Math Mutation 272: The Mathematics of Jackie Mason
How Jackie Mason derived jokes from Talmudic logic. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
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Welcome to Math Mutation, a podcast for people of all ages where we discuss fun, interesting, or just plain weird corners of mathematics that you would not have heard in school.(Feedback email erik@mathmutation.com).
Math Mutation 271: Too Much Testing
Think about the math before getting tested for a rare disease. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 270: Which Way To Turn
Why are screw threads always right-handed? Or are they? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 269: A Good Use of Downtime
We discuss a strange mathematical experiment conducted in a World War II prison camp. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 268: The Right Way To Gamble
When does it make sense to bet it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 267: Free Will Isn't Free
Do the nondeterministic calculations of quantum physics inevitably lead to proof of free will? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 266: A Number Is A Number
We explore Bertrand Russell's set-theoretic definition of whole numbers. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 265: Defining Numbers, Sort of
Is there a fundamental set of axioms we can use to define whole numbers? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 264: Unbalanced Society
We explore some of Alfred Korzybski's odd ideas about using math to remake society. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 263: Asimov vs Doyle
Was Sherlock Holmes' archnemesis Moriarty really a mathematical genius? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)