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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