Math Mutation

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Math Mutation 38 11-Dimensional Spaghetti Monsters Sep 30, 2007

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Where are the missing dimensions of string theory? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 37 Baby Math Sep 23, 2007

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Can 6-month old babies do basic subtraction? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 36 Christmas in August Sep 16, 2007

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How the Romans coped with the odd ratios of the day, the lunar cycle, and the solar cycle. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 35 One Messed-Up Triangle Sep 09, 2007

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How non-Euclidean geometry lets you draw a triangle with three right angles. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 34 Not Over Till It's Over Sep 02, 2007

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Has the riddle of Fermat's Last Theorem truly been solved? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 33 Watch Zeno Make Russia Disappear Aug 26, 2007

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Infinite series and sub-replacement fertility. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 32 How Polish Math Saved Europe Aug 19, 2007

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Today we talk about an early Polish success in cracking the Enigma coding machine. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 31 Putting The Multiverse To Work Aug 11, 2007

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Does quantum computing prove the existence of parallel universes? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 30 Will The Real Fourth Dimension Please Stand Up Aug 05, 2007

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Is Time really a dimension? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 29 What A Planet Sounds Like Jul 28, 2007

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The Music of the Spheres, taken literally. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)