Conserving with Mr. Robson: Publishing His Own Book & Stigmas Around Math in Society

For the very first episode of TMPodcast, we have the pleasure of chatting with Mr. Phil Robson from the Math Department about his recently published book, Math Is for Everyone, and the Ideas Behind it. We discussed the stigma surrounding math, the pressure to see ourselves as either a “math person” or someone who is simply “not good at math,” and how those labels shape the way we approach the subject. Mr. Robson also shared what it was like to write and publish his own book and why he believes math can be a way of thinking about the world. We hope you enjoy our first episode!

This episode is produced by Joanna Zhang '27 and Kleshie Manyo-Plange '28.