Opinionated History of Mathematics Podcast

One of the funniest and informative podcasts out there!

— Grant Sanderson (@3blue1brown) November 11, 2020

I've been listening to a fascinating and brutal take-down of Galileo as "father of modern science" on @viktorblasjo's podcast https://t.co/bCCsPeIltc Turned a lot of what I thought I knew about Galileo (based on what's written about him just about everywhere) upside down... https://t.co/aJnG5KxnkP

— Alex Kontorovich (@AlexKontorovich) January 7, 2020

An interesting post. Contains speculations that are sure to be controversial, but @viktorblasjo backs them up with historical evidence and Galileo-style experiments of his own. https://t.co/NKIQsRMc30

— Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz) June 2, 2019

The Case Against Galileo https://t.co/8ZD4NK9FAL via @benorlin
Based on the excellent series of @viktorblasjo podcasts about Galileo, which are extremely entertaining and humorous, as well as educational.

— William Rose (@dodecahedra) April 30, 2019

If you're looking for some Math History Opinions to help you get through the pandemic isolation, series 2 of @viktorblasjo 's podcast is off to a strongly opinionated start https://t.co/Ljb2hxk3ey

— Math History Facts (@MathHistFacts) March 31, 2020

I enjoyed the podcast thoroughly, thanks for doing it.

— Christian Jäh (@ChristianJaeh) February 26, 2020

I loved this series. Looking forward to the next one! https://t.co/fgt8lCvgDy

— Alex Cutbill (@intersectarian) February 17, 2020

I listened to the first couple of episodes of @viktorblasjo podcast today, and two things that I value occured: (1) doubt in my prior knowledge, and (2) laughter. Excellent combo. https://t.co/3JFyfMyCVi

— Jesper Hjortsberg (@jeppehjortsberg) January 9, 2020

The Overwhelming Historical Evidence that Galileo was a Hack: "In the shade-throwing first season of Opinionated History of Mathematics, historian of mathematics Viktor Blåsjö gives an anti-Galilean polemic of genuine scholarship and unblinking savagery." https://t.co/gWTPHlFbrO

— Jennifer Ouellette (@JenLucPiquant) March 20, 2019

Podcasting about: @viktorblasjo's Opinionated History of Mathematics podcast https://t.co/pJOKLEKWrB

— The Aperiodical (@aperiodical) June 17, 2020

Absolutely loving the second season @viktorblasjo’s Opinionated History of Mathematics podcast – the first season was cool, but all the ragging on Galileo got a bit tiring for me eventually. Just finished the recent(ish) episode about oral geometry, completely delightful!

— Rachel Kurchin (@rachel_kurchin) July 6, 2020

While I often find revisionist takes to be unimpressive contrarianism, this is a hilarious project. #Galileo debunked. Polemical, humorously dry, somewhat strange. Do recommend! https://t.co/DCZ2Yp4gFx

— Kaj Simon Bäuerle (@ksbaeuerle) August 25, 2020

Wish there were more podcasts like this about 17th C maths/physics

— Scott McCue (@swmccue) November 1, 2020

Can confirm! Viktor is the iconoclast that history of science needs. https://t.co/8E1Wgggp5u

— Ben Hambrecht (@BenHambrecht) November 11, 2020

“Euclid’s Postulate 4 is super weird. It says: ‘all right angles are equal.’What kind of a postulate is that? 90 degrees equals 90 degrees? A right angle is equal to itself?” Smart, opinionated insights on what Euclid really meant, by ⁦@viktorblasjo⁩ https://t.co/DBujRLRyXP

— Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz) January 21, 2021

This podcast needs more attention. I'm only a few minutes in and it's one of the funniest pieces on mathematics I've ever encountered, in any medium. https://t.co/5M97DO3XPK

— Tim Novikoff (@TimNovikoff) February 17, 2021

I've been looking forward to this so much. Briliant podcast. https://t.co/x7jfdEHp5R

— AlexBlokhuis (@AlexBlokhuis) March 10, 2021