Startup Geometry Podcast

Thony Christie, historian of science and proprietor of the Renaissance Mathematicus and Whewell's Ghost stops by to talk about Galileo, Newton, the Copernican controversy, and why it was smart to believe that the Earth didn't move. The story of how we came to understand that the Earth was not the center of the Universe is one of the most fascinating stories in the whole of the history of science. The debate over Copernicus' heliocentric model lasted for centuries, and was carried out by mathematicians, theologians, philosophers and scientists. Observational evidence initially favored a geocentric model, and definitive proof did not appear until long after the first precise data (captured by Tycho Brahe and compiled by Kepler) had persuaded most scientists of their truth. Independent scholar Thony Christie takes us through the debate on this episode of Startup Geometry.   [0.0.16] How did you get into the study of the History of Science? Eric Temple Bell Men of Mathematics. History of Mathematics and Logic: Church’s list of formal logicians, Boole, Jevons, and others.   [0.3.50] Renaissance Mathematicus and Whewell’s Gazette/Whewell’s Ghost (Whewell pronounced “Hewell”). John Wilkins, historian of biology.   [0.6.30] What was a “mathematicus”? Fields of study: astrology, astronomy, mathematics, cartography, design of engines of war, (sun)dialing, volumetrics.   Leonardo DaVinci once sent a letter describing his skills in some of these areas.   [0.14.46] Christoff Clavius. The Galileo Affair. Heliocentricity. Cardinal Barberini. Who can interpret the Bible? Cardinal Bellarmine. The difference between proof and speculation.   [0.27.00] Giordano Bruno. Miguel Serveto (Servetus).   [0.28.14] Newton. Newton & alchemy. Newton & religion. Kepler. Prisca Theologia.   [0.35.44] Interpreting Early Modern systems of thought. Lawrence Principe and William R Newman’s modern alchemical experiments. Phlogiston. Problems with turning lead into gold. (Not a problem for us, but requires a huge particle accelerator.) Roger Bacon.   [0.44.23] Newton predicted the end of the world (not before 2060). Other predictions of the end of the world. Jehovah’s Witnesses. The University of Chicago study of the Millerites.   [0.47.47] Discussion of the various Renaissance world systems or models of the universe. Why it’s obvious that the Earth doesn’t move. Tycho Brahe. Johannes Kepler. Gilbert, On the Magnet. How it was finally proved that the Earth does move. Chris Graney on star sizes, Setting Aside All Authority. Torricelli.   [1.00.00] The Rudolphine Tables. Not proof, but Kepler’s system fits the data, so Kepler’s model is probably right. Heliometers and elliptical orbits. Bradley, 1725, finds elliptical movement of stars due to Earth’s movement. Christiaan Huygens. The Earth bulges at the Equator and is flattened at the poles. Later confirmed by stellar parallax, Bessel, 1838.   [1.08.18] Book recommendations. Richard Westfall, Life of Isaac Newton. John Heilbronn, Galileo. Chris Graney, Setting Aside All Authority. Eric Scerri, The Periodic Table. My recs: Deborah Harkness, The Jewel House of Nature. (she also rediscovered The Book of Soyga, which was part of John Dee’s library, and is also a really good fiction writer.) Lost Enlightenment S. Frederick Starr.  

Andrew Johnson wants help you relax. He's an online hypnotherapist and designer of a wildly popular series of hypnotherapy apps and mp3s.   Today, we talk about how to use relaxation techniques, including hypnosis and guided meditation, to change habits and improve quality of life.   We also contrast the mental state of relaxation produced by hypnosis or guided meditation from that of simple mindfulness techniques and the memory palace technique I discussed with Anthony Metivier in the previous episode, which I'm using while I'm interviewing Anthony, as I mention during our conversation ("the beach in Greece"). Anthony is a "non-visualizer", while I'm at the other end of the spectrum.   Anthony also takes us through a simple "aliveness" meditation inspired by Eckhart Tolle, which you can use to help you focus, relax and feel more at home in your body.   Show Notes and Links   Andrew Johnson's website His Twitter: @andrewjohnson His facebook page His iTunes app store His spoken word mp3s   Milton Erickson    The Guardian article on the deaths in Florida, which sensationalizes hypnosis    Eckhart Tolle

Anthony Metivier, proprietor of MagneticMemoryMethod.com, has taught fifty thousand people how to improve their memory using the memory palace technique. He is a one man content factory, producing books, podcasts, online videos and courses to teach foreign languages, meditation and relaxation, and memory improvement. Today, we talk about how you can improve your memory, what makes for a good online course, and why friendship can be  monstrous. Listen on iTunes. Show links and notes Anthony's website, magneticmemorymethod.com Twitter: @anthonymetivier The Magnetic Memory Method Podcast Anthony interviewed me last year about Giordano Bruno's memory palaces. Nelson Dellis, memory champion and mountain climber, @climbformemory on Twitter. Nietzsche on friendship Foucault on friendship Joseph Epstein: Friendship, An Expose Christian Slater Very Bad Things Mr. Robot    

Warren Ellis is a master storyteller with over twenty years experience producing amazing stories as serials, singles, graphic novels, books and films. He is also a very funny man, in all the best senses of the word. From his website: Warren Ellis is the award-winning writer of graphic novels like TRANSMETROPOLITAN, FELL, MINISTRY OF SPACE and PLANETARY, and the author of the NYT-bestselling GUN MACHINE and the “underground classic” novel CROOKED LITTLE VEIN. The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name. Today, we talk politics, managing the creative pipeline, quiet technology, glamorless utilities and cunning folk.   Listen on iTunes. Show Links and Notes   Warren Ellis on the web: warrenellis.com, his website, morning.computer, his daily writings, sign up for his mailing list at orbitaloperations.com find him on Twitter @warrenellis   Piggate, Prime Minister Cameron & that Black Mirror episode (NSFW, any of the things on this line)   Jeremy Corbyn, the seven craziest news stories about him, Bison Sexhorn's (@brainmage) tweet. I misquoted it slightly. The real tweet was: "Jeremy Corbyn caught doing DIY, driving nails into the wall like a man hammering Christ himself to the cross." — Prof. Bison Sexhorn (@Brainmage) September 15, 2015 "The Littoral Space", an essay on Bigend-Packerism and being a perpetual freelancer.   Amber Case, who conceptualized Calm Technology. Ellis's talk at Future Everything on Calm Technology:   Essay on cunning folk, particularly Cunning Murrell.  

