Accidental Tech Podcast: http://atp.fm/

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StackExchange: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/category/podcasts/

Core Intuition: http://www.coreint.org/

Back to Work: http://5by5.tv/b2w

> there's no way I would want to study pre-med or engineering or the like there (even if disregarding the costs).

NYU's Courant Institute is the top ranked applied math program in the States...

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-gradu...