http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/MathFactor.xml Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:22:43 -0500 C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams http://mathfactor.uark.edu Podcast Maker v1.4.1 - http://www.lemonzdream.com/podcastmaker Can one infinity be larger than another? Are there half as many even numbers as counting numbers? This series of short episodes of The Math Factor airs on KUAF 91.3 FM. 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! en Chaim Goodman-Strauss and KUAF FM http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Chaim Goodman-Strauss strauss@uark.edu http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/podcastImage_144.jpg http://mathfactor.uark.edu 144 144 Natural Sciences Hobbies Higher Education math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code no C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Colm Mulcahy joins us to share some of his card magic! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/201%20CardColm%20_Math_Factor_2012_04_13.mp3 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:20:59 -0500 Science no 00:14:20 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A break from puzzling to discuss the history of the great Newton-Liebnitz dispute over the invention of Calculus, with the playwright Todd Taylor. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/200%20Newton%20v%20Leibnitz%20_Math_Factor_2012_03_26.mp3 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:53:10 -0500 Science no 00:10:25 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams For procrastinators... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/199%20Fill%20In%20The%20Blanks%20_Math_Factor_2012_03_16.mp3 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:42:29 -0500 Science no 00:09:37 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Madness in the aisles... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/198%20Crazies%20On%20The%20Plane%20_Math_Factor_2012_03_09.mp3 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:51:11 -0600 Science no 00:06:32 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams The great aerialist Barbette makes an wholly gratuitous appearance on the Math Factor, and a few quick puzzles. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/197%20Barbette%20_Math_Factor_2012_02_24.mp3 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:07:09 -0600 Science no 00:10:09 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Big math news, answers and a quick and easy puzzle. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/196%20Five%20Cards%20_Math_Factor_2012_02_16.mp3 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:04:11 -0600 Science no 00:11:46 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Kyle stumps Chaim, and we revisit a neat twist on an old chestnut http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/195%20Bear%20Hunt%20_Math_Factor_2102012.mp3 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:19:01 -0600 Science no 00:09:40 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Another pursuit puzzle from the Math Factor http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/194%20Spiders%20and%20Fly%20_Math_Factor_2012_02_03.mp3 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:47:40 -0600 Science no 00:09:58 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams An odd marriage proposal... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/193%20Strange%20Suitor%20_Math_Factor_2012_01_27.mp3 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:21:24 -0600 Science no 00:07:11 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams How close can we get to exactly one glass of water? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/192%20Getting%20Closer%20_Math_Factor_2012_01_16.mp3 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:16:31 -0600 Science no 00:06:58 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Hot piles of M&M's! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/191%20Corpuscle%20Candy%20_Math_Factor_2012_01_11.mp3 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:23:08 -0600 Science no 00:11:46 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Numbers, numbers numbers... hadn't noticed there are so many of them. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/190%20Two%20Love%20_Math_Factor_2012_01_01.mp3 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:59:57 -0600 Science no 00:08:17 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams In which Chaim ponders how much his true love loves him truly. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/188%20My%20True%20Love%20_Math_Factor_2011_12_23.mp3 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:23:09 -0600 Science no 00:01:29 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams In which we discuss the mystery of cooling coffee. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/On%20Cake%20and%20Coffee.mp3 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:51:55 -0600 Science no 00:12:55 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams And we're back in the studio together again! Lots of great stuff to come! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/The%20Math%20Factor%20Returns.mp3 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:34:39 -0600 Science no 00:04:34 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code Samuel Hansen Check out the Strongly Connected Components podcast at acmescience.com http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/186%20Strongly%20Connected%20Components%20_Math_Factor_2011_07_14.mp3 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:58:36 -0500 Science no 00:33:20 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Back with an interview with two fantastic puzzlers, Ed Pegg (mathpuzzle.com) and James Stephens (puzzlebeast.com) Check out mathfactor.uark.edu for lots of links to the puzzles and people they talk about. