Probability Theory podcasts

Codina Cotar discusses mathematical patterns associated with stochastic systems and anomalous diffusion, using entries in a science-and-art competition to explain the ideas. The conversation connects diffusion with familiar materials, quantum phenomena, movement and visual art, and examines how mathematical models inspire creative interpretations of nature.

David Spiegelhalter discusses how to reason about chance, incomplete knowledge, risk and luck. Drawing on his book The Art of Uncertainty, the conversation moves between everyday surprises and consequential historical decisions. It examines why uncertainty can be personal and why disagreement can help people reason more carefully.

Steven Strogatz and Harvard mathematician Melanie Matchett Wood explore what counts as evidence in number theory before a rigorous proof is available. Their discussion examines how probability and randomness guide conjectures about prime numbers and infinite collections, and how probabilistic patterns can lead mathematicians toward certainty.

Hosted by Steven Strogatz