Warren Ellis and I talk about the ways British and American politics are looking more and more like something he's writing. Why Jeremy Corbyn is a return to classic Labor, and not a baby eating monster, and what Joe Biden should do about a possible Presidential run. Download on iTunes Check back on October 1st for the full interview.

  Today, I talk with Nicolas Cole, a Creative Director with Idea Booth, a branding consultancy and think tank. When he was a teenager, he was a  highly ranked World of Warcraft player and blogger, spending hours online as an Undead Mage while skating through high school. Now, Cole is a Quora Top Writer, author, fitness model, and marketing expert. In this episode, we talk about how he physically and mentally transformed himself over the last seven years, and what it takes to overcome the limitations you impose on yourself. Listen to us on iTunes Show Notes and Links Cole's website: nicolascole.com You can buy his fitness and nutrition books on the site as well. Find him on Instagram Find him on Quora Idea Booth Celiac Disease World of Warcraft Gladiators Nicolas Cole visits with Abel James, The Fat Burning Man:

In this episode, I talk with Alice Dreger, author of Galileo's Middle Finger and former Professor of Clinical Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University in Chicago. She resigned from the position following a dispute over censorship of an issue of the medical humanities journal Atrium. I first heard about Alice when she livetweeted her son's sex ed class, and in this episode we talk about the state of sex ed today, her work as an advocate for intersex individuals and conjoined twins, how she became interested in studying scientific controversies and contrarians, and answer some questions from listeners. Listeners who have what used to be called a "sensitive constitution" may wish to avoid this episode, as we speak frankly about several adult topics, including genital anatomy, sexual behavior, and academic funding.Due to a higher than normal amount of email this month, any complaints about this episode must be hand-delivered to our Complaints Department, located in the secret caverns underneath Ulaan Bator, Mongolia. Show Links and Notes: Alice's website: AliceDreger.com Her latest book: Galileo's Middle Finger The Bad Girls issue of Atrium Her method of collecting oral histories   The Storify stream of her sex-ed Livetweets   Wikipedia: Intersex Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Cliteromegaly Hypospadias   The Geek's Guide To Dating "The Great Ptolemaic Smackdown" at The O'Floinn Spot, an account of the Galileo affair, in which Galileo's scientific and political acumen comes off less well than in more widely circulated versions of the story, and the Catholic Church comes off somewhat better and less anti-scientific than expected.

Today, I talk with Justine Simonson and Marcus Lehmann, filmmakers and creators of the YouTube series How To Make It In _________. From Justine &  Marcus: How To Make It In: Berlin is the premier season of a web series about small businesses and the owners who took a risk in creating them. This season features 10 unique entrepreneurs and small business owners from Berlin's street food scene, tech startups, the service industry and more. Each season will be filmed in a different city around the world; Berlin is the premier location. Part travel show, part business series, How To Make It In:________ presents an in-the-know guide to its location while also delivering helpful tips for anyone who's ever dreamed of quitting their day job and starting fresh. The How To Make It In: Berlin series is available at  www.howtomakeitin.co and  on YouTube Show Notes What makes Berlin a good city for startups? The essentials of a good documentary funding pitch Ratio of shooting and editing Good, fast, cheap. Pick two. Justine's work on Years of Living Dangerously and Doomsday Preppers Marcus's work on an Antarctic Icebreaker and Punkin' Chuckin' What goes in your gear bag or go bag? Headlamps, a legal release app for filmmakers on iPad, a wireless boom mike Cameras: Canon 5D, Sony FS7, GoPro Where else they'd like to film If you enjoy these podcasts, please use iTunes to download, subscribe, rate and review each podcast, as this helps introduce them to new listeners.  

Live from the Columbus Idea Foundry makerspace and incubator, I talk with Alex Bandar about protoyping products, neighborhoods, cities and the Idea Foundry itself.   Alex Bandar is an engineer with a specialization in materials science and computer assisted design. In 2008, he founded the Columbus Idea Foundry, which has recently moved into a new and larger space, becoming the largest makerspace in the country. It is an anchor for the redevelopment of the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, and an important part of the Columbus entrepreneurial ecosystem. September 19th and 20th, 2015, the CIF will take part in the Independents' Weekend and will hold an open house as part of the event. If you're in their neighborhood, please stop by for a visit. Show Notes & Links Columbus Idea Foundry Franklinton Development Corporation IC3D Printers Printers and high spec filament developed at the Foundry. "Scrape" the electric motorcycle, designed by Todd Perkins, who also developed "The Inhaler", a high speed electric car, and other high performance experimental vehicles. Jotnot The Four Hour Workweek Tim Ferriss

Ed Cooke is a Memory Grandmaster and CEO of Memrise, a company dedicated to making you better at learning and memory. Today, we talk about ways to maximize your memory, how get more out of life by paying better attention to it, and the Epicurian value of having good friends around you in life and work.