Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Welcome to Math Mutation, a podcast for people of all ages where we discuss fun, interesting, or just plain wierd corners of mathematics that you would not have heard in school.(Feedback email erik@mathmutation.com). Welcome to Math Mutation, a podcast for people of all ages where we discuss fun, interesting, or just plain wierd corners of mathematics that you would not have heard in school. Welcome to Math Mutation, a podcast for people of all ages where we discuss fun, interesting, or just plain wierd corners of mathematics that you would not have heard in school.(Feedback email erik@mathmutation.com). en-us eseligma@aracnet.com eseligma@aracnet.com (Erik Seligman) The Podcast RSS Buddy 3.0 http://www.tolley.info/rssbuddy/index.html (c) 2007 Erik Seligman no Erik Seligman eseligma@aracnet.com http://www.aracnet.com/~eseligma/mm/mmlogo_thin.JPGhttp://www.mathmutation.com Math Mutation Science & Medicine Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Don't believe everything you equate. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Don't believe everything you equate. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-138 no 00:04:37 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can pure mathematics prove the existence of God? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can pure mathematics prove the existence of God? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-137 no 00:03:15 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Those funny Greek letters that torment calculus students. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Those funny Greek letters that torment calculus students. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-135 no 00:04:44 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How unknown alien cultures can see your Facebook photo. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How unknown alien cultures can see your Facebook photo. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-134 no 00:04:29 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Is there some mystical number that describes you in detail? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Is there some mystical number that describes you in detail? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-133 no 00:03:54 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com R.I.P. Martin Gardner. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) R.I.P. Martin Gardner. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 30 May 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-132 no 00:04:13 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Tic tac toe, extended into multiple dimensions quantum mechanics. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Tic tac toe, extended into multiple dimensions quantum mechanics. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Mon, 17 May 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-131 no 00:5:30 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Hofstadter's Le Ton Beau De Marot, and how math relates to translating poetry. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Hofstadter's Le Ton Beau De Marot, and how math relates to translating poetry. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-130 no 00:05:09 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Topology and the Poincare Conjecture. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Topology and the Poincare Conjecture. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-129 no 00:04:38 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Newcomb's paradox, another challenge to free will. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Newcomb's paradox, another challenge to free will. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-128 no 00:04:14 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Does the Grandfather Paradox show time travel is impossible? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Does the Grandfather Paradox show time travel is impossible? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-127 no 00:04:21 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Why do mirrors reverse right and left, but not up and down? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Why do mirrors reverse right and left, but not up and down? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-126 no 00:03:22 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com What did Columbus really think about the Earth's size and shape? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) What did Columbus really think about the Earth's size and shape? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-125 no 00:03:41 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The colorful biography of Asperger's sufferer John Elder Robison high school dropout, KISS roadie, professional engineer, auto mechanic, and entrepeneur. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The colorful biography of Asperger's sufferer John Elder Robison high school dropout, KISS roadie, professional engineer, auto mechanic, and entrepeneur. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-124 no 00:04:06 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Does basic probability show that life in our universe could not have come about through evolution? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Does basic probability show that life in our universe could not have come about through evolution? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-123 no 00:06:03 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com With different physical constants in the universe, could we still exist? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) With different physical constants in the universe, could we still exist? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-122 no 00:04:40 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Did Cantor's transfinite numbers advance mathematics and glorify God, or were they a tool of the devil? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Did Cantor's transfinite numbers advance mathematics and glorify God, or were they a tool of the devil? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-121 no 00:05:07 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can each episode of Math Mutation be correct, while there is an error somewhere in the series? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can each episode of Math Mutation be correct, while there is an error somewhere in the series? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-120 no 00:04:50 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How to have your line segment and eat it too. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How to have your line segment and eat it too. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-119 no 00:04:23 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The magic of the contrapositive. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The magic of the contrapositive. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-118 no 00:03:26 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Were Gregor Mendel's experimental results a bit too good? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Were Gregor Mendel's experimental results a bit too good? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-117 no 00:04:56 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can an architect in our 3-D world build a four dimensional house? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can an architect in our 3-D world build a four dimensional house? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-116 no 00:04:15 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Amdahl's Law, de-worming, and the One Laptop Per Child initiative. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Amdahl's Law, de-worming, and the One Laptop Per Child initiative. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-115 no 00:05:13 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The Monty Hall Paradox revisited. