Exploring the "Collatz Conjecture", which is simple enough to explain to a child, but has yet to be proven.

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Math Mutation 228:  So Easy It's Hard

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Earlier this year, after half a century of searching by many talented mathematicians, an amateur finally discovered an aperiodic monotile.

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Math Mutation 288:  One Stone To Rule Them All

The surprisingly simple GRIM test, and how it helped to debunk the famous Cornell Pizza Studies.

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Math Mutation 287:  The Grim State of Modern Pizza

I discuss my experiences translating "The Revolution of Promises" by Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand.

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Math Mutation 286:  Adventures In Translation

Have you used the logical method known as "proof by intimidation"?

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Math Mutation 285:  Believe My Proofs Or Else

We discuss Buckminster Fuller's focus on triangles in his Synergetics.

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Math Mutation 228: So Easy It's Hard

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