Mathematical Punch-Ons

By Adam vanLangenbergEducation

Mathematical Punch-Ons episodes

October 01, 2011 Episode 7 - Turing vs. Society

Alan Turing saves the world and as a reward, gets castrated.
(The line about the nappies is not true)
13 min
August 12, 2011 Episode 6 - Newton vs. Leibniz

Sir Isaac Newton stood on the shoulders of giants. Wilhelm Gottfried Leibniz stood on Isaac's toes.
12 min
July 26, 2011 Episode 5 - Fourier vs. Blankets

Joseph Fourier discovers that blankets aren't as secure as one might think.
6 min
July 13, 2011 Episode 4.5 - The Cantor Set

A special bonus episode briefly detailing the Cantor Set.
2 min
July 13, 2011 Episode 4 - Cantor vs. Kronecker

Georg Cantor is called a little girl and pushed over in the playground by the big bully, Leopold Kronecker.
11 min
July 06, 2011 Episode 3 - Nobel vs. Mathematicians

Alfred Nobel incurs the wrath of the entire mathematical community, but doesn't seem to mind.
9 min
June 29, 2011 Episode 2 - Lovelace vs. Horses

Ada Byron Lovelace discovers why horses aren't as pretty as she thinks.
8 min
June 26, 2011 Episode 1 - Pythagoras vs. Hippasus

The mighty Hippasus dares to take on Pythagoras the wizard.
9 min

From the publisher's feed

Scandalous and often bizarre stories from the people behind mathematics. No mathematical ability is required here, just an interest in people.