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The Monty Hall Paradox revisited. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-114 no 00:04:24 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Before GPS, how could you know your longitude? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Before GPS, how could you know your longitude? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-113 no 00:05:45 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Changing a test of artificiall intelligence into one of natural nonintelligence. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Changing a test of artificiall intelligence into one of natural nonintelligence. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-112 no 00:04:52 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The struggle for a theory of physics that would enable cats to jump onto chandeliers. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The struggle for a theory of physics that would enable cats to jump onto chandeliers. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-111 no 00:05:12 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Are we all simply mathematical objects? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Are we all simply mathematical objects? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-110 no 00:03:39 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Looking at the contributions of the Indian mathematician Brahmagupta. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Looking at the contributions of the Indian mathematician Brahmagupta. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-109 no 00:03:51 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Elections and the Law of Large Numbers. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Elections and the Law of Large Numbers. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 31 May 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-108 no 00:04:03 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Exploring the pentagram. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Exploring the pentagram. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 10 May 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-107 no 00:04:16 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com If you test positive for a rare disease, should you be worried? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) If you test positive for a rare disease, should you be worried? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-106 no 00:02:47 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Why Math Mutation exists, winners of the Math Day Madness contest, and a correction. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Why Math Mutation exists, winners of the Math Day Madness contest, and a correction. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-105 no 00:04:11 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Daniel Tammet's view of the root cause of his savant abilities. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Daniel Tammet's view of the root cause of his savant abilities. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-104 no 00:05:20 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com After E Day and Pi Day, how many other math-related holidays are there? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) After E Day and Pi Day, how many other math-related holidays are there? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-103 no 00:03:57 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can Rain Men really instantly count 100 fallen matches? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can Rain Men really instantly count 100 fallen matches? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-102 no 00:04:13 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com English tally sticks, and how they destroyed Parliament. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) English tally sticks, and how they destroyed Parliament. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-101 no 00:03:50 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Celebrating the constant 'e'. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Celebrating the constant 'e'. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-100 no 00:03:58 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Why Zeno didn't prove that motion is impossible. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Why Zeno didn't prove that motion is impossible. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-99 no 00:04:49 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Mathermatics and the life of Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Mathermatics and the life of Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-98 no 00:03:44 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The ill-omened days at the end of the year. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The ill-omened days at the end of the year. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-97 no 00:03:03 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How Dr. Seuss's 'The Cat In The Hat Comes Back' introduces fractals. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How Dr. Seuss's 'The Cat In The Hat Comes Back' introduces fractals. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-96 no 00:04:39 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com What are we leaving behind for our descendants in the year 12000? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) What are we leaving behind for our descendants in the year 12000? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-95 no 00:04:34 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Do a few statistically significant studies prove a strange phenomenon is true? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Do a few statistically significant studies prove a strange phenomenon is true? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-94 no 00:05:35 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com A mathematical contribution from President James Garfield. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) A mathematical contribution from President James Garfield. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-93 no 00:03:16 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The bizarre mathematical methods John Cage used to produce some of his music. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The bizarre mathematical methods John Cage used to produce some of his music. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-92 no 00:03:56 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Was Homer Simpson's theory of a donut-shaped universe correct? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Was Homer Simpson's theory of a donut-shaped universe correct? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-91 no 00:04:12 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The connections between mathematics and the founding of modern nursing. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The connections between mathematics and the founding of modern nursing. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-90 no 00:03:43 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com If a stock has a 90% chance of going up, should you buy it? Maybe not! (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) If a stock has a 90% chance of going up, should you buy it? Maybe not! (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-89 no 00:04:23 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The surprising connection between mathematics and Voltaire's satirical novel. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The surprising connection between mathematics and Voltaire's satirical novel. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-88 no 00:03:05 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can you tile your bathroom floor without ever repeating the pattern? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can you tile your bathroom floor without ever repeating the pattern? