Video Bonus: Much Ado About Nothing

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Video Bonus: Much Ado About Nothing

FromThe Math Club

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Apr 27, 2022

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Sometimes you just have to break out the ol' manipulatives and visual aides. Here's a video bonus to help clarify the von Neumann construction that Pete talked about in episode 1.

Released:

Apr 27, 2022

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Join hosts Peter Littig and Noah King as they discuss and explain mathematical topics with their own unique style. Full of information that will interest and entertain math lovers as well as those who maybe don’t love it quite that much… yet. Mathematical concepts, history, paradoxes, and puzzles await you, along with a generous helping of witty banter and fun. Calling all members…. The Math Club is open! Email - mathclubpodcast@gmail.com Twitter - @mathclubpodcast

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Much Ado About Nothing: Welcome to The Math Club! In this, our inaugural episode, we start at the origin of all things: Zero. Join us as we explore the special role zero plays in our system of arithmetic and discuss the dazzling way John von Neumann created everything... by The Math Club
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Thinking Outside the Box: In this episode, Pete and Noah provide opposing viewpoints on how to respond to a classic mathematical paradox. Show links: • - Textbook used in Pete's Game Theory course • - Use this link to let us know what you'd decide after listening... by The Math Club
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Tales from Decrypt: Today’s match-up answers the age-old question of what happens when an unstoppable brain meets an unbreakable cipher. In the red corner, weighing in at 2,193 digits…. Noah’s deviously encrypted message! And in the blue... by The Math Club
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Ad Infinitum: Infinity. Most kids first learn about this neverending concept when double and triple jinx don’t seem to do enough anymore. There are infinity pools, the Infnity Engine, and even an Inifinity War. But how does infinity differ from... by The Math Club
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Breaking News: Pete's out with a broken leg, so Noah and Alexa use math to investigate the mathematics of his skateboarding accident. Listen in as they talk about angular momentum, the acceleration of falling bodies, and pounds of force generated upon impact. by The Math Club
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Gleaming the Cube: Lots of us have played with a Rubik's Cube at one time or another, but did you know this simple little toy is chock full of math? Join Pete and Noah as they talk about billions of combinations, set theory, and the maximum number of moves... by The Math Club
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Video Bonus: Much Ado About Nothing by The Math Club
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Video Bonus: Gleaming the Cube: In our last episode, Pete asked us to envision the rotational symmetry of a square as a way to simplify the same concept as it applies to the Rubik's Cube. Here's a video bonus to help visualize this example. by The Math Club
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Triple Play: In this episode, Pete and Noah discuss right triangles, pythagorean triples, and why the Scarecrow's brain might not be all it was cracked up to be. Show links: • • • by The Math Club
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Prime Time: You've heard about two-factor authentication, but have you heard about two-factor numbers? Of course you have! They're called primes, and in this episode Pete and Noah discuss what they are, how we find them, and some of the more interesting (and... by The Math Club
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Key Ideas: If you use the internet, you rely on mathematical algorithms to securely transmit your private data over public networks. In this episode, Noah describes an encryption scheme he made up in high school, which leads to a discussion about how computers... by The Math Club
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Pi-lot: Surprise!!! Pete needs some more time with the codebreaking challenge, so this week we're giving you a previously unaired bonus episode from The Math Club's earliest days (six months ago). Also, Alexa finally grows too big for her britches. by The Math Club
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Video Bonus: Positive Thinking: Yesterday's episode dove into the numbers around a positive test result that is 99% accurate, when 1 in 100 people have a specific condition. The result was a bit surprising and counterintuitive, and this video bonus helps to show why it comes... by The Math Club
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Video Bonus: Key Ideas: Yesterday's episode explored the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange algorithm, including a section in which Pete and Noah came up with a valid generator for a modulus of 23. The rules about what makes a generator valid can be a bit tricky without... by The Math Club
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Discovery vs. Invention: Math always seems so objective, with little room for debate. In other fields there are sometimes huge disagreements among experts. But what about math? In this episode, Pete and Noah discuss the age-old argument of where math came... by The Math Club
