Math Mutation

Math Mutation 88 More Than A Cartoon Cat 23.11.2008 3:16 ↓

A mathematical contribution from President James Garfield. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 87 Unlistenable But Fun 09.11.2008 3:56 ↓

The bizarre mathematical methods John Cage used to produce some of his music. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 86 The Shape of the Universe 26.10.2008 4:12 ↓

Was Homer Simpson's theory of a donut-shaped universe correct? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 85 Florence Nightingale, Math Geek 19.10.2008 3:43 ↓

The connections between mathematics and the founding of modern nursing. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 84 How To Bankrupt Your Boss And Get Rich 05.10.2008 4:23 ↓

If a stock has a 90% chance of going up, should you buy it? Maybe not! (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 83 Candide's Calculus 21.09.2008 3:05 ↓

The surprising connection between mathematics and Voltaire's satirical novel. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 82 How Not To Decorate Your Bathroom 07.09.2008 4:23 ↓

Can you tile your bathroom floor without ever repeating the pattern? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 81 A Billion Frenchmen Can Be Wrong 31.08.2008 3:40 ↓

Why does the word billion sometimes mean 10 to the 9th, and other times mean 10 to the 12th? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 80 Possible-Worlds Accounting 24.08.2008 3:23 ↓

You need to think about more than one universe when judging risky decisions. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 79 Chinese Pen Pals 17.08.2008 4:59 ↓

Does the Chinese Room Paradox show that artificial intelligence is impossible? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 78 And You Thought Those Mice Were Smart 03.08.2008 3:36 ↓

If mice can do probability theory, why can't worms do calculus? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 77 Are You Smarter Than A Mouse? 27.07.2008 3:06 ↓

According to some experiments, mice can be better at math than humans. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 76 Grue and Bleen 19.07.2008 3:20 ↓

How do you know your lawn is green, and not bleen? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 75 Giving You The Fingers 13.07.2008 4:09 ↓

Can you count up to 589,824 on your fingers? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 74 A Competitor for Flatland 06.07.2008 3:54 ↓

Charles H. Hinton's 'realistic' two-dimensional world of Astria. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 73 The Future That Never Arrived 22.06.2008 5:01 ↓

What's the deal with geodesic domes? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 72 Shuttle Butt 07.06.2008 3:41 ↓

Are Space Shuttle parts really based on the width of an ancient Roman horse's rear end? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 71 What Goes Around, Comes Around 01.06.2008 3:41 ↓

On a number line, are positive and negative infinity really the same point? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 70 Number Nonsense 25.05.2008 3:21 ↓

How calculator-based education almost cost me a hamburger. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 69 Interesting Numbers 18.05.2008 3:35 ↓

The unusual story of the Indian mathematician Ramanujan. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 68 The Bogus Bang? 11.05.2008 3:32 ↓

A recent theory may replace the Big Bang with a collision of multidimensional membranes. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 67 Chaos 04.05.2008 4:34 ↓

What appears to be random is not always random. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 66 Fuzzy Dice 20.04.2008 2:57 ↓

What is the connection between dice and driving? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 65 Sacrificing a Goat To Calculus 14.04.2008 4:16 ↓

Is the line between math and religion always clear-cut? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 64 Exponents Squared 06.04.2008 4:25 ↓

What comes next in this sequence addition, multiplication, exponentiation, ...? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)