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/185%20Puzzlers%20Pegg%20and%20Stephens%20_Math_Factor_2011_04_09.mp3 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:50:42 -0500 Science no 00:39:10 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams John H. Conway on his friendship with Martin Gardner. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/184%20Conway%20on%20Gardner%20_Math_Factor_2010_06_27.mp3 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:06:40 -0500 Science no 00:57:23 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams 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! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/183%20The%20Math%20Factor%20Takes%20a%20Bow%20_Math_Factor_2010_05_10.mp3 Sun, 09 May 2010 14:10:39 -0500 Science no 00:01:32 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A conversation with Greg Chaitin, creator of Chaitin's Omega and author, most recently, of MetaMath!! These ideas are well worth a close listen. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/182%20Conversation%20with%20Greg%20Chaitin%20_Math_Factor_2010_04_06.mp3 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:48:43 -0500 Science no 01:02:19 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica and author of A New Kind of Science describes a fundamental principle, showing how irreducible complexity arises even in simple systems. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/181%20Wolframs%20Principle%20of%20Computational%20Equivalence%20_Math_Factor_2010_03_29.mp3 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:35:59 -0500 Science no 00:07:39 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Quick interviews at the Gathering, with Stephen Wolfram, Will Shortz, Dale Seymore, John Conway and many others! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/180%20Report%20from%20G4G9%20_Math_Factor_2010_03_28.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:54:54 -0500 Science no 00:21:40 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We catch up with Ed Pegg, of mathpuzzle.com who gives us three great puzzles! Now Tweeting from G4G9! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/179%20Three%20Quick%20G4G9%20Puzzles%20From%20Ed%20Pegg%20_Math_Factor_2010_03_25.mp3 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:08:38 -0500 Science no 00:01:32 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams 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. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/178%20Math%20Factor%20Updates%20_Math_Factor_2010_03_23.mp3 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:59:09 -0500 Science no 00:06:55 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams A vintage segment from July 11, 2004. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/177%20Mix%20Up%20At%20The%20Five%20And%20Dime%20_Math_Factor_2010_03_13.mp3 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:41:50 -0600 Science no 00:05:50 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Derrick Niederman tells us what is so un-22 about Catch 22, and other marvels from his new book, Number Freak. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/176%20Number%20Freak%20_Math_Factor_2010_03_07.mp3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:18:30 -0600 Science no 00:11:51 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams The largest Escher exhibit ever is on display in Boca Raton. A must see event! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/175%20Largest%20Escher%20Exhibit%20Ever%20_Math_Factor_2010_02_27.mp3 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:32:00 -0600 Science no 00:19:35 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams In which we discuss the yillion and a strange encounter with an aged man. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/174%20I%20Met%20A%20Man%20_Math_Factor_2010_02_21.mp3 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:59:05 -0600 Science no 00:04:48 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams That's right, we return with our sixth anniversary "special". Can a clip show be far behind? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/173%20VIth%20Anniversary%20_Math_Factor_2010_02_11.mp3 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:56:05 -0600 Science no 00:10:07 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Keep those durned outs offa me! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/172%20Durned%20Ants%20_Math_Factor_2009_12_31.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:32:35 -0600 Science no 00:06:46 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A plan for the shop, and still more tormented prisoners. What is the deal with those poor souls anyway? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/171%20Switcheroo%20_Math_Factor_2009_12_26.mp3 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:51:57 -0600 Science no 00:07:57 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Yay! Another Fraud Detection Prevention tip from your friends and accomplices at the Math Factor, as well as further discourse on Benford's Law. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/170%20Coin%20Fraud%20_Math_Factor_2009_12_17.mp3 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:12:00 -0600 Science no 00:08:41 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams 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. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/169%20Benfords%20Law%20_Math_Factor_2009_12_03.mp3 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:02:18 -0600 Science no 00:06:57 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Wherein Chaim lets off a little steam about an urgent problem... