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Math! Science! History!

Math! Science! History!

Auteur(s): Gabrielle Birchak
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 Math! Science! History! is a podcast about the history of people, theories, and discoveries that have moved our scientific progress forward and spurred us on to unimaginable discoveries. Join Gabrielle Birchak for a little math, a little science, and a little history. All in a little bit of time.© 2025 Mathématique Monde Science
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    FLASHCARDS! The Power of Self-Learning
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    Self-teaching is not only a way to collect knowledge. It is a life skill that builds self-reliance, career mobility, and mental flexibility over time. In this Flashcard Friday episode, Gabrielle explains why lifelong learning supports brain health and communication, how certificates can make your progress visible on LinkedIn, and why stepping outside your comfort zone sometimes means learning hard history, including the ways slavery shaped American systems. Call to action: Follow the show so you do not miss future Flashcard Fridays, share this episode with a friend who loves learning, and leave a review to help more listeners find Math! Science! History! What You'll Learn: A Brain That Stays in Training 1. How self-teaching builds self-reliance and makes you more adaptable when work and life change. 2. Why lifelong learning supports brain health and aging, including neuroplasticity and cognitive reserve. 3. How learning hard history strengthens judgment and communication, and where to start with reputable books and long-form reading. Resources Brain, aging, and learning · Neuroplasticity persists across life · Later-life learning is associated with better cognitive function over time (longitudinal study) · Alzheimer's Association guide on keeping the brain mentally active. LinkedIn certificates · How to add LinkedIn Learning certificates of completion to your profile Stepping outside your comfort zone: slavery and systems · Edward E. Baptist, The Half Has Never Been Told · Ira Berlin, Many Thousands Gone · Ta-Nehisi Coates, "The Case for Reparations" 🔗 Explore more on our website: mathsciencehistory.com 📚 To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h 🌍 Let's Connect!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mathsciencehistory.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/math.science.history Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mathsciencehistory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/math-science-history/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@math.science.history Mastodon: https://mathsciencehistory@mathstodon.xyz YouTube: Math! Science! History! - YouTube Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mathsciencehistory 🎧 Enjoying the Podcast? 🔗 Explore more on our website: mathsciencehistory.com ☕ Support the Show: Coffee!! PayPal Leave a review! It helps more people discover the show! Share this episode with friends & fellow history buffs! Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform Check out our merch: https://www.mathsciencehistory.com/the-store Music: All music is public domain and has no Copyright and no rights reserved. Selections from The Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers Until next time, carpe diem!
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  • Benjamin Banneker: The African-American Astronomer who shaped D.C.

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    Feb 17 2026
    Benjamin Banneker used math, astronomy, and publication to claim space in a country that tried to deny him authority. This episode follows his path from a Maryland farm to almanacs that carried his name across the young republic, and to the 1791 boundary survey work that helped set the lines of the new federal district. What You'll Learn 1. How Banneker became an astronomer without a formal scientific education and why an ephemeris inside an almanac mattered so much in the late 1700s. 2. What Banneker actually did in 1791 during Andrew Ellicott's boundary work, and why later stories about his role in Washington's design grew beyond the record. 3. How publishing changed his life by carrying his calculations, voice, and reputation into a wider public, starting with the 1792 almanac (issued in 1791) and continuing through 1797. Resources and further reading · National Park Service: Benjamin Banneker and the boundary survey (Jones Point) https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/nama-notebook-benjamin-banneker.htm · Library of Congress: Banneker's 1792 almanac record (issued 1791) https://www.loc.gov/item/98650590/ · Encyclopedia Virginia: Banneker's letter to Jefferson (Aug. 19, 1791) https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents/letter-from-benjamin-banneker-to-thomas-jefferson-august-19-1791/ · Library of Congress: Jefferson's reply to Banneker (Aug. 30, 1791) https://www.loc.gov/item/mcc.028/ · Smithsonian Libraries & Archives: context on Banneker and later myths https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2017/02/15/americas-first-known-african-american-scientist-mathematician/ · American Philosophical Society: Ellicott, Banneker, and boundary-survey context https://www.amphilsoc.org/news/surveyors-andrew-ellicott-benjamin-banneker-and-boundaries-nation-and-knowledge · PBS: Banneker overview (includes Ellicott lending books/tools context) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p84.html · Smithsonian Magazine: discussion of Banneker's almanacs and cultural impact https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2024/01/04/benjamin-bannekers-almanac-of-strange-dreams/ 🔗 Explore more on our website: mathsciencehistory.com 📚 To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h 🌍 Let's Connect!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mathsciencehistory.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/math.science.history Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mathsciencehistory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/math-science-history/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@math.science.history Mastodon: https://mathsciencehistory@mathstodon.xyz YouTube: Math! Science! History! - YouTube Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mathsciencehistory 🎧 Enjoying the Podcast? ☕ Support the Show: Coffee!! PayPal Leave a review! It helps more people discover the show! Share this episode with friends & fellow history buffs! Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform Check out our merch: https://www.mathsciencehistory.com/the-store Music: All music is public domain and has no Copyright and no rights reserved. Selections from The Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers Ambient Documentary by Vira Miller at Pixabay Hopeful by Maarten Schellekens at Pixabay Nature Documentary by James Carter at Pixabay Smooth Piano by Universefield at Pixabay Until next time, carpe diem!
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