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- #13 - Byzantines, Blockchain and Boats
The boys pretend to be from the holy roman empire and tell a story about a snake
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Nomic
- Byzantine Generals Problem
- Jealous Husbands River Crossing
Show NotesNomic Starting Rules Document
Byzantine Generals PDFMissionary and Cannibal Style Problems Wikipedia PageInteresting jstor Article about the Jealous Husbands ProblemA beautiful visualisation of the Plane Problem solution by Tom VerduynCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEditing by Alex
Tales from the logical beyond by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 6 min - #12 - Ducks, Deals and Doku
The boys shout about Texans and prove they've solved something but they won't tell you how.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Email Bidding Game
- Zero Knowledge Sudoku
- Duck Pond Probabilities
Show NotesEmail Bidding Game
Duck Pond Problem with picturesThe Hardest Problem on The Hardest Test by 3Blue1BrownCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEdited by Alex
Ominous apocalyptic hum by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
56 min - #11 - Dwarves, Drinking and Deserts
The boys record another face-to-face special with a puzzle heavy focus. They also work through several problems of the carrying resources genre.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Lewis Carroll's Dwarven Puzzle
- Blood Alcohol Level Modelling
- The Petrol Station Problem
Show NotesLewis Carroll Dwarven Problem
Camel Crossing ProblemPlanes Around the World ProblemCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEdited by Alex
Idolisation of Puzzling Heroes by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 1 min - #10 - Stacks, Splitting and Seating
The boys have been playing computer games and have each found maths in the machine.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Minecraft Grid Numbers
- Stack Thirding
- Plane Seat Puzzle
Show NotesA Good Analysis of the Actual Maths of the Plane Seat Problem
Images of Our Various 1-ln2 Proofs On TwitterThomas Veness' Solutions to the Scrabble Permutations:['ait', 'tai', 'ita']['ary', 'yar', 'rya']['ash', 'has', 'sha']['ask', 'kas', 'ska']['asp', 'pas', 'spa']['ate', 'eat', 'tea']['chi', 'ich', 'hic']['dso', 'ods', 'sod']['eat', 'tea', 'ate']['een', 'nee', 'ene']['eth', 'het', 'the']['hic', 'chi', 'ich']['hoo', 'oho', 'ooh']['ich', 'hic', 'chi']['kas', 'ska', 'ask']['noo', 'ono', 'oon']['zzz', 'zzz', 'zzz']['nala', 'anal', 'lana', 'alan']['nana', 'anan', 'nana', 'anan']['sese', 'eses', 'sese', 'eses']CreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEdited by Alex
Genuine mathematical rigour by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 4 min - #9 - Cows, Counting and Chin Ups
In a special face to face edition of the podcast the boys stumble over a sequence involving cows, look at number systems in other languages and try to optimise Alaric's regime for loading and unloading a barbell.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Narayana's Cows
- Welsh Numbers
- Weightlifting Maths
LinksNarayana's Cows Sequence
Narayana's Cows in Pascal's TriangleMaths JamDifferent Languages' Number System ComplexitiesAlex's Youtube Channel on TrigAlaric's Overdesigned Workout SpreadsheetCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEdited by Alex
Token attempts to maintain our social media by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 5 min - #8 - Snakey, Scrabble and Sieve
The boys make two new friends called Snakey and Alex
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Harary Tic-Tac-Toe
- Prime Scrabble
- Alaric's Sieve
LinksPicture of Alaric's Sieve
Alex Zorn's Diagram (which we failed to describe well in the medium of audio)CreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEdited by Alex
Martin Gardner references by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 19 min - #7 - Water, Winter and Watson
The boys get experimental with tea and get as close as they ever will to covering sport.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Tea Cooling
- Olympic Rankings
- Sherlock Holmes Puzzle
Show Notes2012 Olympics Per Capita plus Analysis
Nobel Laureattes Per Capita100 Labelled BoxesUseful page on shockwaves from @MurkeeCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEdited by Alex
Experiments of dubious worth by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 1 min - #6 - Princesses, Ponds and Poker Puzzles
The boys get scared thinking about getting lost in space but feel better by the time they re-imagine ducks as triangles.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- The Princess Monster Game
- Duck Wakes
- A Poker Puzzle
Show NotesThe Princess Monster Game on Wiki
The Princess Monster Game on an Interval Partial SolutionPolya’s Random Walk CoefficientsPoker PuzzleCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEdited by Alex
Existential angst about space supplied by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
51 min - #5 - Factors, Figures and Words With Friends
The boys think about designing better Scrabble then don't. Also they geek out over this one book for like half the episode.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- The Number of Factors Sequence
- Scrabble Boards
- Gödel, Escher, Bach
Show NotesScrabble Trivia
Words With Friends and Scrabble BoardsGödel, Escher, Bach PDFCreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEdited by Alex
Scrabble anecdotes supplied by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 6 min - #4 - Farthings, Fizz and Food Boards
The boys solve money, stare at bubbles and get a bit confused on a problem involving a Lazy Susan.
Odds and EveningsTwitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.comTopics discussed- Change and the Coin Problem
- Beer Bubbles
- The Blind Waiter Problem
Show NotesLegal Tender
The Coin ProblemMersenne PrimesThe Blind Waiter Problem Part 1 and Part 2CreditsHosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.comAlex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwordsEdited by Alex
Trivia about coins supplied by AlaricTheme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323
1 hr 21 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).