The Math Factor
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The Math Factor
A brief, weekly math conversation and puzzle, airing on KUAF 91.3 FM, Fayetteville Arkansas. Send your answers, comments, questions, puzzles, or cash, to mathfactor@uark.edu!
Recent Episodes
196 episodes
HQ. Newton v Leibnitz
A break from puzzling to discuss the history of the great Newton-Liebnitz dispute over the invention of Calculus, with the playwright Todd Taylor.
HN. Barbette
The great aerialist Barbette makes an wholly gratuitous appearance on the Math Factor, and a few quick puzzles.
HD. The Math Factor Returns
And we're back in the studio together again! Lots of great stuff to come!
HC. Strongly Connected Components
Check out the Strongly Connected Components podcast at acmescience.com
HB. Puzzlers Pegg and Stephens
Back with an interview with two fantastic puzzlers, Ed Pegg (mathpuzzle.com) and James Stephens (puzzlebeast.com) Check out mathfactor.uark.edu for lo...
The Math Factor Takes a Bow
We are taking the summer off (at a minimum) but check back in a while for new segments. And don't forget to drop us a line!
GY. Conversation with Greg Chaitin
A conversation with Greg Chaitin, creator of Chaitin's Omega and author, most recently, of MetaMath!! These ideas are well worth a close listen.
GW. Wolfram's Principle of Computational Equivalence
Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica and author of A New Kind of Science describes a fundamental principle, showing how irreducible complexity aris...
G4G9 Report From the Gathering
Quick interviews at the Gathering, with Stephen Wolfram, Will Shortz, Dale Seymore, John Conway and many others!
GV. Three Quick G4G9 Puzzles From Ed Pegg
We catch up with Ed Pegg, of mathpuzzle.com who gives us three great puzzles! Now Tweeting from G4G9!
GW. Math Factor Hits The Road
The Math Factor hits the road, with live updates from the Gathering For Gardner! And the premier of James Greeson's Canon and Chorale on Pi.
GU. Number Freak
Derrick Niederman tells us what is so un-22 about Catch 22, and other marvels from his new book, Number Freak.
GT. The Largest Escher Exhibit Ever
The largest Escher exhibit ever is on display in Boca Raton. A must see event!
GR. VIth Anniversary of the Math Factor!
That's right, we return with our sixth anniversary "special". Can a clip show be far behind?
GP. Switcheroo!
A plan for the shop, and still more tormented prisoners. What is the deal with those poor souls anyway?
GO. Coin Fraud!
Yay! Another Fraud Detection Prevention tip from your friends and accomplices at the Math Factor, as well as further discourse on Benford's Law.
GN. Benford's Law
If you're gonna commit accounting fraud, some things to watch out for! Benford's law is an amazing property of many kinds of lists of data.
GM. What's the Big Deal Anyway?
Wherein Chaim lets off a little steam about an urgent problem...
GL. Math 2033
Chaim's new Math 2033 is going like gangbusters! Check out the class wiki at math2033.uark.edu
GI. Mrs. Perkins' Electric Quilt
Paul Nahin discusses his fabulous new book "Mrs Perkins Electric Quilt", mosquitos, falling through the Earth, whether mathematics is "real" and much...
GH. The Math Book
Clifford Pickover discusses his beautiful new Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics.
GG. OLD IDAHO USUAL HERE
Stephen Morris rounds out his puzzles with a discussion of OLD IDAHO USUAL HERE.