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-87 no 00:04:23 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Why does the word billion sometimes mean 10 to the 9th, and other times mean 10 to the 12th? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Why does the word billion sometimes mean 10 to the 9th, and other times mean 10 to the 12th? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-85 no 00:03:40 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com You need to think about more than one universe when judging risky decisions. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) You need to think about more than one universe when judging risky decisions. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-84 no 00:03:23 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Does the Chinese Room Paradox show that artificial intelligence is impossible? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Does the Chinese Room Paradox show that artificial intelligence is impossible? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-83 no 00:04:59 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com If mice can do probability theory, why can't worms do calculus? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) If mice can do probability theory, why can't worms do calculus? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-82 no 00:03:36 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com According to some experiments, mice can be better at math than humans. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) According to some experiments, mice can be better at math than humans. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-81 no 00:03:06 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How do you know your lawn is green, and not bleen? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How do you know your lawn is green, and not bleen? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-80 no 00:03:20 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can you count up to 589,824 on your fingers? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can you count up to 589,824 on your fingers? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-79 no 00:04:09 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Charles H. Hinton's 'realistic' two-dimensional world of Astria. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Charles H. Hinton's 'realistic' two-dimensional world of Astria. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-78 no 00:03:54 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com What's the deal with geodesic domes? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) What's the deal with geodesic domes? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-77 no 00:05:01 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Are Space Shuttle parts really based on the width of an ancient Roman horse's rear end? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Are Space Shuttle parts really based on the width of an ancient Roman horse's rear end? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-76 no 00:03:41 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com On a number line, are positive and negative infinity really the same point? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) On a number line, are positive and negative infinity really the same point? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-75 no 00:03:41 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How calculator-based education almost cost me a hamburger. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How calculator-based education almost cost me a hamburger. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 25 May 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-74 no 00:03:21 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The unusual story of the Indian mathematician Ramanujan. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The unusual story of the Indian mathematician Ramanujan. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 18 May 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-73 no 00:03:35 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com A recent theory may replace the Big Bang with a collision of multidimensional membranes. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) A recent theory may replace the Big Bang with a collision of multidimensional membranes. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 11 May 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-72 no 00:03:32 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com What appears to be random is not always random. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) What appears to be random is not always random. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 04 May 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-71 no 00:04:34 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com What is the connection between dice and driving? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) What is the connection between dice and driving? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-70 no 00:02:57 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Is the line between math and religion always clear-cut? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Is the line between math and religion always clear-cut? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-69 no 00:04:16 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com What comes next in this sequence addition, multiplication, exponentiation, ...? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) What comes next in this sequence addition, multiplication, exponentiation, ...? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-68 no 00:04:25 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can you make a U-turn in the 4th dimension? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can you make a U-turn in the 4th dimension? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-67 no 00:03:42 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com In memory of Arthur C. Clarke. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) In memory of Arthur C. Clarke. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-66 no 00:03:24 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Calculating what we can see in the universe isn't as simple as counting light-years. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Calculating what we can see in the universe isn't as simple as counting light-years. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-65 no 00:03:13 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Sometimes, math can be illegal. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Sometimes, math can be illegal. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-64 no 00:04:16 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can we draw infinity on a number line? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can we draw infinity on a number line? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-63 no 00:04:59 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx explained. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx explained. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-62 no 00:04:00 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How ancient Egyptian math may be the source of an 18th-century poem. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How ancient Egyptian math may be the source of an 18th-century poem. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-61 no 00:04:28 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com If you separate your brain into indiividual neurons, is it still a brain? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) If you separate your brain into indiividual neurons, is it still a brain? