Open Questions

By Ben Gillen & Jonathan Michala

A pair of worms algebroing out over mathematics. Join us every episode where one worm is just like you, completely lacking knowledge on the subject at hand and completely blindfolded.

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The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.

Open Questions episodes:

March 24, 2023 Whole Lot of Holes (4 Color Theorem)
Book about holes:
“Holes and Other Superficialities" by Roberto Casati and Achille C. Varzi at https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262531337/holes-and-other-superficialities/
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31min
March 06, 2023 The Riddle Industrial Complex (Hat Riddles)
Now with 100% more musical transitions! Thanks to Reena for joining us on this one.
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34min
February 14, 2023 Where's the Square? (Symplectic Geometry)
See here an explanation and pair of visualizations of the Klein bottle into two Mobius strips transformation.
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52min
February 02, 2023 An Error-Filled Episode (Error Correction)
Book mentioned: “From error-correcting codes through sphere packing to simple groups”
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39min
January 23, 2023 Ants on a Potato (Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Geometry)
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42min

FAQs about Open Questions:

How many episodes does Open Questions have?

The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.