Math Mutation

Math Mutation 263: Asimov vs Doyle 06.09.2020 5:47 ↓

Was Sherlock Holmes' archnemesis Moriarty really a mathematical genius? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 262: My Bathroom Needs More Beryllium 31.07.2020 5:56 ↓

How to combine magic squares and Feng Shui. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 261: The Mystery of the S 28.06.2020 3:50 ↓

Is the title of this podcast missing an S? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 260: The Conway Criterion 17.05.2020 5:13 ↓

How much can you deform hexagonal tiles and still cover your bathroom floor? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 259: Is Reality Really Real? 08.02.2020 5:23 ↓

Does Donald Hoffman's book "The Case Against Reality" prove everything we perceive is wrong? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 258: Memory or Knot 25.01.2020 4:22 ↓

Exploring the Incas' clever "quipu" system of data storage. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 257: Turning Things Sideways in Time 29.12.2019 4:42 ↓

Are memories just wires turned sideways in time? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 256: Crazy Eyed Fish 30.11.2019 4:05 ↓

How symmetry and asymmetry naturally evolve in living creatures. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 255: Mountain Climbing with Dawkins 13.10.2019 5:31 ↓

How Richard Dawkins' metaphor of "Mount Improbable" explains the evolution of the human eye. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 254: How To Annoy Your Cat 18.08.2019 4:08 ↓

The mathematics of falling cats. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 253: Making Jewelry With Fermat 21.07.2019 4:49 ↓

We discuss Fermat's Little Theorem, along with an elegant visual proof. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 252: A Mathematician Translating Pushkin? 23.06.2019 4:52 ↓

Why did a famous math author translate a classic Russian epic poem? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 251: Paradoxes, Mathematical Oddities, and Formal Verification 26.05.2019 40:49 ↓

Audio of a recent conference talk relating Math Mutation topics to the verification of processor designs. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 250: Life on the Long Tail 31.03.2019 6:02 ↓

How the Long Tail theory enables Math Mutation to exist. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 249: The Other Half of the Battle 18.02.2019 6:14 ↓

How poor communication of accurate math destroyed a space shuttle. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 248: A Safe Bet 07.01.2019 6:08 ↓

How the Base Rate Fallacy can help us find out if the sun has exploded. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 247: Wombat Geometry 28.12.2018 4:06 ↓

Exploring the secrets of the only animals with cubic dung. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 246: Election Solutions Revisited 02.12.2018 5:49 ↓

Can we use mathemtical insights to reduce the partisan conflicts surrounding ballot counting after every election? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 245: How Far Apart Are Numbers? 14.10.2018 4:23 ↓

What is the "right" way to draw a number line? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 244: Is Music Just Numbers? 08.09.2018 6:12 ↓

Do digital methods truly represent the original music, or are we missing something? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 243: The Consciousness Continuum 29.07.2018 4:15 ↓

Are being asleep and awake distinct states, or part of a continuous spectrum? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 242: Effort and Impact 24.06.2018 6:50 ↓

The pitfalls of planning using impact-effort analysis. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 241: A Strange Fixation 31.05.2018 6:04 ↓

The surprising properties of the number 6174, known as Kaprekar's Constant. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 240: R.I.P. Little Twelvetoes 05.05.2018 5:53 ↓

Discussing the late Bob Dorough's oddest song, "Little Twelvetoes". (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 239: The Shape of our Knowledge 31.03.2018 5:00 ↓

What would a diagram of all human knowledge look like? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)