Living Proof: the Isaac Newton Institute podcast

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1. Choosing collaboration in the age of AI with Robert Robere - Episode #80

   22 Oct 2026 · 38 min · S3 E7

   Send us Fan Mail Field-altering, AI-assisted mathematical results are coming out every day. The pace is blistering. How are the maths and theoretical computer science community handling this rapid change? For some,…

2. The mathematics underpinning AI with Gitta Kutyniok - Episode #79

   2 Oct 2026 · 26 min · S3 E6

   Send us Fan Mail AI is fundamentally mathematical, and AI systems are changing what is possible in mathematics. This is a turbulent time for the field. We spoke with Professor Gitta Kutyniok, who visited the INI in…

3. Can maths predict your energy use? with Dr Ellen Zapata-Webborn - Episode #78

   2 Sep 2026 · 18 min · S3 E5

   Send us Fan Mail Human behaviour is messy. People aren't always perfectly rational and don't always have the right information to make perfect decisions. But can mathematics help us model the way people will act in a…

4. ArXiv in the age of AI with Professor Ramin Zabih - Episode #77

   6 Aug 2026 · 22 min · S3 E4

   Send us Fan Mail How have pre-prints and ArXiv changed the landscape of mathematical publishing? And how is AI changing ArXiv? Plus Magazine editors Rachel Thomas and Marianne Freiberger sat down with Professor Ramin…

5. Quantum chaos and simple equations with Prof Jens Marklof - Episode #76

   8 Jul 2026 · 40 min · S3 E3

   Send us Fan Mail A chaotic system is one where the outcome is sensitively dependent on initial conditions. Small disturbances can take the system in new, unpredictable directions. Professor Jens Marklof has built a…

6. A family of group theorists - Episode #75

   13 May 2026 · 27 min · S3 E2

   Send us Fan Mail A father, two of his children, and a family friend — all mathematicians — made progress on a long-standing problem in group theory by coming together at the Isaac Newton Institute. Listen as Plus…

7. Revealing the secrets of Sanskrit mathematics with Prof Clemency Montelle - Episode #74

   24 Apr 2026 · 37 min · S3 E1

   Send us Fan Mail We talk with Professor Clemency Montelle all about her work decoding the mathematics of ancient manuscripts. In a wide-ranging discussion, we cover some of the concepts that first arose in India, hear…

8. #73 Building digital hearts

   24 Nov 2025 · 25 min · S2 E9

   Send us Fan Mail Imagine if your doctor had a digital model of your heart, personalised to you and updated with your latest medical information. This isn't science fiction – this revolutionary healthcare is being…

9. #72 Céline Broeckaert and Frank Verstraete

   12 Nov 2025 · 27 min · S2 E8

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Living Proof, we speak with Céline and Frank about their book: Why nobody understands quantum physics - and everyone needs to know something about it. They share insights into their…

10. #71 Moustapha Fall

    22 Oct 2025 · 25 min · S2 E7

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Living Proof podcast we're delighted to meet Moustapha Fall. Moustapha is the Center President of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Senegal and winner of…

11. #70 Codina Cotar and some amazing mathematical art

    15 Oct 2025 · 23 min · S2 E6

    Send us Fan Mail Earlier this year the the anomalous mathematical patterns sci-art competition attracted some jaw-dropping entries. The competition was held in connection to the Stochastic systems for anomalous…

12. #69 Ekaterina Eremenko on Olga Ladyzhenskaya’s Life in Math

    9 Jul 2025 · 17 min · S2 E6

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Living Proof, we speak with renowned filmmaker Ekaterina Eremenko about her film "Portrait of Olga Ladyzhenskaya", which tells the story of the legendary Russian mathematician…

13. #68 Hunting through higher dimensions with Zhouli Xu

    2 Jul 2025 · 34 min · S2 E5

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode of Living Proof, our podcast produced in collaboration with Plus.maths.org– you can find all the content from the collaboration here. On May 30th 2024 seminar goers at…

