Have you used the logical method known as "proof by intimidation"?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Have you used the logical method known as "proof by intimidation"? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 285:  Believe My Proofs Or Else

We discuss Buckminster Fuller's focus on triangles in his Synergetics.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

We discuss Buckminster Fuller's focus on triangles in his Synergetics. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 284:  Don't Square Numbers, Triangle Them

If we deny the existence of infinity, does math still work?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

If we deny the existence of infinity, does math still work? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 283:  Escape From Infinity

In memory of Maurice Karnaugh, we discuss the "K-Map", a nice shortcut for desinging electronic circuits.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

In memory of Maurice Karnaugh, we discuss the "K-Map", a nice shortcut for desinging electronic circuits. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 282:  The Man With The Map

Discussing the final decade of Blaise Pascal's life, when he decided math and physics were unworthy of study.   (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Discussing the final decade of Blaise Pascal's life, when he decided math and physics were unworthy of study. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 281:  Pascal vs Mathematics

Thanks to social media, Rubik's Cube is popular again.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Thanks to social media, Rubik's Cube is popular again. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 280:  Rubik's Resurgence

Improbable

We discuss the famous Two Envelopes paradox, along with an unconventional solution.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

We discuss the famous Two Envelopes paradox, along with an unconventional solution. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 279:  Improbable Envelopes

Alan Turing's adventures in bicycle repair.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Alan Turing's adventures in bicycle repair. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 278:  Bicycle Repair Man

Should you aim for a maximally "scalable" profession in order to become rich?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Should you aim for a maximally "scalable" profession in order to become rich? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 277:  Bad Career Advice

We discuss Nassim Taleb's "Ludic Fallacy", the incorrect belief that simple mathematical models accurately predict the real world.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

We discuss Nassim Taleb's "Ludic Fallacy", the incorrect belief that simple mathematical models accurately predict the real world. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 276:  Don't Believe the Math

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).

Twelve years and counting. (See two reviews below).  Thanks Erik, for this awesome podcast!

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years of listening to Erik producing these wonderful pods.  In the beginning I had just discovered the world of podcasts, and M.M and Erik quickly went to the top of my subscribed list. . . 
Below is a review I wrote years ago. It is STILL totally applicable. 

...We look forward to your podcast. Informative and fun, it adds a &#39;math&#39; dimension to life. AND there are over 200 previous episodes to enjoy. We recommend this podcast  to everyone.

Five Extra Large Stars!

Only complaint is there aren&#39;t more of them.

Great Podcast!

Math Mutation

Is it ever valid to claim that 2+2=5?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Is it ever valid to claim that 2+2=5? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 210  Two Plus Two Equals Five

Prize money for provingdisproving famous conjectures.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Prize money for provingdisproving famous conjectures. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 182  Money For Math

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

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

Math Mutation 16 Doodling

A number so big that writing it down would fill up the known universe.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

A number so big that writing it down would fill up the known universe. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 186  Not Quite Infinity

My review of Sphereland The Movie .(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

My review of Sphereland The Movie . (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 175  Another Great Math Movie

After all the original members left, was the Velvet Underground still the same band?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

After all the original members left, was the Velvet Underground still the same band? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 197  Four Dimensional Greek Warships

How non-Euclidean geometry lets you draw a triangle with three right angles.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

How non-Euclidean geometry lets you draw a triangle with three right angles. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 35  One Messed-Up Triangle

Einstein, the fourth dimension, and Casablanca.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Einstein, the fourth dimension, and Casablanca. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 134  As Math Goes By

Is the golden ratio phi as important as people claim?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Is the golden ratio phi as important as people claim? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 185  The Gullible Ratio

How the basis of modern music shifted from whole to irrational numbers.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

How the basis of modern music shifted from whole to irrational numbers. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 142  Hippasus's Revenge

Is perspective in art just a cultural artifact?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Is perspective in art just a cultural artifact? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 154  A New Perspective On Perspective

What do math and physics say about life after death?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

What do math and physics say about life after death? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 178  Mathematical Immortality

Is a government lottery really a tax on stupidity?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Is a government lottery really a tax on stupidity? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 191  Liking The Lottery

How MIT math geeks won millions in Vegas.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

How MIT math geeks won millions in Vegas. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 140  Does The House Always Win?

Understanding large numbers thru small probabilities.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Understanding large numbers thru small probabilities. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 203  Big Numbers Upside Down

Trying to make sense of Russell's conversation with Wittgenstein.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Trying to make sense of Russell's conversation with Wittgenstein. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 144  Is There A Hippopotamus In This Podcast?

What algorithms do bees use to fly in swarms?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

What algorithms do bees use to fly in swarms? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 160  The Boids And Bees Of Leadership

How do you compare to the universe as a whole?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

How do you compare to the universe as a whole? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 148  Your Size In Space And Time

With a brain the size of a pinhead, how do cicadas know about prime numbers?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

With a brain the size of a pinhead, how do cicadas know about prime numbers? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 179  Bugged By Math

Math Mutation 11  A Movie You Should See

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