Math Mutation

Math Mutation


Latest Episodes

Math Mutation 266: A Number Is A Number
December 25, 2020

We explore Bertrand Russell's set-theoretic definition of whole numbers. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 265: Defining Numbers, Sort of
November 30, 2020

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
October 11, 2020

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
September 06, 2020

Was Sherlock Holmes' archnemesis Moriarty really a mathematical genius? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 262: My Bathroom Needs More Beryllium
July 31, 2020

How to combine magic squares and Feng Shui. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 261: The Mystery of the S
June 28, 2020

Is the title of this podcast missing an S? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 260: The Conway Criterion
May 17, 2020

How much can you deform hexagonal tiles and still cover your bathroom floor? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 259: Is Reality Really Real?
February 08, 2020

Does Donald Hoffman's book "The Case Against Reality" prove everything we perceive is wrong? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 258: Memory or Knot
January 25, 2020

Exploring the Incas' clever "quipu" system of data storage. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)

Math Mutation 257: Turning Things Sideways in Time
December 29, 2019

Are memories just wires turned sideways in time? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)