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Welcome to Math Mutation, a podcast for people of all ages where we discuss fun, interesting, or just plain weird corners of mathematics that you would not have heard in school.(Feedback ema...
Earlier this year, after half a century of searching by many talented mathematicians, an amateur finally discovered an aperiodic monotile. (...
The surprisingly simple GRIM test, and how it helped to debunk the famous Cornell Pizza Studies. (Send feedback to erik@mathmutation.com)
I discuss my experiences translating "The Revolution of Promises" by Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Have you used the logical method known as "proof by intimidation"? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
We discuss Buckminster Fuller's focus on triangles in his Synergetics. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
If we deny the existence of infinity, does math still work? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
In memory of Maurice Karnaugh, we discuss the "K-Map", a nice shortcut for desinging electronic circuits. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation...
Discussing the final decade of Blaise Pascal's life, when he decided math and physics were unworthy of study. (Send feeback to erik@mathmuta...
Thanks to social media, Rubik's Cube is popular again. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
We discuss the famous Two Envelopes paradox, along with an unconventional solution. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Alan Turing's adventures in bicycle repair. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Should you aim for a maximally "scalable" profession in order to become rich? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
We discuss Nassim Taleb's "Ludic Fallacy", the incorrect belief that simple mathematical models accurately predict the real world. (Send fee...
What does it take to create fair dice for an online game? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
A strange self-righting 3-D shape was only discovered in the 21st century. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Why are literary and visual labyrinths from ancient and medieval times so different? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
How Jackie Mason derived jokes from Talmudic logic. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Think about the math before getting tested for a rare disease. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Why are screw threads always right-handed? Or are they? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
We discuss a strange mathematical experiment conducted in a World War II prison camp. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
When does it make sense to bet it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Do the nondeterministic calculations of quantum physics inevitably lead to proof of free will? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
We explore Bertrand Russell's set-theoretic definition of whole numbers. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Is there a fundamental set of axioms we can use to define whole numbers? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
We explore some of Alfred Korzybski's odd ideas about using math to remake society. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Was Sherlock Holmes' archnemesis Moriarty really a mathematical genius? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
How to combine magic squares and Feng Shui. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Is the title of this podcast missing an S? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
How much can you deform hexagonal tiles and still cover your bathroom floor? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Does Donald Hoffman's book "The Case Against Reality" prove everything we perceive is wrong? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Exploring the Incas' clever "quipu" system of data storage. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Are memories just wires turned sideways in time? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
How symmetry and asymmetry naturally evolve in living creatures. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
How Richard Dawkins' metaphor of "Mount Improbable" explains the evolution of the human eye. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
The mathematics of falling cats. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
We discuss Fermat's Little Theorem, along with an elegant visual proof. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Why did a famous math author translate a classic Russian epic poem? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Audio of a recent conference talk relating Math Mutation topics to the verification of processor designs. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation...
How the Long Tail theory enables Math Mutation to exist. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
How poor communication of accurate math destroyed a space shuttle. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
How the Base Rate Fallacy can help us find out if the sun has exploded. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Exploring the secrets of the only animals with cubic dung. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Can we use mathemtical insights to reduce the partisan conflicts surrounding ballot counting after every election? (Send feeback to erik@mat...
What is the "right" way to draw a number line? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Do digital methods truly represent the original music, or are we missing something? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Are being asleep and awake distinct states, or part of a continuous spectrum? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
The pitfalls of planning using impact-effort analysis. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
The surprising properties of the number 6174, known as Kaprekar's Constant. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Discussing the late Bob Dorough's oddest song, "Little Twelvetoes". (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
What would a diagram of all human knowledge look like? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)