The Math Factor

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FK. Twiddling Screws Mar 17, 2009

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Having lost their thumbs, Arp and Bif twiddle screws instead investigating a simple, but counterintuitive bit of 3D geometry.

FJ. Dr Loyd's Atomic Easter Eggs Mar 12, 2009

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For Easter Sunday, 2004, an old puzzle from the superb 19th century puzzler Sam Loyd.

FI. Paranoia! Mar 09, 2009

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Paranoid scientists don't trust anyone! How many locks are needed to protect the vital contents of a safe?

FH. Girdling The Earth Mar 06, 2009

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From March 28, 2004, a simple, surprising chestnut about girdling the earth.

FG. Mr Fled _Math_Factor_03_04_09 Mar 04, 2009

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From March 21, 2004, we pose another old chestnut.

FF. Hostile Flowers Mar 02, 2009

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Recalling an early Star Trek episode, we save some space hippies from certain doom.

FE. Burn the Rope Feb 27, 2009

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Edmund Harriss steps in and poses a puzzle on this early segment.

FD. Space Walkers Feb 23, 2009

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Another segment from the Golden Age of Mathradio, Math Factor #5, aired February 22, 2004.

FC. Cool Clear Water Feb 20, 2009

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Math Factor Number Four; how much water is required to get across the desert? (This is basically the same problem as BK. Bananas and Rockets)

FB. The Legendary Monty Hall Problem Feb 16, 2009

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After all these years, we finally get around to putting the Monty Hall Problem up on the web-- it's deja vu all over again as we post the third math factor segment ever!

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