The Tortured Genius (with James Grime)
Oct 28, 2012•53 min
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Episode description
James Grime, “resident tamed mathematician” of The Enigma Project and past guest, returns to the show to discuss the cliché of depicting scientists as tormented by their own vast intellects.
Can 2 + 2 = 5?; Good Will Hunting; George Dantzig; Walter Pitt; William Sidris; Srinivasa Ramanujan; 21; card counting; savants; Fermat's last theorem; Gauss.
Some links from the end of the show:
- the first episode of Sci Cam.
- The Science of Fiction podcast, though if you're reading this you may already have noticed.
- Radiohead – 2 + 2 = 5
- MGMT – Time to Pretend
- The Notwist – This Room
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