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
- 1399
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Forged in Myth: The Magic Sword Across Legends, Lore, and Games
A deep-dive into why swords become magical—from Excalibur to the Sword of Gryffindor and beyond. We explore origins, sentient weapons, curses, and the trials of worthiness that decide who can wield t…
00:07:32 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Deep Dive: The Power of Array Programming
A journey into array programming, where computations operate on whole data chunks instead of individual elements. We’ll contrast C-style loops with vectorized code, explore languages built around arr…
00:13:41 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Cholesky Decomposition: Fast, Stable Factorization for Positive Definite Matrices
A concise overview of Cholesky decomposition: what it is, why it only applies to Hermitian positive definite matrices, and how factoring A into a lower triangular L and its conjugate transpose enable…
00:18:56 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Dinosaurs
Learn about Dinosaurs
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Sponsored by Embersilk LLC
00:26:15 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
OEIS A000128: Non-linear binomial sums and Fibonacci connections
We explore A000128, a deceptively simple sequence that begins 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31 and is classified as a non-linear binomial sum. We break down what a non-linear binomial sum means, show how it links …
00:11:34 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Magic Squares Demystified: A Number Theory Odyssey
A deep dive into magic squares: from ancient roots in China and India to modern theory. We unpack odd, singly-even, and doubly-even orders, classic construction methods (De La Loubere / Siamese), pan…
00:17:01 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Global Shifts and Noncommuting Worlds: A 20th-Century Math Odyssey with Atiyah
A high-level tour through the core ideas that defined 20th-century mathematics, guided by Sir Michael Atiyah. We explore the move from local to global, the rise of noncommutative structures, and the …
00:18:54 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Induction: From Hume to Grue — The Puzzle of Predicting the Future
A deep dive into the problem of induction: can past patterns justify predictions about the future? We trace Hume’s skepticism, Goodman’s grue, Kantian a priori claims, Bayesian ideas, and pragmatic d…
00:16:42 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
OEIS A000127: Maximum regions formed by chords on a circle and by hyperplanes in four-dimensional space
We explore A000127, the maximum number of regions you can get by drawing chords between n points on a circle (giving 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, …) and its 4‑D analogue with hyperplanes. The count is 1 + C(n…
00:11:54 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Agile by Design: Building Resilient Supply Chains
In this episode of The Deep Dive, we unpack what true agility in supply chains means—balancing cost, quality, and service even amid volatility. We examine three design archetypes—responsive, efficien…
00:16:59 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Mastering College Math with Stout: Mixed-Up Proof Practice and Deep Understanding
In this episode, we explore Lawrence Neff Stout’s approach to studying math at the college level—from mastering the language of definitions to the heart of mathematical reasoning: proofs. A key focus…
00:14:19 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Factorial Designs Unveiled: Interactions, Efficiency, and Real-World Case Studies
Join us for a deep dive into factorial designs—testing multiple factors at once to uncover interaction effects that one-factor-at-a-time experiments miss. We cover design concepts like two-level and …
00:14:18 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Quality by Design and Conformance: How Great Products Truly Work
Two kinds of quality drive every product: design quality and conformance quality. We unpack how the idea and execution collide—and why both matter for trust, cost, and customer happiness. Through rea…
00:18:13 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Supply Chain Agility
Learn about Supply Chain Agility
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Sponsored by Embersilk LLC
00:23:27 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Project Zebra Building Outside In Supply Chain Processes
Learn about Project Zebra Building Outside In Supply Chain Processes
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00:16:10 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Straight Talk Supply Chain Insights and Metrics That Matter
Learn about Straight Talk Supply Chain Insights and Metrics That Matter
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00:14:47 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Spiral Galaxies Unwound: Density Waves, Starbursts, and the Cosmic Arms
A journey into the physics of spiral galaxies—how their stunning arms form and persist. We explain the winding problem, the density-wave (cosmic traffic jam) picture, and the SSPSF self-propagating s…
00:13:25 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Karpathy Deep Dive LLMs Feb 2025
Learn about Karpathy Deep Dive LLMs Feb 2025
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Sponsored by Embersilk LLC
00:24:03 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
The Seleucid Empire: Greek Kings in a Multicultural World
Dive into the birth and evolution of the Seleucid Empire. From Seleucus I’s rise after Alexander’s death to the famous 305–303 BCE treaty with the Maurya that traded land for 500 war elephants and a …
00:17:45 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Graph-Driven Supply Chains: Visibility, Risks, and Real-World Wins
In this episode we demystify graph technology and show how it's transforming supply chains—from better visibility and proactive risk management to real-world wins at Jaguar Land Rover and Boston Scie…
00:13:02 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
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