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/168%20Whats%20the%20Big%20Deal%20_Math_Factor_2009_11_24.mp3 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:58:15 -0600 Science no 00:07:18 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Chaim's new Math 2033 is going like gangbusters! Check out the class wiki at math2033.uark.edu http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/167%20Math%202033%20_Math_Factor_2009_11_19.mp3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:43:18 -0600 Science no 00:03:37 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Michael Huber solves the 12 Labors of Hercules! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/166%20Mythematics%20_Math_Factor_2009_11_12.mp3 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:36:38 -0600 Science no 00:08:01 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Wayne Winston discusses his sports-math book, Mathletics! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/165%20Mathletics%20_Math_Factor_2009_11_3.mp3 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:52:07 -0600 Science no 00:11:45 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Paul Nahin discusses his fabulous new book "Mrs Perkins Electric Quilt", mosquitos, falling through the Earth, whether mathematics is "real" and much more! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/164%20Mrs%20Perkins%20Electric%20Quilt%20_Math_Factor_2009_10_20.mp3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:09:45 -0500 Science no 00:12:16 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Clifford Pickover discusses his beautiful new Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/163%20The%20Math%20Book%20_Math_Factor_2009_10_09.mp3 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:02:24 -0500 Science no 00:14:39 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Stephen Morris rounds out his puzzles with a discussion of OLD IDAHO USUAL HERE. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/162%20OLD%20IDAHO%20USUAL%20HERE%20_Math_Factor_2009_10_01.mp3 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:41:10 -0500 Science no 00:05:54 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Jetting around with Stephen Morris, who leaves us at a rare loss for words! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactorRedux/161%20More%20Clock%20Crazies%20_Math_Factor_2009_09_25.mp3 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:40:24 -0500 Science no 00:06:38 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Stephen Morris, mathfactor correspondent at large, discusses the Kate Bush conjecture and how to get a dead clock to tell the right time many times throughout the day! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/160%20Clock%20Confusion%20_Math_Factor_2009_09_18.mp3 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:47:46 -0500 Science no 00:10:33 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Back after a sleepy summer, the Math Circus Opens 9/9/9! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/159%20The%20Math%20Circus%20Is%20Coming%20_Math_Factor_2009_09_09.mp3 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:30:43 -0500 Science no 00:07:01 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Man, what is it about puzzlers and prisoners? Jeff Yoak lines em up and the stakes are high! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/158%20Another%20Buncha%20Prisoners%20_Math_Factor_2009_07_28.mp3 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:37:02 -0500 Science no 00:08:37 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams #mathfactor now on twitter; Jeff Yoak poses a hat puzzle stumper! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/157%20Hat%20Strategy%20_Math_Factor_2009_07_20.mp3 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:58:28 -0500 Science no 00:03:28 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Jeff Yoak discusses math in his career as a poker pro. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/156%20Stacking%20the%20Chips%20_Math_Factor_2009_07_13.mp3 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:41:04 -0500 Science no 00:11:02 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Jeff Yoak, one of the mathfactor website authors, shares a puzzle with an intriguing twist! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/155%20Will%20a%20Real%20Gold%20Coin%20Please%20Stand%20Up%20_Math_Factor_2009_07_6.mp3 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:06:08 -0500 Science no 00:02:40 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Every number in a mysterious sequence is the weighted average of its neighbors... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/154%20Weights%20in%20a%20Row%20_Math_Factor_2009_07_02.mp3 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:36:57 -0500 Science no 00:02:34 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A quick puzzle sent in by a listener! Very elegant solution, using a fair coin... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/153%20Walk%20Around%20the%20Clock%20_Math_Factor_2009_06_19.mp3 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:50:26 -0500 Science no 00:01:35 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams David Singmaster, Puzzler Extraordinaire, early master of the Rubik's Cube, poser of the Singmaster Conjecture, etc, etc, engages in some wordplay. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/152%20Singmastery%20_Math_Factor_2009_06_03.mp3 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:16:45 -0500 Science no 00:11:34 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We express regret, answer a puzzle, shake hands and welcome back astronauts Arp and Bif. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/151%20Arp%20and%20Bif%20Shake%20Hands%20_Math_Factor_2009_05_25.mp3 Mon, 25 May 2009 05:18:52 -0500 Science no 00:09:46 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A puzzle on sums of digits, and an interview with Rob Fathauer, of Tesselations Inc. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/150%20Sum%20and%20Double%20Double%20and%20Sum%20_Math_Factor_2009_05_18.mp3 Mon, 18 May 2009 09:34:54 -0500 Science no 00:08:28 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Dr Schaffer returns to show us more of his math-dance moves! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/149%20The%20Portuguese%20Waiter%20Trick%20_Math_Factor_2009_05_06.mp3 Wed, 06 May 2009 14:19:48 -0500 Science no 00:09:11 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Kyle and Chaim return to the studio with an interview with Michael Breen, of the hit gameshow, "Who Wants To Be A Mathematician?" Lots of puzzles! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/148%20Who%20Wants%20To%20Be%20A%20Mathematician%20_Math_Factor_2009_04_29.mp3 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:39:48 -0500 Science no 00:11:07 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Fumbling with cards in the dark... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/147%20Cards%20In%20The%20Dark%20_Math_Factor_2009_04_07.mp3 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:10:47 -0500 Science no 00:04:22 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A simple typesetting puzzle from Stephen Barr's Intriguing Puzzles in Math and Logic. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/146%20Carriage%20Return%20_Math_Factor_2009_04_04.mp3 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:09:17 -0500 Science no 00:04:23 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Why do these hair seem to grow in fits and starts? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/145%20Eyebrow%20Hairs%20_Math_Factor_2009_04_01.mp3 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:49:37 -0500 Science no 00:03:40 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Another Sam Loyd puzzle: what is the largest square table that can be covered by three 1 foot square napkins? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/144%20Three%20Square%20Napkins%20_Math_Factor_2009_03_30.mp3 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:34:33 -0500 Science no 00:04:28 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Our very first Bamboopalooza, in Wilson Park April 2004! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/143%20Bamboopalooza%20One%20_Math_Factor_2009_03_26.mp3 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:43:44 -0500 Science no 00:05:43 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams If I give you a number, can you always find another number whose sum and product with my number are the same? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/142%20Algebra%20on%20the%20Radio%20_Math_Factor_2009_03_24.mp3 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:40:34 -0500 Science no 00:05:45 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Having lost their thumbs, Arp and Bif twiddle screws instead investigating a simple, but counterintuitive bit of 3D geometry. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/141%20Twiddling%20Screws%20_Math_Factor_2009_03_18.mp3 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:05:09 -0500 Science no 00:04:24 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams For Easter Sunday, 2004, an old puzzle from the superb 19th century puzzler Sam Loyd. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/140%20Loyds%20AtomicEaster%20Eggs%20_Math_Factor_2009_03_12.mp3 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:40:58 -0500 Science no 00:05:49 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Paranoid scientists don't trust anyone! How many locks are needed to protect the vital contents of a safe? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/139%20Paranoia%20_Math_Factor_2009_03_09.mp3 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:09:04 -0500 Science no 00:04:16 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams From March 28, 2004, a simple, surprising chestnut about girdling the earth. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/138%20Girdling%20The%20Earth%20_Math_Factor_2009_03_06.mp3 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:14:51 -0600 Science no 00:03:38 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams From March 21, 2004, we pose another old chestnut. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/137%20Mr%20Fled%20_Math_Factor_03_04_09.mp3 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:33:45 -0600 Science no 00:05:13 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Recalling an early Star Trek episode, we save some space hippies from certain doom. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/136%20Hostile%20Flowers%20_Math_Factor_03_02_09.mp3 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:08:57 -0600 Science no 00:05:40 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Edmund Harriss steps in and poses a puzzle on this early segment. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/135%20Burn%20the%20Rope%20_Math_Factor_02_27_09.mp3 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:35:46 -0600 Science no 00:06:50 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Another segment from the Golden Age of Mathradio, Math Factor #5, aired February 22, 2004. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/134%20Space%20Walkers%20_Math_Factor_02_23_09.mp3 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:35:24 -0600 Science no 00:08:06 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Math Factor Number Four; how much water is required to get across the desert? (This is basically the same problem as BK. Bananas and Rockets) http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/133%20Cool%20Clear%20Water%20_Math_Factor_2009_02_19_09.mp3 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:11:52 -0600 Science no 00:08:28 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams After all these years, we finally get around to putting the Monty Hall Problem up on the web-- it's deja vu all over again as we post the third math factor segment ever! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/132%20The%20Legendary%20Monty%20Hall%20Problem%20Math_Factor_2009_02_16_09.mp3 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:59:30 -0600 Science no 00:07:41 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We revisit an old chestnut. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/131%20The%20Johnsons%20_Math_Factor_2009_02_12_09.mp3 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:19:34 -0600 Science no 00:04:39 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Our servers are back up, after an astounding ice storm that shut down the town; we celebrate with a special double feature: "Google, Flutes and Monopoly" and the very first Math Factor Episode ever aired. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/130%20A%20Special%20Double%20Feature%20_2009_02_02.mp3 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:11:59 -0600 Science no 00:16:05 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Our Fifth Anniversary Special! Come visit our brand new, totally fair casino! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/129%20Vth%20Anniversary%20Special%20_Math_Factor_2009_01_21_09.mp3 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:50:48 -0600 Science no 00:11:12 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Shortly after taping this segment, Kyle and Chaim suddenly hit on a great way to make huge amounts of money. We'll offer you a terrific opportunity you can't refuse in next week's segment!! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/128%20Gamblers%20Ruin%20_Math_Factor_2009_01_05.mp3 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:23:23 -0600 Science no 00:07:41 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Isaac Newton's puzzling polynomial problem! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/127%20Whats%20The%20Difference%20_Math_Factor_2008_12_22.mp3 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:01:57 -0600 Science no 00:11:50 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Pascal's has so many strange and amusing applications! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/126%20Stacking%20Cannonballs%20_Math_Factor_2008_12_10.mp3 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:40:42 -0600 Science no 00:11:14 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Our favorite new and not-so-new products for 2008! Check out Zome, Puzzellations, DROD, Magic Mirror Coloring Book, The Riddles of the Sphinx, the Nikoli puzzle company, The Princeton Companion to Mathematics, How Round is your Circle and many more ideas! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/124%20Your%20Holiday%20Gift%20Guide_Math_Factor_2008_12_01.mp3 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:46:10 -0600 Science no 00:17:13 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Dirk Huylebrouck discusses the incredible Ishango bone, and thousands of years of arithmetic. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/123%20The%20Ishango%20Bone%20_Math_Factor_2008_11_11.mp3 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:29:01 -0600 Science no 00:17:36 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Just two months ago, the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search, discovered a huge prime number, with more than ten million digits! Mersenne primes are closely related to the famous "perfect" numbers, numbers which are the sum of their divisors. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/122%20The%20Great%20Internet%20Mersenne%20Prime%20Search%20_Math_Factor_2008_11_04.mp3 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:20:07 -0600 Science no 00:11:00 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Ed Pegg, of mathpuzzle.com, joins us to discuss cellular automata and a fiendishly difficult puzzle. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/121%20Ed%20Pegg%20Returns%20_Math_Factor_2008_10_22.mp3 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:28:10 -0500 Science no 00:10:33 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Peter Winkler returns to discuss the bonus chapter in his book Mathematical Mind Benders! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/120%20HIPE%20_Math_Factor_2008_10_10.mp3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:41:15 -0500 Science no 00:06:08 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Just why does the constant e appear in so many ways? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/119%20Spaghetti%20Loops%20_Math_Factor_2008_10_02.mp3 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:05:09 -0500 Science no 00:13:49 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We discuss some business and then consider the game of Plinko. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/118%20Plinko%20_Math_Factor_2008_09_25.mp3 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:53:08 -0500 Science no 00:10:14 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We discuss math on TV, the smallest ungoogleable number and a devilish game with billiard balls. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/117%20Awash%20In%20Billiard%20Balls%20_Math_Factor_2008_09_18.mp3 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:41:52 -0500 Science no 00:06:47 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Karl Schaffer of Math Dance shows us some geometry tricks. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/114%20Math%20Dance%20with%20Dr%20Schaffer%20and%20Mr%20Stern%20_Math_Factor_2008_08_27.mp3 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500 Science no 00:08:37 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams In which we discuss the Fibonacci numbers, the law of small numbers, and just why one should expect to see the golden ratio so often. