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The Dichotomy of Podcasting: Entertainment and Education
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The best podcasts oscillate between entertaining segments and serious exploration of scientific or historic concepts. The core ideas stay in the memory, even if the details are forgotten.
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Po Shen Lo, professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses Novid, an anonymous contact tracing app he founded that provides users with statistical information about COVID cases in their physical network of interactions while maintaining privacy.
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Po Shen Lo, professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses Novid, an anonymous contact tracing app he founded that provides users with statistical information about COVID cases in their physical network of interactions while maintaining privacy.
ChapterThe Dichotomy of Podcasting: Entertainment and Education
Episode#183 – Po-Shen Loh: Mathematics, Math Olympiad, Combinatorics & Contact Tracing
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The best podcasts are the ones that combine both shooting the breeze and serious scientific or historic exploration of a concept.
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The best podcasts are the ones that combine both shooting the breeze and serious scientific or historic exploration of a concept. Feedback Fridays episodes of the podcast mentioned showcase a great combination of fearlessness and thoughtfulness while reviewing topics of sex, corruption, mental disorders, hate, love, and everything in between.