Nicolas Falacci's guest appearances

Nicolas Falacci

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine

The Get Off My Lawn Podcast

Cheryl Heuton

Rob Walch

Adam Savage

Phil Plait

Daniele Bolelli

Caitlin Doughty

Peter Sagal

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Mary Roach

Blake Smith

Brian Brushwood

Gary Taubes

Michael Shermer

Scott Sigler

Jon Ronson

OwlTail

The creators of the CBS series Numb3rs joined me at the Fair Oaks Pharmacy to talk about what went into making the show, and what they're currently working on. And comedian John Caponera talks about his Vinyl Fetish.

"Numb3rs" creaters/showrunners Cheryl Heuton & Nicolas Falacci

Rarely is mathematics a major plot component on American television. The exception, of course, is the current hit prime time CBS television drama Numb3rs.  "We all use math every day: to predict weather, to tell time, to handle money. Math is more than formulas and equations: it’s logic. It’s rationality. It’s using your mind to solve the biggest mysteries we know." So begins every episode — astonishingly — of one of the consistently highest rated programs in its time slot. Now in its fifth season, Numb3rs has helped pave the way for a whole new generation of science-based programming on American television. This week Swoopy talks with Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci (the creators and Executive Producers of Numb3rs) about the challenges of creating a fictional TV drama chock full of real science and mathematics.

Skepticality #092 - Numb3rs - Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci creators of Num3rs