Intellectually Curious
Intellectually Curious is a podcast by Mike Breault featuring over 1,200 AI-powered explorations across science, mathematics, philosophy, and personal growth. Each short-form episode is generated, refined, and published with the help of large language models—turning curiosity into an ongoing audio encyclopedia. Designed for anyone who loves learning, it offers quick dives into everything from combinatorics and cryptography to systems thinking and psychology.
Inspiration for this podcast:
“Muad'Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn. It's shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad'Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 1394
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
OEIS A000171: Self-Complementary Graphs
We explore self-complementary graphs—graphs that are isomorphic to their own complement. We’ll explain why a self-complementary graph on n vertices must have exactly n(n−1)/4 edges, which accounts fo…
00:17:16 |
Sun 23 Mar 2025
Circulant Graphs: Symmetry on a Circle
In this Deep Dive, we explore circulant graphs—the highly symmetric networks that stay the same under rotation. We'll unpack multiple equivalent definitions (automorphism groups, circulant adjacency …
00:21:17 |
Sun 23 Mar 2025
OEIS A00170: The N-Queens Problem
We explore the classic N-Queens counting problem from the OEIS entry A00170. Learn why 0 solutions appear for N = 2 and N = 3, why there are 2 solutions for N = 4, 10 for N = 5, and 92 for the 8×8 bo…
00:11:57 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
You Cannot Do That, Ben Stokes: AI-Powered Shot Typing in Cricket
In this episode, we explore a groundbreaking study that uses personalized deep neural networks to predict not just where a ball will go, but the batsman’s intended shot. From eight years of internati…
00:15:04 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
BAO, the Cosmic Ruler: How DSI Maps Expansion to Test Dark Energy
In this episode, we unpack baryon acoustic oscillations—the standard ruler carved into the distribution of galaxies. We’ll explain how the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument uses 5,000 robotic fibe…
00:16:53 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Cabotage Uncovered: The Global Rules That Guard Domestic Trade—and the Jones Act
We break down cabotage—the rules governing domestic transport by ship, aircraft, rail and road—and why nations insist on control: safety, security, and economic strategy. From the U.S. Jones Act to I…
00:23:08 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Electronic Calculator History and Design
Learn about Electronic Calculator History and Design
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Sponsored by Embersilk LLC
00:27:23 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
ATP Unlocked: The Brain Behind Your Supply Chain Promise
Join us on The Deep Dive as we unpack Availability to Promise (ATP): what it is, why it matters, and how it anchors order promising and fulfillment. We break down push vs. pull ATP, gross vs. net ATP…
00:16:07 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Heat Reflectors: The Hidden Power of Space Blankets
A close look at space blankets—the lightweight Mylar sheets that trap heat and reflect heat away. We explore how biaxially oriented BOPET film, aluminum metallization, and surface texture give them t…
00:17:56 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Periodic Continued Fractions and Quadratic Irrationals
Learn about Periodic Continued Fractions and Quadratic Irrationals
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00:24:15 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Bladder-Gut Dialogue: Unraveling the Interorgan Neuroimmune Circuit
A deep dive into a groundbreaking communication pathway between organs: how inflammation in the bladder can heighten gut sensitivity without inflammation in the colon, via a shared network of sensory…
00:22:56 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
MRP Unpacked: The Core of Modern Manufacturing Planning
A practical, deep-dive into Material Requirements Planning (MRP). We break down what MRP is, how it uses the BOM, the difference between independent and dependent demand, and the data and outputs tha…
00:20:41 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Bollywood Unveiled: A Global History of Hindi Cinema
Trace the rise of the Hindi-language film industry in Mumbai from its Hindustani roots and partition-era migrations to its status as a global phenomenon. Meet the pioneers and iconic stars, explore t…
00:21:28 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
ODI Evolution Unpacked: The Science Behind the Score
Science Corner takes a data-driven deep dive into how ODI cricket transformed from 1987 to 2023. Using thousands of matches and effect-size analysis, we quantify what actually determines outcomes—why…
00:19:56 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Google Apps Script CLI Clasp Documentation and API Reference
Learn about Google Apps Script CLI Clasp Documentation and API Reference
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00:23:38 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
State Space Representation
Learn about State Space Representation
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Sponsored by Embersilk LLC
00:23:58 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
OEIS A000169: Labeled rooted trees on n nodes
We explore A000169, the number of labeled rooted trees with n nodes, given by n^{n-1}. We'll unpack why labeling and rooting matter, sketch the Cayley-style intuition, and glimpse surprising connecti…
00:13:54 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Light on a Chip: Photonic ICs and Tara's Wireless Breakthrough
Discover how data can travel through the air with light by diving into photonic integrated circuits (PICs). We break down what PICs are, the materials behind them (indium phosphide, silicon photonics…
00:19:18 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Myrmecophily
Learn about Myrmecophily
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Sponsored by Embersilk LLC
00:28:41 |
Wed 19 Mar 2025
KBLAM: The Knowledge Token Revolution in Language Models
We explore Knowledge Base Augmented Language Models (KBLAM) from Microsoft Research, uncovering how it represents structured knowledge as continuous knowledge tokens and injects them via a rectangula…
00:16:33 |
Wed 19 Mar 2025
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