Math Mutation
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Math Mutation 276: Don't Believe the Math
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 275: Demanding Fair Dice
What does it take to create fair dice for an online game?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 274: The Gomboc
A strange self-righting 3-D shape was only discovered in the 21st century.(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 273: A Maze Of Labyrinths
Why are literary and visual labyrinths from ancient and medieval times so different?(Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)
Math Mutation 272: The Mathematics of Jackie Mason
How Jackie Mason derived jokes from Talmudic logic.(Send feeback to 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 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)