Math Mutation
Math Mutation
Erik Seligman
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 email [email protected]).
Math Mutation 288:  One Stone To Rule Them All
Earlier this year, after half a century of searching by many talented mathematicians, an amateur finally discovered an aperiodic monotile. (Send feedback to [email protected])
Dec 27, 2023
5 min
Math Mutation 287:  The Grim State of Modern Pizza
The surprisingly simple GRIM test, and how it helped to debunk the famous Cornell Pizza Studies. (Send feedback to [email protected])
Sep 9, 2023
4 min
Math Mutation 286:  Adventures In Translation
I discuss my experiences translating "The Revolution of Promises" by Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand. (Send feeback to [email protected])
Aug 27, 2023
5 min
Math Mutation 285:  Believe My Proofs Or Else
Have you used the logical method known as "proof by intimidation"? (Send feeback to [email protected])
Jun 29, 2023
4 min
Math Mutation 284:  Don't Square Numbers, Triangle Them
We discuss Buckminster Fuller's focus on triangles in his Synergetics. (Send feeback to [email protected])
Apr 30, 2023
4 min
Math Mutation 283:  Escape From Infinity
If we deny the existence of infinity, does math still work? (Send feeback to [email protected])
Feb 27, 2023
5 min
Math Mutation 282:  The Man With The Map
In memory of Maurice Karnaugh, we discuss the "K-Map", a nice shortcut for desinging electronic circuits. (Send feeback to [email protected])
Dec 20, 2022
5 min
Math Mutation 281:  Pascal vs Mathematics
Discussing the final decade of Blaise Pascal's life, when he decided math and physics were unworthy of study. (Send feeback to [email protected])
Oct 30, 2022
4 min
Math Mutation 280:  Rubik's Resurgence
Thanks to social media, Rubik's Cube is popular again. (Send feeback to [email protected])
Aug 25, 2022
5 min
Math Mutation 279:  Improbable Envelopes
We discuss the famous Two Envelopes paradox, along with an unconventional solution. (Send feeback to [email protected])
Jun 30, 2022
5 min
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