14. #67 The meaning is in the arrows with Adina Goldberg

    11 Jun 2025 · 22 min · S2 E4

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode of Living Proof, our podcast produced in collaboration with Plus.maths.org In this podcast we hope to give you some interesting information. This information is encoded…

15. #66 A conversation with Sarah Hart

    23 Apr 2025 · 25 min · S2 E3

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode of Living Proof, our podcast produced in collaboration with Plus.maths.org In this episode we spoke to Sarah Hart, a mathematician interested in not just the maths…

16. #64 Communicating mathematics with the INI and Hannah Fry

    9 Apr 2025 · 29 min · S2 E2

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode of Living Proof, our podcast produced in collaboration with Plus.maths.org In this episode, we dive into the importance of communicating mathematics to a broader…

17. #65 Diving into maths with Emmy Noether

    8 Apr 2025 · 29 min · S2 E1

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode of Living Proof, our podcast produced in collaboration with Plus.maths.org In this episode, we talked to famous Maths historian, David E. Rowe, who provided scientific…

18. #63 Exploring anomalous diffusion: an interview with Aleks Mijatovic and Codina Cotar

    7 Oct 2024 · 29 min · Episode 63

    Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel speaks to Aleks Mijatovic (Warwick, Alan Turing Institute) and Codina Cotar (UCL) about the Stochastic systems for anomalous diffusion programme.…

19. #62 Exploring Twistor Theory - an interview with Lionel Mason and Maciej Dunajski

    3 Oct 2024 · 30 min · Episode 62

    Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel speaks to Professors Lionel Mason (Oxford) and Maciej Dunajski (Cambridge) of the Twistor Theory programme (https://www.newton.ac.uk/event/twt). Over…

20. #61 Organising an INI Satellite Programme: an interview with Professors Mark Blyth and Sasha Korobkin

    25 Sep 2024 · 33 min · Episode 61

    Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel speaks to Professors Mark Blyth and Sasha Korobkin, organisers of the INI Satellite Programme “The mathematics of multiphase flows with applications”…

21. #60 Exploring 'Mathlib' and the digitisation of mathematics: an interview with Professor Kevin Buzzard

    25 Sep 2024 · 56 min · Episode 60

    Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel speaks to Professor Kevin Buzzard of Imperial College London. Inspired by a lecture given by Thomas Hales at INI’s Big Proof…

22. “Meet the…Simons Postdoctoral Fellows” mini series #12 Dr Luke Davis

    30 Aug 2024 · 19 min · S1 E12

    Send us Fan Mail Established in 2021, the INI Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics scheme enables “exceptional early career researchers in the mathematical sciences” to gain “experience, independence and new…

23. #59 Meeting the three mathematics medalists from the STEM for Britain awards 2024

    24 Apr 2024 · 33 min · S1 E65

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel is joined by three guests: Daniel Gardham (Surrey), Katherine Benjamin (Oxford), and Francisco de Melo Virissimo (LSE), all of whom won medals as podium…

24. “Meet the…Simons Postdoctoral Fellows” mini series #11 Dr S. J. Kole

    15 Mar 2024 · 8:13 · S1 E11

    Send us Fan Mail Now in its third year, the INI Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics scheme enables “exceptional early career researchers in the mathematical sciences” to gain “experience, independence and new…

25. #58 Linking Cambridge with Africa: how to co-host an international research workshop

    7 Mar 2024 · 22 min · S1 E63

    Send us Fan Mail From 8-12 January 2024, the "Equivariant methods in geometry" took place in INI's main seminar room in Cambridge, UK. So far, so routine procedure. However, this workshop had the unique twist of being…

26. #57 Cambridge Festival | Prof Ben Allanach previews his talk: "The Force Awakens: Quantum Collisions"

    14 Feb 2024 · 9:59 · S1 E62

    Send us Fan Mail In this short episode, Dan Aspel speaks to Professor Ben Allanach (Cambridge, CERN) about his talk "The Force Awakens: Quantum Collisions" which he'll be delivering in INI's main seminar room for this…

