Systematic

212: From Russia with Engineering with Marina Epelman

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Marina Epelman is a professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. She also grew up in the USSR. She joins Brett to talk about math, education, and life in Russia.

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  • @marinaepelman (personal)
  • @M_Epelman (professional)
  • Marina A. Epelman
  • Industrial and Operations Engineering
    • Top 3 picks

    Marina:

    • Masha Gessen, @mashagessen
      • Masha Gessen at The New Yorker
      • Masha Gessen at the NYT
      • Some recent podcast and radio appearances:
        • The Ezra Klein Show, 06/06/17
        • On Point, 10/02/17
        • The Atlantic Interview, 11/27/17
        • Book recommendation: "Ester and Ruzya: How My Grandmothers Survived Hitler’s War and Stalin’s Peace"

        • Singing In The Shower

          • Bose SoundLink Revolve+ Bluetooth speaker
          • Sonos Play:1 Compact Wireless Speaker

          • Making fun of researchers

            • Lobachevsky by Tom Lehrer
            • Better off Ted
            • Book: "Понедельник начинается в субботу" or "Monday Starts on Saturday" (by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, translated by Andrew Bromfield).
              • American Edition Kindle Version

                • Brett:

                • Kindle Oasis
                • Snow Joe iON18SB Ion Cordless Single Stage Brushless Snow Blower
                • Audio-Technica ATR2500-USB Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone
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