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Positive Thinking: In this episode, Noah's certain that he has a disease because he tested positive on a test that's 99% accurate. Does that mean he almost certainly has the disease? Pete's not so sure, and brings up a statistics concept to help shed some... by The Math Club
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So Many Birds: Season's Greetings, Math Club! With the holidays on the horizon, a famous song leads Pete and Noah to talk about strategies for adding up long sequences of numbers. Come join the fun, and learn how a young Carl Gauss may (or may not) have... by The Math Club
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You Say You Want a Revolution: In this episode, Noah comes to Pete for some help with a really big paint job. After Pete explains just how big (and impossible) the job really is, they have a conversation about surfaces of revolution, and the seeming paradox of Gabriel's Horn.... by The Math Club
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Imagining Numbers: In our last episode, Pete explained to Noah that imaginary numbers aren't so imaginary after all. This time around, he shows Noah how all the other numbers kinda are. So, if you thought there was something less than real about the square root of... by The Math Club
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Math Club Junior: This episode is a special math adventure for younger listeners. Pete and Noah are called into school to help with all of the mathy details around a class pizza party, and quickly discover that math is all around us all of the time. Chock... by The Math Club
27 min listen
Oh, For the Love of Math!: In this episode, Pete and Noah are joined by Dan Finkel, founder of Math for Love and co-creator of the award winning game, Prime Climb. Listen in as they talk about Dan's work making math fun and accessible by tapping into children's natural... by The Math Club
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Getting Into Shape: In this episode, Noah's having trouble with an old game from his childhood until Pete saves the day by tackling the twisty turns of topology. From donuts to coffee cups, and spheres to tori (or, as Noah calls them: toruses), come explore the... by The Math Club
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The Unprofessional Math Development Club: This week Pete and Noah team up with Shane and Mealey from the Unprofessional Development podcast, a show that features guests from the world of education sharing their stories about teaching. This joint episode finds the four hosts discussing... by The Math Club
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Math Complex: Imaginary numbers. We’ve all heard about them, but… what are they? Why are they imaginary? And what can we do with them? In this episode, Pete and Noah take on these questions and explore a bit of the history and practical applications of these... by The Math Club
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Proof of Concept: If you ever took a geometry class, you probably had to do some mathematical proofs. From the ancient Greeks to modern day mathematicians, proofs have played a vital role in advancing our understanding of the world around us. In this... by The Math Club
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Math Like an Egyptian: When you think about parts of a whole, you probably picture fractions that consist of a numerator and a denominator. But that’s not how all cultures throughout history worked with fractional parts. In this episode, Pete and Noah visit... by The Math Club
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$Math Like an Egyptian: When you think about parts of a whole, you probably picture fractions that consist of a numerator and a denominator. But that’s not how all cultures throughout history worked with fractional parts. In this episode, Pete and Noah visit...$
Math Problems: We all know people who describe themselves as “not a math person”. For many of them it’s not simply a preference, but a neurological condition. In this episode, Pete and Noah speak with Dr. Anneke Schreuder about dyscalculia, the... by The Math Club
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Divergent Thinking: If we gave you a bunch of positive whole numbers and asked what you get when you add them all up, you’d have a pretty easy time of it... you are The Math Club, after all. But what if we gave you an infinite series of positive whole... by The Math Club
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Made to Order: You’ve probably seen people arguing on social media about memes that say: “Only a true genius will get this one right”, followed by a simple looking expression to evaluate. In this episode, a mathematical miscalculation inspires a... by The Math Club
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Paradox City: Happy birthday… to us! The Math Club is one year old today, and Pete and Noah are celebrating with a fun-filled discussion of the birthday paradox. Come join the celebration - you might be surprised where it takes you! by The Math Club
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The Elevator and the Fencepost: Pete is back, and Noah is eager to hear about his trip and record a new episode about an interesting bit of European math. Join us for some zero-based counting, inspired by an elevator that Pete rode on his first day in Spain. by The Math Club
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Video Bonus: Much Ado About Nothing

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