Articles
Featured Articles
The Guardian, May 2023
“What if nobody is bad at maths?”
(Is Maths Real?)
The Guardian, July 2020
“x + y by Eugenia Cheng –
an end to the gender wars?”
New York Times, May 2016
“Math a Piece of Cake” (How to Bake Pi)
Daily Mail, May 2015
“Get your teeth into maths” (How to Bake Pi)
Articles listed by date
New Scientist Live, November 2022
“To make maths classes sizzle, inject some
politics and social justice”
Diversity in Action Spotlight, Mar/Apr 2021
BuzzFeed News, September 2020
“This girl asks valid questions about math and this
mathematician was kind enough to respond”
New York Times, August 2020
By the Book Feature
Nature, July 2020
“Equity: a mathematician shares her solution”
Times Higher Education, July 2020
“Finding the right formula for feminism”
The Guardian, July 2020
“x + y by Eugenia Cheng –
an end to the gender wars?”
TED – Ideas.TED.Com, June 2019
“TED’s giant summer reading list”
MAA Focus, February/March 2019
“Inclusion-Exclusion in Mathematics
and Beyond”
F Newsmagazine (SAIC), November 2018
“We’re All Math People”
MAA Horizons, February 2018
“Searching for Categories:
A Conversation with Eugenia Cheng”
School of the Art Institute Magazine, January 2018
“P4inting 8y Numb3rs”
NPR Science Friday, November 2017
Off-Air Article
“The Women Taking Math to the Next Dimension”
F Newsmagazine (SAIC), June 2017
“Eugenia Cheng and the Art of Math”
Chronicle of Higher Education, March 2017
“How To Think Clearly”
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, March 2017
“Having your Pi and eating it”
The Guardian, February 2017
“We hate having rules imposed on us”
Chicago Sun Times, July 2016
“Eugenia Cheng, a math maven among art students”
Slate, May 2016 (in French)
“Cheng, la cheffe cuisto qui voulait nous
faire aimer les maths”
New York Times, May 2016
“Math a Piece of Cake” (How to Bake Pi)
New York Times, May 2016
“Bach Pie Recipe” (How to Bake Pi)
Silicon Republic, May 2016
“This professor’s foodie concepts
make mathematics easy to swallow”
iSchool, November 2015 (in Italian)
“Eugenia Cheng, la prof che insegna la matematica
con torte, biscotti, e marmellata”
Irish Times, October 2015 (Ireland)
“Maths week: Pianist on a numerical mission”
Chicago Maroon, August 2015
Article featuring duo partner,
CSO violinist, Alison Dalton
BRIGHT Magazine, July 2015
“Why I Don’t Like Being a ‘Female Role Model'”
Wired, May 2015
“Math is way more fun when
you teach it with food” (How to Bake Pi)
Daily Mail, May 2015
“Get your teeth into maths” (How to Bake Pi)
Chicago Tribune, March 2015
“Art and science intersect
at the School of the Art Institute”
Food and Wine, February 2015
“What Chocolate Cake Has to Do
With Theoretical Mathematics” (How to Bake Pi)
TV, Radio, Podcasts
Featured Content
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, November 2015
“Dr Eugenia Cheng – A Run for Her Butter”
Television Interview
BBC The Life Scientific, January 2018
“Eugenia Cheng on the mathematics of mathematics”
Radio Interview
WFMT Math in Music 2020
Math in Music Series with Dr. Cheng
Video Series
NPR Science Friday, October 2018
“Using Logic in A Maddening World” (The Art of Logic)
Radio Interview
Content by date
Women Tech Charge, November 2020
“Banishing Maths Phobia”
Podcast Interview
Startalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, November 2020
“The Hidden Science of Music”
Podcast interview
5×15 Stories London, September 2020
“x+y: A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender”
Podcast Interview
CBC Interview, September 2020
“Mathematician comes to defence of TikTok teen”
Radio Interview
NPR, August 2020
“Why Many People are Drawn to Conspiracy Theories”
Radio Interview
NCETM, November 2019
“Rethinking gender around maths”
Podcast Interview
BBC – Crowd Science, October 2019
“Is maths real?”
Podcast Interview
Big Picture Science: Math’s Paths, July 2019
(How to Bake Pi)
Podcast Interview
TedxLondon, July 2018
“An unexpected tool for understanding inequality:
abstract math” TED featured talk
Science For The People, December 2018
“The Art of Logic” (The Art of Logic)
Podcast Interview
Something You Should Know, October 2018
“How to Use Logic Effectively” (The Art of Logic)
Podcast Interview
NPR Science Friday, October 2018
“Using Logic in A Maddening World” (The Art of Logic)
Radio Interview
CBC – The Current, September 2018
The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti
(The Art of Logic) Podcast Interview
WGN Radio, September 2018
Brian Noonan Show (The Art of Logic)
Podcast Interview
The Guardian Books podcast, September 2018
“Finding solace in science” (The Art of Logic)
Podcast Interview
BBC Radio 3 Private Passions, September 2018
Interview with Michael Berkeley
Podcast Interview
NPR Science Friday, June 2018
“How Abstract Math Can Analyze Social Justice”
Podcast Interview
Curiosity Podcast, February 2018
“Mathematical Thinking Can Open New Worlds”
Podcast Interview
BBC The Life Scientific, January 2018
“Eugenia Cheng on the mathematics of mathematics”
Radio Interview
PBS NewsHour, August 2017
“Math is Amazing”
Radio Program Interview
Greater Than Code, July 2017
“Category Theory for Normal Humans”
Podcast Interview
NPR Science Friday, March 2017
“To Infinity and Beyond” (Beyond Infinity)
Podcast Interview
BBC Start the Week, March 2017
“The Freethinking Festival at Sage Gateshead”
(Beyond Infinity) Radio Discussion Programme
Forbes, March 2017
“The Limit That Does Not Exist”
Podcast Interview
WNYC The Sporkful, March 2017
“President Obama Eats His Pie Crust First”
(How to Bake Pi) Podcast Interview
WNYC Studio 360, November 2016
“Now We’re Cooking With Math”
(How to Bake Pi) Podcast Interview
WBEZ Chicago, Nerdette, September 2016
“Dr. Eugenia Cheng on why math is magic”
Radio Interview
Radio Canada, July 2016 (in French)
“Bien dans son assiette”
Podcast Interview
Streetwise Chicago, June 2016
“Cheng Mixes Baking, Art, and Mathematics”
Podcast Interview
BBC Saturday Live, January 2016
Radio Interview
BBC Woman’s Hour, June 2015
(How to Bake Pi/Cakes, Custard, and Category Theory)
Radio Interview
BBC Free Thinking, June 2015
(How to Bake Pi/Cakes, Custard, and Category Theory)
Radio Interview
NPR Science Friday, May 2015
(How to Bake Pi)
Podcast Interview
Food Stories
Cream Tea, May 2013
Eugenia was also interviewed on: CBC (Canada), ABC (Australia), Radio Devon, Radio Ireland, Radio Sheffield, Radio Scotland, Radio Gloucester, Radio Cornwall, Radio Derby and ITV West.