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/116%20The%20Law%20of%20Small%20Numbers%20_Math_Factor_2008_09_03.mp3 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:12:05 -0500 Science no 00:09:21 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We set up a booth and wait to see what happens. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/115%20Math%20Factor%20at%20the%20Farmers%20Market%20_Math_Factor_2008_09_02.mp3 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500 Science no 00:06:40 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We conclude our interview with Dana Richards. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/113%20How%20to%20Pass%20a%20Cube%20Through%20Itself%20_Math_Factor_2008_08_22.mp3 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:15:56 -0500 Science no 00:03:36 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams The worm makes it, in only about 15,092,688,622,113,788,323,693,563,264,538,101,449,859,497 steps! (Give or take a few) This incredible fact depends on the mysterious Harmonic Series, discussed a little more on the Math Factor website mathfactor.uark.edu. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/112%20The%20Worm%20Makes%20It%20_Math_Factor_2008_08_16.mp3 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:02:21 -0500 Science no 00:05:28 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Dana Richards, editor of The Colossal Book of Short Problems and Puzzles, talks to us about Martin Gardner and his legacy. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/111%20The%20Colossal%20Book%20of%20Short%20Puzzles%20and%20Problems%20_Math_Factor_2008_08_12.mp3 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:32:17 -0500 Science no 00:06:10 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Escher expert Doris Schattschneider sits down with us in Leeuwarden, Friesland, his boyhood home. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/110%20Visions%20of%20Symmetry%20_Math_Factor_2008_07_30.mp3 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:22:51 -0500 Science no 00:11:05 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Mathemagician Art Benjamin explains a few tricks of his trade! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/109%20Tossem%20Beaver%20_Math_Factor_2008_07_21%201.mp3 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:36:31 -0500 Science no 00:09:14 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Art Benjamin, mathemagician extraordinaire amazes and delights... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/108%20Mathemagician%20Art%20Benjamin%20_Math_Factor_2008_07_08.mp3 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:57:42 -0500 Science no 00:06:49 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Some functions just take off! Amazingly there are functions that cannot be bounded in by anything that can be computed! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/107%20Skyrocketing%20functions%20_Math_Factor_2008_06_29.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:52:01 -0500 Science no 00:08:37 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We finally get around to discussing the Dumb Robots problem, the nature of computation, and baseball. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/106%20Busy%20Beavers%20and%20Dumb%20Robots%20_Math_Factor_2008_06_19.mp3 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:03:49 -0500 Science no 00:16:25 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Can the answer to any mathematical question be computed? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/105%20The%20Limits%20of%20Computation%20_Math_Factor_2008_06_12.mp3 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:04:21 -0500 Science no 00:07:36 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Erik Demaine of MIT controls minds across all time and all space! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/104%20Mind%20Control%20Across%20Time%20and%20Space%20_Math_Factor_2008_05_29.mp3 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:16:16 -0500 Science no 00:09:30 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We shamelessly plug our beautiful new book, the Symmetries of Things, by John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel and Chaim Goodman-Strauss. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/103%20The%20Symmetries%20of%20Things%20_Math_Factor_2008_05_21.mp3 Wed, 21 May 2008 21:17:14 -0500 Science no 00:12:52 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams In which we discuss the incredible Collatz function, and smashing dumb robots into each other. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/102%20Dumb%20Robots%20_Math_Factor_2008_05_13.mp3 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:20:57 -0500 Science no 00:09:19 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We continue to play Tag Deal! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/100%20Dealing%20with%20Chaos%20_Math_Factor_2008_05_01.mp3 Thu, 01 May 2008 18:22:51 -0500 Science no 00:08:27 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Mathematics writer Barry Cipra shares a simple, but perplexing card game puzzle. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/99%20Chaos%20at%20the%20Card%20Table%20_Math_Factor_2008_04_18.mp3 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:31:47 -0500 Science no 00:08:54 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We catch up with Raymond Smullyan, master logician. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/98%20Speaking%20of%20Self%20Reference%20_Math_Factor_2008_04_12.mp3 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:16:30 -0500 Science no 00:06:12 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Frank Morgan chats about math and double bubbles. