Best Erik Seligman Podcasts (2024)

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Math Mutation 288: One Stone To Rule Them All 5:10

7M ago5:10

5:10

Earlier this year, after half a century of searching by many talented mathematicians, an amateur finally discovered an aperiodic monotile. (Send feedback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 287: The Grim State of Modern Pizza 4:43

10M ago4:43

4:43

The surprisingly simple GRIM test, and how it helped to debunk the famous Cornell Pizza Studies. (Send feedback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 286: Adventures In Translation 5:44

11M ago5:44

5:44

I discuss my experiences translating "The Revolution of Promises" by Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 285: Believe My Proofs Or Else 4:43

1y ago4:43

4:43

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

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Math Mutation 284: Don't Square Numbers, Triangle Them 4:51

1y ago4:51

4:51

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

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Math Mutation 283: Escape From Infinity 5:54

1+ y ago5:54

5:54

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

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Math Mutation 282: The Man With The Map 5:19

1+ y ago5:19

5:19

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

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Math Mutation 281: Pascal vs Mathematics 4:42

1+ y ago4:42

4:42

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)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 280: Rubik's Resurgence 5:50

2y ago5:50

5:50

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

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Math Mutation 279: Improbable Envelopes 5:05

2y ago5:05

5:05

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

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Math Mutation 278: Bicycle Repair Man 3:48

2y ago3:48

3:48

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

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Math Mutation 277: Bad Career Advice 6:22

2+ y ago6:22

6:22

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

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Math Mutation 276: Don't Believe the Math 6:44

2+ y ago6:44

6:44

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)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 275: Demanding Fair Dice 4:58

2+ y ago4:58

4:58

What does it take to create fair dice for an online game? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 274: The Gomboc 4:29

2+ y ago4:29

4:29

A strange self-righting 3-D shape was only discovered in the 21st century. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 273: A Maze Of Labyrinths 5:34

2+ y ago5:34

5:34

Why are literary and visual labyrinths from ancient and medieval times so different? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 272: The Mathematics of Jackie Mason 5:15

3y ago5:15

5:15

How Jackie Mason derived jokes from Talmudic logic. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 271: Too Much Testing 5:26

3y ago5:26

5:26

Think about the math before getting tested for a rare disease. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 270: Which Way To Turn 2:54

3y ago2:54

2:54

Why are screw threads always right-handed? Or are they? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 269: A Good Use of Downtime 4:45

3y ago4:45

4:45

We discuss a strange mathematical experiment conducted in a World War II prison camp. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 268: The Right Way To Gamble 3:51

3+ y ago3:51

3:51

When does it make sense to bet it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 267: Free Will Isn't Free 5:21

3+ y ago5:21

5:21

Do the nondeterministic calculations of quantum physics inevitably lead to proof of free will? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 266: A Number Is A Number 4:11

3+ y ago4:11

4:11

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

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Math Mutation 265: Defining Numbers, Sort of 5:29

3+ y ago5:29

5:29

Is there a fundamental set of axioms we can use to define whole numbers? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 264: Unbalanced Society 5:09

4y ago5:09

5:09

We explore some of Alfred Korzybski's odd ideas about using math to remake society. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 263: Asimov vs Doyle 5:47

4y ago5:47

5:47

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

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Math Mutation 262: My Bathroom Needs More Beryllium 5:56

4y ago5:56

5:56

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

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Math Mutation 261: The Mystery of the S 3:50

4y ago3:50

3:50

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

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Math Mutation 260: The Conway Criterion 5:13

4y ago5:13

5:13

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

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Math Mutation 259: Is Reality Really Real? 5:23

4+ y ago5:23

5:23

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

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Math Mutation 258: Memory or Knot 4:22

4+ y ago4:22

4:22

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

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Math Mutation 257: Turning Things Sideways in Time 4:42

4+ y ago4:42

4:42

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

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Math Mutation 256: Crazy Eyed Fish 4:05

4+ y ago4:05

4:05

How symmetry and asymmetry naturally evolve in living creatures. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 255: Mountain Climbing with Dawkins 5:31

5y ago5:31

5:31

How Richard Dawkins' metaphor of "Mount Improbable" explains the evolution of the human eye. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 254: How To Annoy Your Cat 4:08

5y ago4:08

4:08

The mathematics of falling cats. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 253: Making Jewelry With Fermat 4:49

5y ago4:49

4:49

We discuss Fermat's Little Theorem, along with an elegant visual proof. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 252: A Mathematician Translating Pushkin? 4:52

5y ago4:52

4:52

Why did a famous math author translate a classic Russian epic poem? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 251: Paradoxes, Mathematical Oddities, and Formal Verification 40:49

5y ago40:49

40:49

Audio of a recent conference talk relating Math Mutation topics to the verification of processor designs. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 250: Life on the Long Tail 6:02

5+ y ago6:02

6:02

How the Long Tail theory enables Math Mutation to exist. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 249: The Other Half of the Battle 6:14

5+ y ago6:14

6:14

How poor communication of accurate math destroyed a space shuttle. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 248: A Safe Bet 6:08

5+ y ago6:08

6:08

How the Base Rate Fallacy can help us find out if the sun has exploded. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 247: Wombat Geometry 4:06

5+ y ago4:06

4:06

Exploring the secrets of the only animals with cubic dung. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman

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Math Mutation 246: Election Solutions Revisited 5:49

5+ y ago5:49

5:49

Can we use mathemtical insights to reduce the partisan conflicts surrounding ballot counting after every election? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com)By Erik Seligman