Math Mutation

Latest Episodes:

Math Mutation 258: Memory or Knot Jan 25, 2020

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Exploring the Incas' clever "quipu" system of data storage. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 257: Turning Things Sideways in Time Dec 29, 2019

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Are memories just wires turned sideways in time? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 256: Crazy Eyed Fish Nov 30, 2019

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How symmetry and asymmetry naturally evolve in living creatures. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 255: Mountain Climbing with Dawkins Oct 13, 2019

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How Richard Dawkins' metaphor of "Mount Improbable" explains the evolution of the human eye. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 254: How To Annoy Your Cat Aug 18, 2019

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The mathematics of falling cats. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 253: Making Jewelry With Fermat Jul 21, 2019

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We discuss Fermat's Little Theorem, along with an elegant visual proof. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 252: A Mathematician Translating Pushkin? Jun 23, 2019

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Why did a famous math author translate a classic Russian epic poem? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 251: Paradoxes, Mathematical Oddities, and Formal Verification May 26, 2019

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Audio of a recent conference talk relating Math Mutation topics to the verification of processor designs. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 250: Life on the Long Tail Mar 31, 2019

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How the Long Tail theory enables Math Mutation to exist. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 249: The Other Half of the Battle Feb 18, 2019

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How poor communication of accurate math destroyed a space shuttle. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)