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
- 1391
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Droplets in Motion: A Deep Dive into Fluid Dynamics
In this episode of The Deep Dive, we explore how air and water interact around droplets at high Reynolds numbers. We begin with a simplified, solid-like droplet assumption and validate the modeling a…
00:11:35 |
Sat 23 Nov 2024
OEIS A000047
Learn about OEIS A000047
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Sponsored by Embersilk LLC
00:23:51 |
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Ytterbium: The Quiet Rebel of the Periodic Table
A deep dive into Ytterbium—its unusual traits, its dramatic discovery saga in Ytterby, and how a full f-shell gives it a dual personality. From portable X-ray sources using Yb-169 to ultra-stable ato…
00:16:53 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Lutetium: The Hidden Heavyweight of Tech and Medicine
A deep dive into lutetium—the silvery, ultra-dense rare earth at the edge of the lanthanide series. We’ll uncover its dramatic discovery, why it’s so hard to extract, and how it powers cutting-edge t…
00:11:54 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Hafnium Unveiled: The Hidden Heavyweight Powering Rockets, Reactors, and Chips
A deep dive into hafnium—from Mendeleev's prediction to its discovery, naming after Copenhagen, and its remarkable properties. Learn why this dense transition metal is crucial for neutron absorption …
00:19:04 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Thulium Unleashed: From Rare-Earth Roots to Everyday Tech
Dive into thulium, a little‑known rare earth with a surprisingly big tech résumé. We trace its 1879 discovery, the painstaking purification saga, and its magnetic “wardrobe” that changes with tempera…
00:19:06 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Erbium: From Ytterby to Quantum Futures
Join us for a deep dive into erbium, the rare-earth metal whose rose-colored salts color glass, power fiber-optic networks, and fuel precision lasers, cancer therapies, and nuclear control systems. W…
00:13:32 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Empedocles Ancient Greek Philosopher
Learn about Empedocles Ancient Greek Philosopher
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00:24:20 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
OEIS A000046: Primitive necklaces and the Möbius function
A journey into A000046, counting primitive necklaces when mirror images are considered the same. We show how the Möbius function sieves out repeating patterns from the all-necklaces count A00011, exp…
00:15:27 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Squares and Signals: Jacobi’s Four-Square Theorem Unpacked
We dive into Jacobi’s four-square theorem: not just that every number is a sum of four squares, but exactly how many representations it has. We unpack the odd vs. even divisor formulas, see the prime…
00:08:37 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Ionia Unveiled: Coastlines, City-States, and Revolt
A deep dive into ancient Ionia—the western edge of Anatolia. Explore the geography that powered trade, the Ionian League and its city-states, and the Ionian Revolt that sparked a pivotal Greek-Persia…
00:19:57 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
DNA Data Storage: Tiny Molecules, Massive Data Center
A deep-dive into how DNA can store the digital world—from encoding binary data into DNA sequences to synthesis, storage, retrieval, and sequencing. We explore cutting-edge advances like nanoscale ele…
00:22:34 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
OpenCV Deep Dive: How Computers Learn to See
Join us as we trace OpenCV from its Intel origins to a global, open-source vision library. We'll unpack what it does—from object understanding to AR and robotics—its modular core, key algorithms like…
00:14:39 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Moon on a Shoestring: The Astrobotics CubeRover Deep Dive
We break down the CubeRover—its modular size options (2U–24U), rugged structure, thermal and power systems, wheels, cameras, and radiation tolerance—and explore how Astrobotics makes lunar research a…
00:12:44 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
The Fibonacci Tapestry: From Ancient Poetry to Modern Mathematics
We explore the Fibonacci sequence: its simple rule and far-reaching impact—from ancient Indian poets shaping rhythm to Leonardo Fibonacci popularizing it in Europe; its deep bond with the golden rati…
00:19:00 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Holmium: The Surprisingly Ubiquitous Power of a 'Rare Earth'
Join us for a deep dive into holmium—from its surprising abundance and discovery in 1878 to its roles as a magnetic powerhouse, neutron-sponge in nuclear reactors, precision lasers in medicine, and a…
00:19:38 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Dysprosium Unplugged: The Hidden Driver Behind Our Tech
In this deep dive, we unpack dysprosium—the silvery rare-earth that powers the strongest magnets in smartphones, electric cars, wind turbines, and more. We'll explore its quirky magnetic phases, why …
00:15:07 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
OEIS A00044: Fibonacci with mortality (12-month lifespan)
We explore A00044, the Fibonacci-with-death model where rabbits live 12 months and then die, yielding the recurrence a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) − a(n−13). The first dozen terms match Fibonacci, but morta…
00:09:16 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Border Battles: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy
A deep dive into cricket’s fiercest Test rivalry—India vs. Australia—tracing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from its origins to iconic series, home-ground dynamics, and unforgettable moments like Kolkata…
00:23:09 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Pole Position: The Roald Amundsen Odyssey
Explore Roald Amundsen’s extraordinary arc—from a seafaring family to the man who outmaneuvered rivals to reach the South Pole. We trace his unconventional path, from overwintering with the Belgica t…
00:19:18 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
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