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Tiffany Christian on the Heat Island Effect
Have you noticed how summer days seem so much hotter in the city center as compared to the burbs or out in the country?...

Wilson Cunningham on Math, Baseball, and the Cubs
For this episode, host Sadie Witkowski goes a bit off-script. Sadie is joined by sports reporter Jon Zaghloul to interview rookie Cubs pitcher and...

Mini Season Announcement
We're taking a short break to prepare our mini season, as well as start working on season 2. So stay tuned! Find our transcript...
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Ben Reuveni on Statistical Learning
Even if you don’t think you’re good at math, it turns out that our brains are basically little statistical machines. Learning a new language,...

Sharon Di on Autonomous Vehicles
Self-driving cars evoke an image of perfectly synchronized traffic moving through streets as all the vehicles coordinate with each other. Of course, this is...

Richard Smith on 100-year-floods
Some rare weather events, like the 100-year-flood, are confusingly named. This is because 100 years refers to a statistical probability and not a guaranteed...