Episodes

  • Mathematics & AI Episode 4: Andrew Lee
    Oct 26 2026

    Hosts Sadie Witkowski and Ian Martin return for this season of Carry the Two, where we are exploring the intersection of AI and mathematical research. In this episode, we are joined by researcher Andrew Lee about his work in mechanistic interpretability.

    Find our transcript here: Google Doc, or at imsi.institute

    Make sure to check out more abou Andrew Lee's research:
    https://ajyl.github.io/about

    Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute

    Music by Blue Dot Sessions

    The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

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    25 mins
  • Mathematics & AI Episode 3: Feng Fu
    Oct 12 2026

    Hosts Sadie Witkowski and Ian Martin return for this season of Carry the Two, where we are exploring the intersection of AI and mathematical research. In this episode, we are joined by Dartmouth professor Feng Fu about his work in evolutionary game theory.

    Find our transcript here: Google Doc, or at imsi.institute

    Make sure to check out more about Feng Fu's research:
    https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/feng-fu

    Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute

    Music by Blue Dot Sessions

    The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

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    25 mins
  • Mathematics & AI Episode 2: Saptarshi Pal
    Sep 28 2026

    Hosts Sadie Witkowski and Ian Martin return for this season of Carry the Two, where we are exploring the intersection of AI and mathematical research. In this episode, we are joined by postdoctoral researcher Saptarshi Pal, who explains how he uses game theory to study social behavior in large language models.

    Find our transcript here: Google Doc

    Make sure to check out more about Saptarshi Pal's research:
    https://saptarshi07.github.io/personal-website/index.html

    Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute

    Music by Blue Dot Sessions

    The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

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    22 mins
  • Mathematics & AI Episode 1: Jeremy Avigad
    Sep 14 2026

    Welcome to a new season of Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation.Hosts Sadie Witkowski and Ian Martin return for this season of Carry the Two, where we are exploring the intersection of AI and mathematical research. To kick off the new season, we are joined by the director of the newly-established Institute for Computer-Aided Reasoning in Mathematics (a National Science Foundation mathematical sciences research institute), Jeremy Avigad.

    Find our transcript here: Google Doc

    Make sure to check out more about Jeremy Avigad's research and the new sister math institute, ICARM:
    https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/avigad/
    https://icarm.io/

    Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute

    Music by Blue Dot Sessions

    The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

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    23 mins
  • Mathematics & Gambling Episode 6: Online Gambling
    May 7 2026

    Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. In this season of Carry the Two we are going to be examining how math and stats intersect with the world of gambling. This episode is all about online gambling sites use of sign up bonuses and betting systems. Hosts Sam Hansen and Sadie Witkowski are joined by David Taylor mathematician, Assistant Vice President at SUNY Erie, and creator of a course and author of a book on the mathematics, statistics, and probability of gambling.

    Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file

    Make sure to check out David's Book Games, Gambling, and Probability: An Introduction to Mathematics

    Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute

    Music by Blue Dot Sessions

    The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

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    19 mins
  • Mathematics & Gambling Episode 5: Yet More Sports Betting
    Apr 23 2026

    Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. In this season of Carry the Two we are going to be examining how math and stats intersect with the world of gambling. This episode is all about sports prop bets and parlays. Hosts Sam Hansen and Sadie Witkowski are joined by David Taylor mathematician, Assistant Vice President at SUNY Erie, and creator of a course and author of a book on the mathematics, statistics, and probability of gambling.

    Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file

    Make sure to check out David's Book Games, Gambling, and Probability: An Introduction to Mathematics

    Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute

    Music by Blue Dot Sessions

    The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

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    15 mins
  • Mathematics & Gambling Episode 4: Sports Betting
    Apr 9 2026

    Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. In this season of Carry the Two we are going to be examining how math and stats intersect with the world of gambling. This episode is all about the sports bets of over/under, spreads, and moneylines. Hosts Sam Hansen and Sadie Witkowski are joined by David Taylor mathematician, Assistant Vice President at SUNY Erie, and creator of a course and author of a book on the mathematics, statistics, and probability of gambling.

    Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file

    Make sure to check out David's Book Games, Gambling, and Probability: An Introduction to Mathematics

    Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute

    Music by Blue Dot Sessions

    The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

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    14 mins
  • Mathematics & Gambling Episode 3: Even More Casino Games
    Mar 26 2026

    Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. In this season of Carry the Two we are going to be examining how math and stats intersect with the world of gambling. This episode is all about craps, blackjack, and poker. Hosts Sam Hansen and Sadie Witkowski are joined by David Taylor mathematician, Assistant Vice President at SUNY Erie, and creator of a course and author of a book on the mathematics, statistics, and probability of gambling.

    Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file

    Make sure to check out David's Book Games, Gambling, and Probability: An Introduction to Mathematics

    Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute

    Music by Blue Dot Sessions

    The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

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    20 mins