27. #56 Voices from Ukraine: Olena Domanska of the Solidarity for Mathematicians programme

    30 Jan 2024 · 20 min · S1 E61

    Send us Fan Mail Episode published 30/01/24 In February 2022, Olena Domanska and her family left their home in Ukraine. The ongoing Russian invasion has meant that they are yet to return to the world they left…

28. “Meet the…Simons Postdoctoral Fellows” mini series #10 Dr Samuel Stark

    20 Nov 2023 · 4:40 · S1 E10

    Send us Fan Mail Episode published: 20/11/23 Thanks to the generous support of the Simons Foundation, the INI-Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics is now in its second year of enabling “exceptional early…

29. “Meet the…Simons Postdoctoral Fellows” mini series #9 Dr Zhao-He Watse Sybesma

    10 Oct 2023 · 11 min · S1 E9

    Send us Fan Mail Episode published: 10/10/23 Thanks to the generous support of the Simons Foundation, the INI-Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics is now in its second year of enabling “exceptional early…

30. “Meet the…Simons Postdoctoral Fellows” mini series #8 Dr Paul Pruzina

    9 Oct 2023 · 5:29 · S1 E8

    Send us Fan Mail Episode published: 09/10/23 Thanks to the generous support of the Simons Foundation, the INI-Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics is now in its second year of enabling “exceptional early…

31. #55 Marbles, pint glasses and the Kepler conjecture: an overview of the 2023 GeomPack programme, with organisers Simon Cox and Adil Mughal

    8 Sep 2023 · 28 min · S1 E57

    Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode, Dan Aspel speaks to Simon Cox and Adil Mughal - organisers of the 2023 programme "GeomPack: Geometry and packing in material structure and biology". The second ever INI…

32. #54 Discussing "The Irrational Diary of Clara Valentine", an interview with Coralie Colmez

    18 Jul 2023 · 17 min · S1 E56

    Send us Fan Mail Episode recorded: 17/07/23 In this episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel speaks to Coralie Colmez, author of the young adult novel "The Irrational Diary of Clara Valentine" - recently chosen as one of…

33. #53 Disproving Ravenel's "telescope conjecture": an interview with Tomer Schlank and Jeremy Hahn

    7 Jul 2023 · 24 min · S1 E55

    Send us Fan Mail Episode recorded: 07/07/23 In this episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Marianne Freiberger are joined by Tomer Schlank (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and Jeremy Hahn (MIT). Working alongside…

34. Thirty years of proof: celebrating Andrew Wiles on the anniversary of Fermat's Last Theorem

    22 Jun 2023 · 27 min · S1 E54

    Send us Fan Mail The 23rd of June 2023 marks exactly thirty years since Sir Andrew Wiles announced his historic first proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem. He did so at the Isaac Newton Institute, during the culmination of…

35. #51 Celebrating the Newton Gateway's 10th anniversary, an interview with Clare Merritt

    17 Mar 2023 · 16 min · S1 E53

    Send us Fan Mail This year, and more specifically during the week of 20 March, the Newton Gateway to Mathematics will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. A "knowledge intermediary for the mathematical sciences" and…

36. #50 Why should we bother communicating INI research? An interview with Rachel Thomas and Marianne Freiberger

    2 Mar 2023 · 32 min · S1 E52

    Send us Fan Mail In this 50th (!) episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel speaks to Rachel Thomas and Marianne Freiberger of Plus magazine. Plus works closely with INI to help explain, celebrate and publicise the research…

37. #49 How to make maths funny, an interview with Timandra Harkness

    22 Feb 2023 · 28 min · S1 E51

    Send us Fan Mail In episode #49 of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Maha Kaouri are joined by presenter, writer and comedian Timandra Harkness. The author of Big Data: Does Size Matter? And Fellow of the Royal Statistical…

38. Making data accessible: an interview with Hannah Thomas of Government Analysis Function

    15 Feb 2023 · 31 min · S1 E50

    Send us Fan Mail Episode published 15/02/23 In episode #48 of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Maha Kaouri speak to Hannah Thomas of Government Analysis Function (analysisfunction.civilservice.gov.uk). Hannah's role at…

