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The Math Club — 79 episodes
What are the Odds? - The Mathematics of Poker
Life on Math: Living Your Best Mathematical Life
Around the World in 20 Problems: World Math Day 2026
One More Time: The Oddities of Benford's Law
Partial Credit: Exploring Luhn's Algorithm
My Favorite Number - Listeners Share Their Favorite Numbers
Bonus Material - Math Club Junior: It's a Zoo Out There!
Math Club Junior: It's a Zoo Out There
Means of Transportation: The Mean Value Theorem and Average Speed Zones
Q.E.D.: The Proving of Fermat's Last Theorem
Sophie's Chase: More History of Fermat's Last Theorem
Non-trivial Pursuit: The History of Fermat's Last Theorem
The Rules They Are A-Changin': A Conversation with Fluxx Creator Andrew Looney
A Wrinkle in Spacetime: A Mathematical Discussion about Spacetime
I Have a Little Bias: The Mathematics of Dreidel
Video Bonus: Finding Primo
Finding Primo: The Search for Very Large Primes
Talkin' 'bout My Generation: A Deep Dive into The Math Club
Elective Procedures: The Mathematics of Voting Systems
Two Heads are Better Than One: A Counterintuitive Coin Flipping Problem
Mini Series
Houston, We Have Some Problems: Currently Unsolved Math Questions
Making it Count: An Interview with MATHCOUNTS
Hire Order Thinking: Exploring Optimal Stopping Theory
Double Dealing: The Mathematics of Deal or No Deal, Part 2
What's the Deal?: The Mathematics of Deal or No Deal
A Mathematician Walks Into a Bar: A Celebration of Math Jokes
Leaving Flatland: A Discussion About Higher Spatial Dimensions
Rooty Tooty: Calculating Square Roots by Hand
Math Club Encore: So Many Birds
Math Club Encore: Tales from Decrypt
Video Bonus: Hip to be Square
Hip to be Square: Investigating Magic Squares
Video Bonus: Linear Thinking
Linear Thinking: A Puzzle Involving a Linear System of Equations
MathGPT: Can AI Do Math?
A Tactical Advantage: An interview about Fact Tactics with Dr. Juli Dixon
Dome Sweet Dome: Exploring Geodesic Structures
The Elevator and the Fencepost: Zero-Based Counting
A Math Workout: An Interview with the Mathnasium
We Love the Subs: Using Substitution in Math
Those Who Can, Teach: A Conversation about Mathematics Instruction
I, Conic: What are Conic Sections?
Made to Order: PEMDAS and the Order of Operations
Video Bonus: Cool Beans
Cool Beans: An Experiment with Newton's Law of Cooling
Model Behavior: What is the Petrie Multiplier?
Math Problems: An Interview with Anneke Schreuder about Dyscalculia
One, Singular Sensation: The Role of 1 in Ring Theory
Paradox City
Your Mileage May Vary: Miles per Gallon vs. Gallons per Mile
Divergent Thinking: Working with Divergent Series
Proof of Concept: A Discussion about Mathematical Proofs
The Unprofessional Math Development Club
Math Like an Egyptian: Exploring Egyptian Fractions
Game Changer: Our History with the Monty Hall Problem
Math Club Junior: An Interactive Math Story for Elementary Students
You Say You Want a Revolution: What is Gabriel's Horn
So Many Birds: Counting The Twelve Days of Christmas with Karl Gauss
Imagining Numbers: The Quaternions and Other Number Systems
Math Complex: What are Imaginary Numbers?
Getting Into Shape: Topological Deformations
Oh, For the Love of Math: An Interview with Dan Finkel of Math for Love
Tales from Decrypt: Substitution Ciphers and Frequency Analysis
Pi-lot: Approximating Pi
Video Bonus: Key Ideas
Key Ideas: Cryptography and the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange
Breaking News: Noah and Alexa Analyze Pete's Fall
Discovery vs. Invention: Where Does Math Come From?
Ad Infinitum: Exploring Infinity
Video Bonus: Positive Thinking
Positive Thinking: Conditional Probability, Bayes' Theorem, and the Base-Rate Fallacy
Video Bonus: Gleaming the Cube
Gleaming the Cube: The Mathematics of the Rubik's Cube
Prime Time: Prime Numbers and The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
Thinking Outside the Box: Newcomb's Paradox
Triple Play: Investigating Pythagorean Triples
Video Bonus: Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing: The Role of Zero in Math