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-60 no 00:04:24 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com We describe a figure whose surface can never be painted, though its interior can be filled using a finite volume of paint, (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) We describe a figure whose surface can never be painted, though its interior can be filled using a finite volume of paint, (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-59 no 00:04:03 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The randomly-created-music fad of the late 18th century. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The randomly-created-music fad of the late 18th century. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-58 no 00:03:50 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How would chemistry and physics change in a two-dimensional universe? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How would chemistry and physics change in a two-dimensional universe? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-57 no 00:04:48 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Tiny graphs that look like words of text can be surprisingly useful. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Tiny graphs that look like words of text can be surprisingly useful. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-56 no 00:04:37 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com What's so special about the number 7 in our calendar? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) What's so special about the number 7 in our calendar? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-55 no 00:04:24 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Breathe in an actual molecule shared with Baby Jesus. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Breathe in an actual molecule shared with Baby Jesus. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-54 no 00:02:27 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com After 50 episodes, I finally figure out what I'm talking about. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) After 50 episodes, I finally figure out what I'm talking about. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-53 no 00:03:34 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Some engineers have their brains cross-wired to see circuit schematic AND, OR, and NOT gates as particular colors. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Some engineers have their brains cross-wired to see circuit schematic AND, OR, and NOT gates as particular colors. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-52 no 00:03:48 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com A strange lottery run by Douglas Hofstadter in the early 1980s, with interesting implications for human society. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) A strange lottery run by Douglas Hofstadter in the early 1980s, with interesting implications for human society. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-51 no 00:04:08 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com A new theorem by a British undergraduate has just established the simplest possible computer. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) A new theorem by a British undergraduate has just established the simplest possible computer. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-50 no 00:04:02 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can we calcuate the number of intelligent life forms in our galaxy with one simple equation? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can we calcuate the number of intelligent life forms in our galaxy with one simple equation? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-49 no 00:03:41 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Story of a 19th-century Frenchwoman who pretended to be male for her career in mathematics, and how she revealed her identity to save Gauss. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Story of a 19th-century Frenchwoman who pretended to be male for her career in mathematics, and how she revealed her identity to save Gauss. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-48 no 00:03:52 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Strangely enough, pure math can tell us interesting things about global weather patterns. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Strangely enough, pure math can tell us interesting things about global weather patterns. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-47 no 00:03:52 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The Burmese military junta's numerological failures. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The Burmese military junta's numerological failures. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-46 no 00:04:29 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Review of Flatland The Movie (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Review of Flatland The Movie (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-44 no 00:04:44 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How do we know that irrational numbers exist? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How do we know that irrational numbers exist? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-43 no 00:03:59 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The surprising story of how George Dantzig, the father of linear programming, earned his Ph.D. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The surprising story of how George Dantzig, the father of linear programming, earned his Ph.D. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-42 no 00:03:36 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Where are the missing dimensions of string theory? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Where are the missing dimensions of string theory? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-41 no 00:03:23 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can 6-month old babies do basic subtraction? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Can 6-month old babies do basic subtraction? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-40 no 00:03:49 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How the Romans coped with the odd ratios of the day, the lunar cycle, and the solar cycle. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How the Romans coped with the odd ratios of the day, the lunar cycle, and the solar cycle. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-39 no 00:04:59 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com 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) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-38 no 00:04:59 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Has the riddle of Fermat's Last Theorem truly been solved? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Has the riddle of Fermat's Last Theorem truly been solved? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-36 no 00:04:08 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Infinite series and sub-replacement fertility. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Infinite series and sub-replacement fertility. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-35 no 00:03:38 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Today we talk about an early Polish success in cracking the Enigma coding machine. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Today we talk about an early Polish success in cracking the Enigma coding machine. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-34 no 00:06:00 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Does quantum computing prove the existence of parallel universes? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Does quantum computing prove the existence of parallel universes? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-33 no 00:04:29 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Is Time really a dimension? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Is Time really a dimension? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-32 no 00:05:51 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The Music of the Spheres, taken literally. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The Music of the Spheres, taken literally. