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Odds and Evenings episodes
- #32 - Quiz Shows, Queues and Quavers
The boys return to think about the structure of a quiz show round, they learn how to queue effectively and they investigate the best tunings for guitars.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Only Connect Loops
- Adding a Teller
- Alternative Tunings
Show NotesQueuing Blog
Cabbage TuningUnder the Bridge TuningDavid's Kingdom Heart Video SeriesCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEditing by Alex
Infeasible App Ideas by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 6 min - Only Connect Loops
- #31 - Cards, Competitions and Celebrations (w/ Matthew Scroggs)
The boys are in the same room, and they have a guest! They talk about an awful tennis tournament mixup, a teeny tiny card game and the primest day of the year.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Quantum Go Fish
- Amateur-Professional Tennis Tournament Problem
- Prime Day
Show NotesSome divisbility criteria
The Trachtenburg SystemCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsGuest
Matthew - http://mscroggs.co.uk/Editing by Alex
Invisible playing cards supplied by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
Special Guest: Matthew Scroggs.
1 hr 17 min - #30 - Delta-Y, Diversity and Dynamics
The boys sit down with an infinite box of resistors, worry just how diverse their business is and think through the peculiar physics of balloons.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Resistor Mathematics
- How to Measure Diversity
- Balloon in a Car
Show NotesThe XKCD Resistor Problem we Mention
An article I wrote which uses Δ-Y transformations for calculating resistanceThe Diversity FormulaAn article I wrote about Simpson's ParadoxThe Sprinkler ProblemCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEditing by Alex
Fish schematics by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
54 min - Mini Episode: Bidding Game
Here's something a little different. Over at Aperiodical they are running the Big Internet Math Off 2019, where 16 mathematicians present pitches to compete in a tournament. We were very pleased to be nominated to take part. For this round we thought we'd do what we do best, albeit in smaller, snack sized portion.
We are up against Grant Sanderson of 3Blue1Brown which is a channel that we both love. You can find both of our pitches here, where if you like what you hear we would very much appreciate your support by voting for Alaric.
Most importantly, here is the file that my student Ed Ceney created so you can try to come up with the best strategy yourself.
The paper outlining the original experiment can be found here.
Normal episodes will resume shortly.
13 min - #29 - Pyramids, Pitches and Pumps
The boys are back for season two! They try ramping Pascal's Triangle up a couple of dimensions, consider the physics of how we control volume and attempt to help out someone with a fishy problem.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Pascal's Pyramid
- Sound Quality
- Fish Tank Siphoning
Show NotesCuboctohedron Stacking
Sphere Packing SystemsColouring in Pascal's Triangle in mod 3, 4 and 5Sierpinski's PyramidCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEditing by Alex
Quasi-analytic classes with respect to logarithmically convex sequences by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 8 min - #28 - Rugby, Rolling and Robots
The boys help organise a rugby training scheme, set robots upon an infinite hotel and discover some lovely patterns in the probability of Snakes and Ladders.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Rugby Training Problem
- Busy Beavers
- Gamble Shambles
Show NotesArticles written by Alaric on Langton's:
- Loops (Introduction)
- Loops (Evolving)
- Ant
Busy Beaver on Wikipedia
Noether's TheoremThe Music EpisodeMaths Jam (that you should totally be attending)
CreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEditing by Alex
Appreciation of the phrase Busy Beavers by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 34 min - #27 - Strangers, Scaling and Scores
The boys partake unto an unwavering curiousity as to who is friends with whom. Infinite-dimensional animals are discussed, and they ponder the potentially undue rewards of chess pros.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Ramsey's Theorem
- Scaling
- Sports and Games Rating
Show NotesScale by Geoffrey West
Goblin Game SpreadsheetQuantum Computing VideoCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEditing by Alex
The actual good questions by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 10 min - #26 - Geometry, Goblins and Getting to Pubs
The boys find themselves on the wrong side of the mathematical orthodoxy, rejecting the concepts of distance and angles, before immediately forgetting about that and using distances and angles to solve a problem.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Rational Geometry
- Goblin Game
- Car Pool Problem
Show NotesIntroduction to Rational Geometry Overview by Norman Wildberger
The Video in his Lecture Sequence which covers some of the topics we discussed on our showThe 5 Laws of Rational GeometryGoblin GameNew Prime DiscoveredCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEditing by Alex
Calls for radical overthrowing of the establishment by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 13 min - #25 - Codes, Coins and Criss-Crosses
Here's a copy of the puzzle that Alaric wrote for the conference: Chyptic Chossword
The boys play games, join a secret circle and put up the Christmas lights :)
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Wythoff's Game
- A Christmas Cipher
- Zig Zag Lights
Show NotesWythoff's Game on Wikipedia
A good blog article about Wythoff's Game and the Golden RatioLittle Orphan Annie SceneLittle Orphan Annie image albumCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEditing by Alex
Invention of Christmas (the concept thereof) by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 12 min - #24 - Shamir's, Sums and Seatings
The boys celebrate a year of the podcast, try to get a hold on some of the weirder polygonal numbers and debrief after big maths jam.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Trapezium Numbers
- Shamir's Shared Secrets
- Vampire and Werewolf Lies
Show NotesCatriona Shearer's Geometry Puzzles on Twitter
Mathigon's Tweet about Trapezium NumbersAn Article on Properties of Trapezium NumbersAlaric's Lock Gates ArticleA Good Quality Shamir's Shared Secrets ArticleThe Vampire and Werewolf MAT QuestionThe Answers to the MAT QuestionCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEditing by Alex
Silver Service at the Vampire-Werewolf Symposium by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 6 min
About Odds and Evenings
From the publisher's feed
Playing around with maths and puzzles was something that the two hosts spent their time at university doing together. Now in their late twenties with proper grown up jobs, Alaric and Alex carve out…
the occasional evening to sit back and smell the numbers. Not all of the mathematics is entry level, but they envisioned this podcast for those people whose science degrees may be long behind them, but who still get a kick out of recreational numbering. If this is your first time listening, episode 4 (http://www.oddsandevenings.com/4) is a good representation of the show as a whole and can be used as a jumping on point. All episodes can be played in browser here (http://www.oddsandevenings.com/episodes) or you can subscribe on all major podcast apps (http://www.oddsandevenings.com/subscribe).