Math Mutation

Latest Episodes:

Math Mutation 18 Squash Those Dice May 05, 2007

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Why are there exactly five platonic solids? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 17 Visitors From The Next Dimension Apr 28, 2007

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What would it look like if a four-dimensional creature dropped by for a visit? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 16 Doodling Apr 21, 2007

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What kind of pictures do you draw when your attention wanders? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 15 A Pretty Big Library Apr 14, 2007

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We discuss Borges' Library of Babel, which contains every possible book. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 14 Exponentials for Easter Apr 07, 2007

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Bunny math. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 13 Another Problem for the Millenium Mar 31, 2007

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What is the P=NP problem? (Send feeback to erik@erikseligman.com)

Math Mutation 12 Refusing the Nobel Prize Mar 24, 2007

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The bizarre human drama surrounding the proof of the Poincare Conjecture. (Send feeback to erik@erikseligman.com)

Math Mutation 11 A Movie You Should See Mar 17, 2007

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Review of Flatland The Film.

Math Mutation 10 The Rain Man's Secret Mar 10, 2007

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How autistic savants perform their miracles. (Send feeback to erik@erikseligman.com)

Math Mutation 9 The World As A Computer Mar 03, 2007

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Cellular Automata and the Game of Life