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-31 no 00:03:35 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Where does that weird infinity symbol come from? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Where does that weird infinity symbol come from? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-30 no 00:03:42 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Surprisingly, any map can be filled in with just four colors. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Surprisingly, any map can be filled in with just four colors. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-29 no 00:04:01 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Discussing one of Johannes Kepler's lesser known, and sillier, theories. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Discussing one of Johannes Kepler's lesser known, and sillier, theories. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-28 no 00:04:09 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How Godel twisted statements about numbers into statements about statements. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How Godel twisted statements about numbers into statements about statements. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-27 no 00:04:05 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How Godel's Incompleteness Theorem blew away hopes of a complete system of mathematics. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How Godel's Incompleteness Theorem blew away hopes of a complete system of mathematics. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-26 no 00:03:35 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How to look like a math genius, even if you're not. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) How to look like a math genius, even if you're not. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-25 no 00:03:06 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com More on fractals, and why they are considered to have fractional dimensions. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) More on fractals, and why they are considered to have fractional dimensions. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-24 no 00:03:29 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Describing the Koch Snowflake, a classic example of a fractal curve. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Describing the Koch Snowflake, a classic example of a fractal curve. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 27 May 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-23 no 00:03:20 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Do religious Jews and Christians really believe pi=3? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Do religious Jews and Christians really believe pi=3? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 19 May 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-22 no 00:03:15 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The power of randomized algorithms. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) The power of randomized algorithms. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 12 May 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-21 no 00:03:36 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Why are there exactly five platonic solids? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Why are there exactly five platonic solids? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 05 May 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-20 no 00:03:57 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com What would it look like if a four-dimensional creature dropped by for a visit? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) What would it look like if a four-dimensional creature dropped by for a visit? (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-19 no 00:03:15 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com 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) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-18 no 00:02:48 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com We discuss Borges' Library of Babel, which contains every possible book. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) We discuss Borges' Library of Babel, which contains every possible book. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-17 no 00:03:32 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Bunny math. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) Bunny math. (Send feeback to erik@mathmutation.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-16 no 00:03:11 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com What is the P=NP problem? (Send feeback to eseligma@aracnet.com) What is the P=NP problem? (Send feeback to eseligma@aracnet.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-15 no 00:05:20 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The bizarre human drama surrounding the proof of the Poincare Conjecture. (Send feeback to eseligma@aracnet.com) The bizarre human drama surrounding the proof of the Poincare Conjecture. (Send feeback to eseligma@aracnet.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-14 no 00:03:54 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Review of Flatland The Film. Review of Flatland The Film. eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-12 no 00:04:05 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How autistic savants perform their miracles. (Send feeback to eseligma@aracnet.com) How autistic savants perform their miracles. (Send feeback to eseligma@aracnet.com) eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-11 no 00:03:19 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Cellular Automata and the Game of Life Cellular Automata and the Game of Life eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-10 no 00:04:21 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Building a house in two dimensions. Building a house in two dimensions. eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-9 no 00:02:45 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com How much medicine is really in a homeopathic remedy? How much medicine is really in a homeopathic remedy? eseligma@aracnet.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-8 no 00:02:45 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Some people claim to see every number as a different color. Should we believe them? Some people claim to see every number as a different color. Should we believe them? eseligma@aracnet.com Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-7 no 00:02:19 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com All infinities are not created equal. All infinities are not created equal. eseligma@aracnet.com Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-6 no 00:02:48 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Can two-dimensional intestines exist? Can two-dimensional intestines exist? eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-5 no 00:02:01 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Mathematics of game shows. Mathematics of game shows. eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-4 no 00:02:01 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com The Simpsons vs Princeton University. The Simpsons vs Princeton University. eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-3 no 00:01:56 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com Count your fingers. Are you sure the number is right? Count your fingers. Are you sure the number is right? eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-2 no 00:01:34 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com Erik Seligman http://www.mathmutation.com A hotel with an infinite number of rooms-- does it always have a vacancy? A hotel with an infinite number of rooms-- does it always have a vacancy? eseligma@aracnet.com Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:12:36 -0800 Science & Medicine RSS_BUDDY_172899-1 no 00:01:34 math,mathematics,numbers,geometry,infinity,probability http://www.mathmutation.com