Carry the Two

The show that pulls back the curtain to reveal the mathematical and statistical gears that turn the world

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Carry the Two is the show that pulls back the curtain to reveal the mathematical and statistical gears that turn the world. We’re the show for people who enjoy discovering hidden elements that impact our lives in the most unexpected ways, and math is certainly one of those!

We are a curiosity-driven podcast that looks to find unique perspectives from the fields of mathematics and statistics.

We use stories to convey how mathematical research drives the world around us, with each episode tackling a different topic. This can be anything from modeling how bees in a swarm make group decisions to how we can use textual analysis to reveal surprising changes in policy documents.

Carry the Two is hosted by Sadie Witkowski and Ian Martin. Audio production by Tyler Damme. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions.

Heather Zheng on Privacy and AI

How Machine Learning (and manila folders) can protect your personal data
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Carry the Two
Heather Zheng on Privacy and AI
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Allyson Ettinger on GPT-3

Could GPT-3 fool you? The wild explosion in language processing AI
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Carry the Two
Allyson Ettinger on GPT-3
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Tandy Warnow on Evolutionary Trees

Family trees are more complicated than you think
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Carry the Two
Tandy Warnow on Evolutionary Trees
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Mike Menzel on NASA’s JWST Launch

Putting a telescope into orbit 1.5 million kilometers away takes quite a bit of math
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Carry the Two
Mike Menzel on NASA's JWST Launch
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Winter Hiatus

See you in 2023 with an all new season
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Carry the Two
Winter Hiatus
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Tiffany Christian on City-Friendly Animal Species

Capture mark recaptures let's us track population growth in coyotes, butterflies, local birds, & more!
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Carry the Two
Tiffany Christian on City-Friendly Animal Species
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Tiffany Christian on Wetland Monitoring

What can satellite images tell us about wetland health?
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Carry the Two
Tiffany Christian on Wetland Monitoring
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Moon Duchin on Voting & Electoral Districts

Fair elections depend on fairly apportioned electoral districts. So how do we know if a district is constructed well?
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Carry the Two
Moon Duchin on Voting & Electoral Districts
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Tiffany Christian on Invasive Species

How do you track a tiny bug invading the mountainous forests of the Appalachia? With statistics!
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Carry the Two
Tiffany Christian on Invasive Species
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