Math Mutation Podcast
1) Math Mutation 253: Making Jewelry With Fermat
We discuss Fermat's Little Theorem, along with an elegant visual proof. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
2) Math Mutation 252: A Mathematician Translating Pushkin?
Why did a famous math author translate a classic Russian epic poem? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
3) Math Mutation 251: Paradoxes, Mathematical Oddities, and Formal Verification
Audio of a recent conference talk relating Math Mutation topics to the verification of processor designs. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 251: Paradoxes, Mathematical Oddities, and Formal Verification
40:49 | May 20th, 2019
4) Math Mutation 250: Life on the Long Tail
How the Long Tail theory enables Math Mutation to exist. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
5) Math Mutation 249: The Other Half of the Battle
How poor communication of accurate math destroyed a space shuttle. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
6) Math Mutation 248: A Safe Bet
How the Base Rate Fallacy can help us find out if the sun has exploded. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
7) Math Mutation 247: Wombat Geometry
Exploring the secrets of the only animals with cubic dung. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
8) Math Mutation 246: Election Solutions Revisited
Can we use mathemtical insights to reduce the partisan conflicts surrounding ballot counting after every election? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
9) Math Mutation 245: How Far Apart Are Numbers?
What is the "right" way to draw a number line? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
10) Math Mutation 244: Is Music Just Numbers?
Do digital methods truly represent the original music, or are we missing something? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)