Math Mutation

Latest Episodes:

Math Mutation 98 Math Day Madness Mar 08, 2009

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After E Day and Pi Day, how many other math-related holidays are there? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 97 Savants Are People Too Mar 01, 2009

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Can Rain Men really instantly count 100 fallen matches? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 96 Tally Folly Feb 17, 2009

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English tally sticks, and how they destroyed Parliament. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 95 Happy e Day! Feb 08, 2009

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Celebrating the constant 'e'. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 94 Yes, You Can Cross The Road Jan 25, 2009

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Why Zeno didn't prove that motion is impossible. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 93 A Math Teacher To Remember Jan 11, 2009

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Mathermatics and the life of Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 92 Hollow Days Jan 04, 2009

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The ill-omened days at the end of the year. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 91 Fractals in the Hat Dec 28, 2008

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How Dr. Seuss's 'The Cat In The Hat Comes Back' introduces fractals. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 90 The Long Now Dec 14, 2008

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What are we leaving behind for our descendants in the year 12000? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 89 Improbable Probabilities Dec 07, 2008

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Do a few statistically significant studies prove a strange phenomenon is true? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)