Episodes
We explore some of Alfred Korzybski's odd ideas about using math to remake society.
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Published 10/11/20
Was Sherlock Holmes' archnemesis Moriarty really a mathematical genius?
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Published 08/31/20
How to combine magic squares and Feng Shui.
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Published 07/31/20
Is the title of this podcast missing an S?
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Published 06/28/20
How much can you deform hexagonal tiles and still cover your bathroom floor?
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Published 05/17/20
Does Donald Hoffman's book "The Case Against Reality" prove everything we perceive is wrong?
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Published 02/07/20
Exploring the Incas' clever "quipu" system of data storage.
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Published 01/25/20
Are memories just wires turned sideways in time?
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Published 12/29/19
How symmetry and asymmetry naturally evolve in living creatures.
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Published 11/30/19
How Richard Dawkins' metaphor of "Mount Improbable" explains the evolution of the human eye.
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Published 10/07/19
The mathematics of falling cats.
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Published 08/18/19
We discuss Fermat's Little Theorem, along with an elegant visual proof.
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Published 07/21/19
Why did a famous math author translate a classic Russian epic poem?
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Published 06/23/19
Audio of a recent conference talk relating Math Mutation topics to the verification of processor designs.
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Published 05/20/19
How the Long Tail theory enables Math Mutation to exist.
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Published 03/31/19
How poor communication of accurate math destroyed a space shuttle.
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Published 02/18/19
How the Base Rate Fallacy can help us find out if the sun has exploded.
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Published 01/07/19
Exploring the secrets of the only animals with cubic dung.
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Published 12/28/18
Can we use mathemtical insights to reduce the partisan conflicts surrounding ballot counting after every election?
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Published 12/02/18
What is the "right" way to draw a number line?
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Published 10/08/18
Do digital methods truly represent the original music, or are we missing something?
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Published 09/08/18
Are being asleep and awake distinct states, or part of a continuous spectrum?
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Published 07/29/18
The pitfalls of planning using impact-effort analysis.
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Published 06/24/18
The surprising properties of the number 6174, known as Kaprekar's Constant.
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Published 05/31/18
Discussing the late Bob Dorough's oddest song, "Little Twelvetoes".
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Published 04/30/18
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