Search a title or topic

Over 20 million podcasts, powered by 

Player FM logo
Artwork

Content provided by Gabrielle Birchak. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Gabrielle Birchak or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

Ludwig Boltzmann: Entropy, Atoms, and Mental Health

31:32
 
Share
 

Manage episode 509282970 series 2737493
Content provided by Gabrielle Birchak. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Gabrielle Birchak or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

What does it cost to carry a brilliant idea? Ludwig Boltzmann gave us the statistical foundations of entropy and the famous S = k log W, yet his life was marked by relentless skepticism, isolation, and personal struggle. In this episode, we weave Boltzmann’s story with the modern mental health crisis in academia, where anxiety, depression, and burnout affect scientists at alarming rates. We’ll explore how probability explains not only the arrow of time, but also why community, resilience, and care are essential for science to thrive.

3 Things Listeners Will Learn:

  1. How Ludwig Boltzmann’s statistical mechanics shaped modern physics and why his ideas met fierce resistance.
  2. The scale of today’s mental health crisis in academia — from graduate students to faculty.
  3. Practical tools like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and community support that can help foster resilience in science.

Resources & Further Reading:

🔗 Explore more on our website: mathsciencehistory.com 📚 To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h

🌍 Let’s Connect! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mathsciencehistory.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/math.science.history Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mathsciencehistory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/math-science-history/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@math.science.history YouTube: Math! Science! History! - YouTube Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mathsciencehistory

🎧 Enjoying the Podcast?

☕ Support the Show: Coffee!! PayPal

Leave a review! It helps more people discover the show! Share this episode with friends & fellow history buffs! Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform

Check out our merch: https://www.mathsciencehistory.com/the-store

Music: All music is public domain and has no Copyright and no rights reserved. Selections from The Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers

🎵 Audio Editor: Podcast mixed by David Aviles

Until next time, carpe diem!

  continue reading

157 episodes

Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 509282970 series 2737493
Content provided by Gabrielle Birchak. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Gabrielle Birchak or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

What does it cost to carry a brilliant idea? Ludwig Boltzmann gave us the statistical foundations of entropy and the famous S = k log W, yet his life was marked by relentless skepticism, isolation, and personal struggle. In this episode, we weave Boltzmann’s story with the modern mental health crisis in academia, where anxiety, depression, and burnout affect scientists at alarming rates. We’ll explore how probability explains not only the arrow of time, but also why community, resilience, and care are essential for science to thrive.

3 Things Listeners Will Learn:

  1. How Ludwig Boltzmann’s statistical mechanics shaped modern physics and why his ideas met fierce resistance.
  2. The scale of today’s mental health crisis in academia — from graduate students to faculty.
  3. Practical tools like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and community support that can help foster resilience in science.

Resources & Further Reading:

🔗 Explore more on our website: mathsciencehistory.com 📚 To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h

🌍 Let’s Connect! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mathsciencehistory.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/math.science.history Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mathsciencehistory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/math-science-history/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@math.science.history YouTube: Math! Science! History! - YouTube Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mathsciencehistory

🎧 Enjoying the Podcast?

☕ Support the Show: Coffee!! PayPal

Leave a review! It helps more people discover the show! Share this episode with friends & fellow history buffs! Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform

Check out our merch: https://www.mathsciencehistory.com/the-store

Music: All music is public domain and has no Copyright and no rights reserved. Selections from The Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers

🎵 Audio Editor: Podcast mixed by David Aviles

Until next time, carpe diem!

  continue reading

157 episodes

Alle afleveringen

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play