81: Sanjoy Mahajan - Street-Fighting Mathematics

On the show this week we talk to Sanjoy Mahajan, Associate Professor of Applied Science and Engineering at Olin College of Engineering, Visiting Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, and author of Street-Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving.

Links from the interview:

• Street-Fighting Mathematics

Science news links:

• Small portions of fast food just as effective for recovery after work-out as sports supplements

• Protesters Block Construction Of Thirty Meter Telescope On Hawaiian Volcano

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