Breaking Math Podcast

By: Gabriel Hesch and Autumn Phaneuf
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  • Hosted by Gabriel Hesch and Autumn Phaneuf, who have advanced degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering/operations research respectively, come together to discuss mathematics as a pure field all in its own as well as how it describes the language of science, engineering, and even creativity.

    Breaking Math brings you the absolute best in interdisciplinary science discussions - bringing together experts in varying fields including artificial intelligence, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, physics, chemistry and materials-science, and more - to discuss where humanity is headed.

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Episodes
  • Victorian Era Spooky Scientists & Paranormal Activity

    Victorian Era Spooky Scientists & Paranormal Activity
    Oct 15 2024

    Explore the intriguing intersection of science and spiritualism in the Victorian era. This episode uncovers how prominent scientists like Michael Faraday, William James, and Marie & Pierre Curie engaged with supernatural phenomena and the rise of spiritualism. Discover the scientific efforts to debunk or understand paranormal activities, and how these investigations shaped modern science. Dive into the fascinating legacy of this 19th-century movement and its lasting impact on today's scientific inquiries into the unknown. Perfect for fans of history, science, and the supernatural.

    Keywords: Victorian era, spiritualism, science, supernatural, Michael Faraday, William James, Alfred Russell Wallace, Curies, Eleanor Sidgwick, idiomotor effect

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    23 mins
  • Is AI Conscious?

    Is AI Conscious?
    Oct 8 2024

    AI & Consciousness: Philosophical Debates, Ethical Implications & the Future of Conscious Machines
    In this episode of Breaking Math, hosts Autumn and Gabriel explore the intricate relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and consciousness. Delve into historical perspectives, philosophical debates, and the ethical questions surrounding the creation of conscious machines. Key topics include the evolution of AI, challenges in defining and testing consciousness, and the potential rights of AI beings. We also examine the Turing Test, the debate between strong AI vs. weak AI, and concepts like personhood and integrated information theory. Perfect for anyone interested in AI ethics, the nature of consciousness, and the responsibilities of advanced AI technology.

    Keywords: AI, consciousness, Turing test, strong AI, weak AI, ethics, philosophy, personhood, integrated information theory, neural networks

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    33 mins
  • Molecular dynamics simulation with GFlowNets: machine learning the importance of energy estimators in computational chemistry and drug discovery

    Molecular dynamics simulation with GFlowNets: machine learning the importance of energy estimators in computational chemistry and drug discovery
    Oct 1 2024

    In this episode of Breaking Math, hosts Autumn and Gabriel take a deep dive into the paper “Towards Equilibrium Molecular Conformation Generation with GFlowNets” by Volokova et al., published in the Digital Discovery Journal by the Royal Society of Chemistry. They explore the cutting-edge intersection of molecular conformations and machine learning, comparing traditional methods like molecular dynamics and cheminformatics with the innovative approach of Generative Flow Networks (GFlowNets) for molecular conformation generation.

    The episode covers empirical results that showcase the effectiveness of GFlowNets in computational chemistry, their scalability, and the role of energy estimators in advancing fields like drug discovery. Tune in to learn how machine learning is transforming the way we understand molecular structures and driving breakthroughs in chemistry and pharmaceuticals.

    Keywords: molecular conformations, machine learning, GFlowNets, computational chemistry, drug discovery, molecular dynamics, cheminformatics, energy estimators, empirical results, scalability, math, mathematics, physics, AI

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    You can find the paper “Towards equilibrium molecular conformation generation with GFlowNets” by Volokova et al in Digital Discovery Journal by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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    28 mins

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Epsiode 1 - Too much non-math and pomposity.

I started with the first one mostly on elitism and Pythagoras. Any commentary on Pythagoras that doesn't start with "we don't know much about him with certainty" because he never wrote anything, and it all comes from biased or mythologized secondhand accounts is suspect. There is simply too much wrong with this episode. Why is it so difficult to find a good math Podcast in which people stay in their lane of what they know, or at least have guests that do? Sounds like a bunch of pompous hipsters. Sad..
They need to stop trying too hard to sloppily fit everything to their narrative about elitism. There was obviously a lot of politics involved when opponents labeled Pope Sylvester II a sorcerer. But the way these hipsters present it, with zero social or cultural nuance regarding the times, it was all because he dared to use foreign Arabic numerals. They are straining to have everything fit their per-determined narrative about elitism. They give a long quote from a Galilean book presented as some kind of lame "proof” of Aristotelian ignorance, but they do not bother to mention that it is a fictional dialogue. The language and translations are probably deceiving but again, they are determined to keep themselves and the listener stuck within their modern lens.

Still wondering where the math is and how this makes math more accessible.

They then provide a questionable definition about cults stating they all have the characteristic of starving and restricting adherents into submission, even ridiculously positing out of thin air that that makes sense evolutionary. Sure, why not throw in some armchair evolutionary biology too. But actually, competition makes just as much sense as cooperation evolutionary, probably even more so. The audacity to think they can apply a questionable modern definition to something so long ago that we have little evidence of is absurd. Everything was called a "cult" in those ancient Greek days, partly because they didn't have a word for religion. These people are ignorantly stuck in their modern hipster lens of what "cult" means combined with the story of the guy who was supposedly murdered for revealing the irrationals (probably a baloney account for all that we know) and then essentially concluding that the Pythagoreans must be an elitist cult no different than David Koresh or something. I am not sure how these hipsters got degrees.

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