Math Mutation

By Erik Seligman

Welcome to Math Mutation, a podcast for people of all ages where we discuss fun, interesting, or just plain weird corners of mathematics that you would not have heard in school.(Feedback email erik@m... more

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The podcast currently has 287 episodes available.

Math Mutation episodes:

January 07, 2019 Math Mutation 248: A Safe Bet
How the Base Rate Fallacy can help us find out if the sun has exploded.

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December 28, 2018 Math Mutation 247: Wombat Geometry
Exploring the secrets of the only animals with cubic dung.

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5min
December 02, 2018 Math Mutation 246: Election Solutions Revisited
Can we use mathemtical insights to reduce the partisan conflicts surrounding ballot counting after every election?

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6min
October 08, 2018 Math Mutation 245: How Far Apart Are Numbers?
What is the "right" way to draw a number line?

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5min
September 08, 2018 Math Mutation 244: Is Music Just Numbers?
Do digital methods truly represent the original music, or are we missing something?
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7min
July 29, 2018 Math Mutation 243: The Consciousness Continuum
Are being asleep and awake distinct states, or part of a continuous spectrum?
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5min
June 24, 2018 Math Mutation 242: Effort and Impact
The pitfalls of planning using impact-effort analysis.
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7min
May 31, 2018 Math Mutation 241: A Strange Fixation
The surprising properties of the number 6174, known as Kaprekar's Constant.
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7min
April 30, 2018 Math Mutation 240: R.I.P. Little Twelvetoes
Discussing the late Bob Dorough's oddest song, "Little Twelvetoes".
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6min
March 31, 2018 Math Mutation 239: The Shape of our Knowledge
What would a diagram of all human knowledge look like?
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5min

FAQs about Math Mutation:

How many episodes does Math Mutation have?

The podcast currently has 287 episodes available.