Math Mutation

Earlier this year, after half a century of searching by many talented mathematicians, an amateur finally discovered an aperiodic monotile. (Send feedback to [email protected])

The surprisingly simple GRIM test, and how it helped to debunk the famous Cornell Pizza Studies. (Send feedback to [email protected])

I discuss my experiences translating "The Revolution of Promises" by Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Have you used the logical method known as "proof by intimidation"? (Send feeback to [email protected])

We discuss Buckminster Fuller's focus on triangles in his Synergetics. (Send feeback to [email protected])

If we deny the existence of infinity, does math still work? (Send feeback to [email protected])

In memory of Maurice Karnaugh, we discuss the "K-Map", a nice shortcut for desinging electronic circuits. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Discussing the final decade of Blaise Pascal's life, when he decided math and physics were unworthy of study. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Thanks to social media, Rubik's Cube is popular again. (Send feeback to [email protected])

We discuss the famous Two Envelopes paradox, along with an unconventional solution. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Alan Turing's adventures in bicycle repair. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Should you aim for a maximally "scalable" profession in order to become rich? (Send feeback to [email protected])

We discuss Nassim Taleb's "Ludic Fallacy", the incorrect belief that simple mathematical models accurately predict the real world. (Send feeback to [email protected])

What does it take to create fair dice for an online game? (Send feeback to [email protected])

A strange self-righting 3-D shape was only discovered in the 21st century. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Why are literary and visual labyrinths from ancient and medieval times so different? (Send feeback to [email protected])

How Jackie Mason derived jokes from Talmudic logic. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Think about the math before getting tested for a rare disease. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Why are screw threads always right-handed? Or are they? (Send feeback to [email protected])

We discuss a strange mathematical experiment conducted in a World War II prison camp. (Send feeback to [email protected])

When does it make sense to bet it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel? (Send feeback to [email protected])

Do the nondeterministic calculations of quantum physics inevitably lead to proof of free will? (Send feeback to [email protected])

We explore Bertrand Russell's set-theoretic definition of whole numbers. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Is there a fundamental set of axioms we can use to define whole numbers? (Send feeback to [email protected])

We explore some of Alfred Korzybski's odd ideas about using math to remake society. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Was Sherlock Holmes' archnemesis Moriarty really a mathematical genius? (Send feeback to [email protected])

How to combine magic squares and Feng Shui. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Is the title of this podcast missing an S? (Send feeback to [email protected])

How much can you deform hexagonal tiles and still cover your bathroom floor? (Send feeback to [email protected])

Does Donald Hoffman's book "The Case Against Reality" prove everything we perceive is wrong? (Send feeback to [email protected])

Exploring the Incas' clever "quipu" system of data storage. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Are memories just wires turned sideways in time? (Send feeback to [email protected])

How symmetry and asymmetry naturally evolve in living creatures. (Send feeback to [email protected])

How Richard Dawkins' metaphor of "Mount Improbable" explains the evolution of the human eye. (Send feeback to [email protected])

The mathematics of falling cats. (Send feeback to [email protected])

We discuss Fermat's Little Theorem, along with an elegant visual proof. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Why did a famous math author translate a classic Russian epic poem? (Send feeback to [email protected])

Audio of a recent conference talk relating Math Mutation topics to the verification of processor designs. (Send feeback to [email protected])

How the Long Tail theory enables Math Mutation to exist. (Send feeback to [email protected])

How poor communication of accurate math destroyed a space shuttle. (Send feeback to [email protected])

How the Base Rate Fallacy can help us find out if the sun has exploded. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Exploring the secrets of the only animals with cubic dung. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Can we use mathemtical insights to reduce the partisan conflicts surrounding ballot counting after every election? (Send feeback to [email protected])

What is the "right" way to draw a number line? (Send feeback to [email protected])

Do digital methods truly represent the original music, or are we missing something? (Send feeback to [email protected])

Are being asleep and awake distinct states, or part of a continuous spectrum? (Send feeback to [email protected])

The pitfalls of planning using impact-effort analysis. (Send feeback to [email protected])

The surprising properties of the number 6174, known as Kaprekar's Constant. (Send feeback to [email protected])

Discussing the late Bob Dorough's oddest song, "Little Twelvetoes". (Send feeback to [email protected])

What would a diagram of all human knowledge look like? (Send feeback to [email protected])