 29 minutes#245 The multiverse may be bigger than we thought. The idea that we exist in just one of a massive collection of alternate universes has really captured the public imagination in the last decade. But now Hugh Everett’s 60-year-old “many worlds interpretation”, based on quantum mechanics, has be...
Jen Gunter on the taboo science of menstruation
New Scientist CultureLab - April 08, 2024 23:05 - 39 minutesHalf of the human population undergoes the menstrual cycle for a significant proportion of their lifetimes, yet periods remain a taboo topic in public and private life. And that makes it harder both to prioritise necessary scientific research into conditions like endometriosis and for people to ...
CultureLab: Jen Gunter on the taboo science of menstruation
New Scientist Podcasts - April 08, 2024 23:05 - 39 minutesHalf of the human population undergoes the menstrual cycle for a significant proportion of their lifetimes, yet periods remain a taboo topic in public and private life. And that makes it harder both to prioritise necessary scientific research into conditions like endometriosis and for people to ...
Designing Effective Math Professional Development in 4 Stages
Making Math Moments That Matter - April 08, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 376 ratingsEach and every year, district and school mathematics leadership teams spend countless hours crafting lofty goals and monitoring plans, but struggle to state measurable improvement in effective teacher practice and student gains. If you’ve ever wondered: How can I create a pd action plan that...
Weekly: Miniature livers made from lymph nodes in groundbreaking medical procedure
New Scientist Podcasts - April 05, 2024 14:32 - 30 minutes#244 Researchers have successfully turned lymph nodes into miniature livers that help filter the blood of mice, pigs and other animals – and now, trials are beginning in humans. If successful, the groundbreaking medical procedure could prove life-saving for thousands of people waiting for liver...
3.5 - Twelve Pentagons
A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail - April 02, 2024 05:13 - 52 minutesAnother episode of the podcast that fears no detail, where Matt talks balls, Steve talks fiery rings and Helen sings a tortoise into space. - Matt's bit (00:55) - pre-order "Love Triangle" here! - Steve's bit (19:30) - Helen's bit (35:44) SHOW NOTES: Unfortunately our show notes are too bi...
Escape Pod: #8 Escape from predators and escape from the planet
New Scientist Podcasts - April 01, 2024 23:07 - 18 minutesThis is a re-airing of a podcast originally released in March 2021. From beetle explosions to the deep dark depths of the ocean, this episode is all about escape. The team discusses the amazing (and sometimes disgusting) way bombardier beetles escape predators. They explain what it takes for ...
Beyond Fairy Dust: A Math Consultant's Journey to Making Impactful Change
Making Math Moments That Matter - April 01, 2024 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 376 ratingsEver felt like you're just "sprinkling fairy dust" in your educational role without making a real impact? This Math Mentoring is for every educator leader, math coach, or math coordinator grappling with the challenge of supporting teachers making meaningful changes in their teaching methods. It...
Episode 230: Palm Invasion
That's what I call Science! - March 31, 2024 05:00 - 27 minutesIn the paradise of Ticino, Switzerland palms line the foothills of the alps, but why are they here and are they a problem? Thibaut Juillard studies what makes these palms successful for his PhD in the PERL (Plant Ecology Research Laboratory) at EPFL (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in ...
Weekly: Immune system treatment makes old mice seem young again; new black hole image; unexploded bombs are becoming more dangerous
New Scientist Podcasts - March 29, 2024 15:09 - 26 minutes#243 As we age our immune systems do too, making us less able to fight infections and more prone to chronic inflammation. But a team of scientists has been able to reverse these effects in mice, rejuvenating their immune systems by targeting their stem cells. But there’s a long road to trying t...
Special Episode: Year 2 End Product, Spring 2 (26th March 2024)
Radio Greenside - March 26, 2024 12:56 - 4 minutesThis is a special episode to promote the wonderful learning this half-term in Year 2. Ms Gilroy and the Year 2s take the mic to explain -- and sing! -- what they learnt about!
Stranded on a fantastical planet: The strange creatures of Scavengers Reign
New Scientist CultureLab - March 26, 2024 00:05 - 33 minutesFish you wear like a gas mask, moss that turns a robot sentient and critters that will eat your rash – all these oddities and more cohabit on the planet Vesta, the setting for the animated miniseries Scavengers Reign, where a group of human space travellers must innovate with what they find in t...
CultureLab: Stranded on a fantastical planet: The strange creatures of Scavengers Reign
New Scientist Podcasts - March 26, 2024 00:05 - 33 minutesFish you wear like a gas mask, moss that turns a robot sentient and critters that will eat your rash – all these oddities and more cohabit on the planet Vesta, the setting for the animated miniseries Scavengers Reign, where a group of human space travellers must innovate with what they find in t...
How To Give Effective Feedback In Elementary Mathematics Classrooms - A Math Mentoring Moment
Making Math Moments That Matter - March 25, 2024 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 376 ratingsWhen you shift your teaching practices from “I do, we do, you” to a problem based approach that engages students to think first you will often be led to question how you give feedback to students. In this episode we speak with Diane Hamilton, an elementary classroom teacher from Toronto Ontari...
Episode 229: Breaking New Ground
That's what I call Science! - March 24, 2024 05:00 - 27 minutesJoin us as we journey through time and space to unlock Earth's dynamic history with expert guest Dr. Sheree Armistead. In this episode, we delve into Sheree’s groundbreaking research, from unravelling the mysteries of supercontinent Gondwana's tectonic evolution in Madagascar, India, and East Af...
Weekly: How declining birth rates could shake up society; Humanoid robots; Top prize in mathematics
New Scientist Podcasts - March 22, 2024 16:15 - 27 minutes#242 Human population growth is coming to an end. The global population is expected to peak between 2060 and 2080, then start falling. Many countries will have much lower birth rates than would be needed to support ageing populations. These demographic projections have major implications for th...
Escape Pod: #7 Speed: From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer
New Scientist Podcasts - March 19, 2024 00:05 - 16 minutesThis is a re-airing of a podcast originally released in March 2021. From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer, this episode is all about speed. Opening with the cries of the peregrine falcon, the team finds out how the bird has evolved to endure flying at more than 200...
#7 Speed: From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer
New Scientist Podcasts - March 19, 2024 00:05 - 16 minutesThis is a re-airing of a podcast originally released in February 2021. From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer, this episode is all about speed. Opening with the cries of the peregrine falcon, the team finds out how the bird has evolved to endure flying at more than ...
Banishing Boredom: How #MathPlay Breathes Life into Dull Math Classes
Making Math Moments That Matter - March 18, 2024 09:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 376 ratingsEver wondered how to transform math class into every student's favorite subject? Join us in this episode as we dive into the world of #MathPlay with Libo Valencia, a passionate high school math teacher from New York and author who believes in shaping the future of mathematics through engaging an...
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