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December 27, 2023Math Mutation 288: One Stone To Rule Them AllEarlier this year, after half a century of searching by many talented mathematicians, an amateur finally discovered an aperiodic monotile.(Send feedback to [email protected])6 minPlay
September 09, 2023Math Mutation 287: The Grim State of Modern PizzaThe surprisingly simple GRIM test, and how it helped to debunk the famous Cornell Pizza Studies.(Send feedback to [email protected])5 minPlay
August 27, 2023Math Mutation 286: Adventures In TranslationI discuss my experiences translating "The Revolution of Promises" by Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand.(Send feeback to [email protected])6 minPlay
June 29, 2023Math Mutation 285: Believe My Proofs Or ElseHave you used the logical method known as "proof by intimidation"?(Send feeback to [email protected])5 minPlay
April 30, 2023Math Mutation 284: Don't Square Numbers, Triangle ThemWe discuss Buckminster Fuller's focus on triangles in his Synergetics.(Send feeback to [email protected])5 minPlay
February 27, 2023Math Mutation 283: Escape From InfinityIf we deny the existence of infinity, does math still work?(Send feeback to [email protected])6 minPlay
December 20, 2022Math Mutation 282: The Man With The MapIn memory of Maurice Karnaugh, we discuss the "K-Map", a nice shortcut for desinging electronic circuits.(Send feeback to [email protected])6 minPlay
October 30, 2022Math Mutation 281: Pascal vs MathematicsDiscussing the final decade of Blaise Pascal's life, when he decided math and physics were unworthy of study.(Send feeback to [email protected])5 minPlay
August 25, 2022Math Mutation 280: Rubik's ResurgenceThanks to social media, Rubik's Cube is popular again.(Send feeback to [email protected])6 minPlay
June 30, 2022Math Mutation 279: Improbable EnvelopesWe discuss the famous Two Envelopes paradox, along with an unconventional solution.(Send feeback to [email protected])6 minPlay