Catch a video version of this episode at: https://youtu.be/xMAiBBxQGZI
Danica McKellar is best-known for portraying girl-next-door Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years - but she has also proven a math theorem (which bears her name) and writes books to inspire future mathematicians.
Check out her math website and books at: https://mckellarmath.com
And Danica’s general website at: https://danicamckellar.com
Danica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danicamckellar/
Danica’s books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3VQdzny
Danica’s co-authored paper which led to the Chayes–McKellar–Winn theorem: https://scienceblogs.de/geograffitico/wp-content/blogs.dir/70/files/2012/07/i-5bb4f4203312f2a650f3294cf4ddac13-percolation.pdf
Brady’s dog Winnie: https://www.instagram.com/the_wonderful_winnie/
The Wonder Years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_Years
Jane Street opportunities (episode sponsor): https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/overview/
Jane Street’s Insight program as mentioned on the show: https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/programs-and-events/insight/
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