If you have ever felt challenged or discouraged, this upcoming conversation is for you. Today we feature an inspirational and breathtakingly honest conversation with Dr. Zerotti Woods, a mathematician in the applied physics laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. Zerotti earned his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College and his PhD in mathematics in 2019 from the University of Georgia. In this encouraging conversation, Zerotti talks about the important insights he gained from growing up...

Today our guest is Talithia Williams, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College.  You may know her from her TED talk “Own your body’s data” or her book Power in Numbers: The Rebel women of mathematics or as the cohost of the PBS series Nova Wonders. She grew up in Columbus Georgia, and did her undergraduate at Spelman College. She earned a masters in Math from Howard, and a PhD in Statistics from Rice.  She is committed to making sophisticated mathematics accessible to broad...

Join former MAA President Deanna Haunsperger and Monthly Editor Della Dumbaugh as they explore the lives of mathematicians in this podcast to reveal the humanity of the discipline. These conversations will inspire others with their shared experiences of challenge and support, of doubt and devotion, and of isolation and community.