Math Mutation 87 Unlistenable But Fun
The bizarre mathematical methods John Cage used to produce some of his music. (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 86 The Shape of the Universe
Was Homer Simpson's theory of a donut-shaped universe correct? (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 85 Florence Nightingale, Math Geek
The connections between mathematics and the founding of modern nursing. (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 84 How To Bankrupt Your Boss And Get Rich
If a stock has a 90% chance of going up, should you buy it? Maybe not! (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 83 Candide's Calculus
The surprising connection between mathematics and Voltaire's satirical novel. (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 82 How Not To Decorate Your Bathroom
Can you tile your bathroom floor without ever repeating the pattern? (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 81 A Billion Frenchmen Can Be Wrong
Why does the word billion sometimes mean 10 to the 9th, and other times mean 10 to the 12th?...
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Math Mutation 80 Possible-Worlds Accounting
You need to think about more than one universe when judging risky decisions. (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 79 Chinese Pen Pals
Does the Chinese Room Paradox show that artificial intelligence is impossible? (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 78 And You Thought Those Mice Were Smart
If mice can do probability theory, why can't worms do calculus? (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 77 Are You Smarter Than A Mouse?
According to some experiments, mice can be better at math than humans. (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 76 Grue and Bleen
How do you know your lawn is green, and not bleen? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
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Math Mutation 75 Giving You The Fingers
Can you count up to 589,824 on your fingers? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
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Math Mutation 74 A Competitor for Flatland
Charles H. Hinton's 'realistic' two-dimensional world of Astria. (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 73 The Future That Never Arrived
What's the deal with geodesic domes? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
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Are Space Shuttle parts really based on the width of an ancient Roman horse's rear end? (Send...
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Math Mutation 71 What Goes Around, Comes Around
On a number line, are positive and negative infinity really the same point? (Send feeback to...
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Math Mutation 70 Number Nonsense
How calculator-based education almost cost me a hamburger. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
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Math Mutation 69 Interesting Numbers
The unusual story of the Indian mathematician Ramanujan. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
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Math Mutation 68 The Bogus Bang?
A recent theory may replace the Big Bang with a collision of multidimensional membranes. (Send...
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