39. “Meet the…Simons Postdoctoral Fellows” mini series #7 Dr Nicolas Boulle

    31 Oct 2022 · 7:49 · S1 E7

    Send us Fan Mail Thanks to the generous support of the Simons Foundation, the INI-Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics is now in its second year of enabling “exceptional early career researchers in the…

40. “Meet the…Simons Postdoctoral Fellows” mini series #6 Dr Patrick Sprenger

    31 Oct 2022 · 11 min · S1 E6

    Send us Fan Mail Thanks to the generous support of the Simons Foundation, the INI-Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics are enabling “exceptional early career researchers in the mathematical sciences” to gain…

41. Voices from Ukraine: Yuriy Semenov of the Solidarity for Mathematicians programme

    21 Oct 2022 · 20 min · S1 E47

    Send us Fan Mail Forced to leave Ukraine, and his work at the Institute of Hydromechanics at the National Academy of Sciences, due to the Russian invasion of February 2022, Yuriy Semenov found sanctuary in Britain at…

42. Voices from Ukraine: Nataliya Vaisfel'd of the Solidarity for Mathematicians programme

    21 Oct 2022 · 25 min · S1 E46

    Send us Fan Mail Professor Nataliya Vaisfel’d was until recently Head of the Chair of methods of mathematical physics at Odesa I. I. Mechnykov National University. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at King’s College…

43. #45 Making maths fascinating, an interview with Ben Sparks and Katie Steckles

    20 Sep 2022 · 57 min · S1 E45

    Send us Fan Mail Episode published 20/09/22 In episode #45 of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Christie Marr are thrilled to meet Ben Sparks and Katie Steckles. Ben is a mathematician, musician and speaker based at the…

44. #44 Travel, enthusiasm and history: an interview with Don and Silke Zagier

    31 Aug 2022 · 31 min · S1 E44

    Send us Fan Mail Episode published 31/08/22 In episode #44 of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Christie Marr speak to both Don Zagier and Silke Zagier. Don is a widely respected number theorist and currently and currently…

45. #43 Communicating maths: a journalist’s perspective, an interview with Tom Whipple

    6 Jul 2022 · 31 min

    Send us Fan Mail Episode published 06/07/22 In episode #43 of Living Proof, Maha Kaouri and Christie Marr speak to Tom Whipple, Science Editor at The Times. Tom read Maths at Cambridge and has been covering science…

46. #42 Solving the "two-body problem", an interview with Prof Parimala Raman

    14 Jun 2022 · 20 min · Episode 42 · Explicit

    Send us Fan Mail In episode #42 of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Christie Marr speak to Prof Parimala Raman of Emory University. Parimala, the Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellow for K-theory, algebraic cycles and…

47. #41 Discovering the "Gems of Hypolytos" - an interview with Prof Herbert Gangl

    17 May 2022 · 29 min

    Send us Fan Mail Dan Aspel speaks to Prof Herbert Gangl to learn about his unique mathematical jewellery the "Gems of Hypolytos".

48. #40 Fluid mechanics, turbulence and more: an interview with Prof Rama Govindarajan

    6 May 2022 · 37 min

    Send us Fan Mail Dan Aspel and Christie Marr speak to Prof Rama Govindarajan of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences in Bengaluru.

49. #39 Meeting one of Canada's most powerful women: an interview with Prof Anita Layton

    26 Apr 2022 · 28 min

    Send us Fan Mail Dan Aspel and Plus magazine’s Dr Marianne Freiberger are joined by the irrepressible Prof Anita Layton of the University of Waterloo.

50. #38 Amsterdam to INI... by bicycle! An interview with Antoine Gagnebin

    19 Apr 2022 · 14 min

    Send us Fan Mail Dan Aspel catches up with Antoine Gagnebin, an INI workshop participant who's made the exciting decision to travel from Amsterdam to Cambridge by bicycle. Find out the "how" and the "why" of his…