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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2101: Maupertuis
Posted on · Episode: 2101: Pierre-Louis de Maupertuis: a flattened Earth, and the Principle of Least Action. Today, least action and a flattened Earth.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2095: Sidney Rix’s Algebra Book
Posted on · Episode: 2095 Sidney Rix’s new algebra book: Of billboards and landscapes. Today, Sidney Rix’s new algebra book.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2087: Gauss’s Algorithm
Posted on · Episode: 2087 Gauss’s famous calculation: an exercise in sorting fact from fiction. Today, Gauss’s trick.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2072: The Star Spangled Banner
Posted on · Episode: 2072 Exponential growth: trying to square the metaphor with the math. Today, a national anthem has come and gone.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2076: Exponential Growth
Posted on · Episode: 2076 Exponential growth: trying to square the metaphor with the math. Today, exponential growth.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2740: Slot Machines
Posted on · Episode: 2740 The mathematics of slot machines. Today, the mathematics of slot machines.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2562 Paul Samuelson and the Textbook Economics
Posted on · Episode: 2562 Paul Samuelson and the textbook Economics. Today, a book that helped educate the world.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2556: Hilbert and Euclid’s Elements
Posted on · Episode: 2556 Euclid’s Elements, David Hilbert, and modern notions of mathematical abstraction. Today, making a point.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2658: Massively Multiplayer Mathematics
Posted on · Episode: 2658 Massively Multiplayer Math. Today, let's talk massively multiplayer mathematics.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2550: Napoleon’s Theorem
Posted on · Episode: 2550 Could Napoleon have proved Napoleon’s Theorem? Today, did he, or didn't he?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2613: Can We Hear Shapes?
Posted on · Episode: 2613 Can we hear shapes? Today let's ask: Can we hear shapes?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3067: Multiples of Nine
Posted on · Episode: 3067 The Remarkable Perception of a Mathematical Oddity. Today, the creativity in all of us.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1141: The Tipping Point
Posted on · Episode: 1141 Tipping points in human affairs: in disease, crime, and education. Today, a thought about math education, parents, and the camel’s back.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1899: Kurt Gödel
Posted on · Episode: 1899 Kurt Gödel: A mathematician brings us down to earth. Today, a mathematician brings us down to earth.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1829: Multiple Authors
Posted on · Episode: 1829 Multiple authors, multiple problems: Whose work is this? Today, whose work is this?