Steven Strogatz, who works at Cornell University, is a well-known math popularizer and the first applied mathematician on Mura's channel. Enjoy their chat about unexpected applications of math, befogged communication amongst mathematicians and what not :)


Steven's homepage: https://www.stevenstrogatz.com/


Chapters:

0:00 teaser

0:37 when catholic priests become useful

6:35 math, philosophy & couples therapy

13:23 Steven's studies on sleep

21:27 Steven's insecurities in math

24:21 what's wrong with math talks

34:13 no carrot, no stick...

38:24 opinion on strong opinions

41:34 advice about giving up

49:24 different approaches to graduate advising

52:27 chat about Mura's advisor

57:11 Steven Strogatz Prize for Math Communication

1:01:40 how to write friendly math outreach

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