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Every episode is one true story that hides one real piece of math. Watch it on YouTube or take it with you by audio — then head to Study Hall to practice.

Pick your format on any episode — watch, or listen wherever you get podcasts.


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Episode 1 · 15:23
Fractions & Percentages

The Fraction Inside Your Heart

How much blood your heart pushes out with every beat — and the simple fraction doctors use to measure it, traced back to William Harvey.


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Episode 2 · 17:46
Ratios, Proportions & Unit Rate

The Right Dose: The Math Separating Medicine and Poison

What an 18th-century doctor and a poisonous wildflower reveal about ratios, proportions, and the thin line between a cure and a poison.


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Episode 3
Percentages & Percent Change

Compared to What?

A legendary bargain basement in Boston that taught a whole country to think in percent change — up, down, and the base that decides it all.

Heard the story? Now do the math.

Every episode has a matching practice sheet waiting in Study Hall.

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