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/97%20Math%20Chat%20with%20Frank%20Morgan%20_Math_Factor_2008_04_08.mp3 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:17:13 -0500 Science no 00:05:32 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams What is the shape of a double bubble? asks Frank Morgan of Williams College. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/96%20Double%20Bubbles%20_Math_Factor_2008_04_01.mp3 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:57:15 -0500 Science no 00:06:09 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams All mathematicians are in fact liars. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/95%20Liars%20_Math_Factor_2008_03_26.mp3 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:18:55 -0500 Science no 00:05:38 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We consider that perennial spring conundrum: Would a woodchuck chuck her own wood if she would chuck would for exactly those woodchucks who would not chuck their own wood? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/94%20Would%20Chuck%20Wood%20_Math_Factor_2008_03_19.mp3 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:26:49 -0500 Science no 00:01:20 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Ed Burger tells us more! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/93%20Proofs%2C%20Puzzles%20and%20Conundra%20_Math_Factor_2008_03_11.mp3 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:37:26 -0500 Science no 00:07:28 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Ed Burger of Williams College tells us about puzzles and proofs, and poses his trousers puzzle. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/92%20Prof%20Burger%27s%20Trousers%20_Math_Factor_2008_03_05.mp3 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:29:14 -0600 Science no 00:07:55 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We continue our discussion... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/91%20Primes%2C%20Codes%20and%20Kings%20_Math_Factor_2008_02_11.mp3 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:52:26 -0600 Science no 00:07:45 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Can group theory thwart that wicked king? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/90%20The%20Wicked%20King%20Problem%20_Math_Factor_2008_02_04.mp3 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:08:14 -0600 Science no 00:13:32 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams In which we consider the multiple ways to preserve a mattress. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/89%20Flipping%20the%20Mattress%20_Math_Factor_2008_01_29.mp3 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:47:30 -0600 Science no 00:05:22 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams We interrupt Ed Pegg, of mathpuzzle.com and Wolfram research while he is working on a script for Numb3rs. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/88%20Ed%20Pegg%20and%20Numb3rs%20_Math_Factor_2008_01_24.mp3 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:19:01 -0600 Science no 00:07:36 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A couple of puzzles with dice! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/87%20Dice%20Games%20_Math_Factor_2008_01_09.mp3 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:27:33 -0600 Science no 00:06:16 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Amazingly, the cake can be restored to its original state--- but why? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/86%20Flipping%20the%20Ice%20Cream%20Cake%20_Math_Factor_2008_01_03.mp3 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:15:40 -0600 Science no 00:09:14 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams How long, Peter Winkler asks, before all the ants have fallen off the rod? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/85%20Ants%20On%20A%20Rod%20_Math_Factor_2007_12_26.mp3 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:08:05 -0600 Science no 00:05:21 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A short poker puzzle from Peter Winkler, author of the new collection, Mathematical Mind Benders. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/84%20Best%20Full%20House%20_Math_Factor_2007_12_20.mp3 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:47:38 -0600 Science no 00:02:16 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Robert Schneider of Apples in Stereo tells us about his unusual musical scale and his love of mathematics. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/83%20Apples%20in%20Stereo%20_Math_Factor_2007_12_13.mp3 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:07:09 -0600 Science no 00:12:08 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Bernie Madison tells us about his new innovative math course and whether college algebra is a waste of time for most students. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/82%20Should%20We%20Teach%20Algebra%20_Math_Factor_2007_12_12.mp3 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:55:24 -0600 Science no 00:09:44 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams ... and Dennis Shasha, puzzle columnist for Scientific American and author of Puzzles for Programmers and Pros gives the solution to last week's puzzle. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/81%20Psychology%20Matters%20_Math_Factor_2007_11_11.mp3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:05:40 -0600 Science no 00:04:32 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Dennis Shasha returns with an answer, and a new puzzle! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/80%20Envelope%20Mystery%20_Math_Factor_2007_11_04.mp3 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:17:49 -0600 Science no 00:06:26 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams Dennis Shasha poses a cake conundrum! Should Marie trust her older brother's scheme? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/79%20A%20Cake%20Conundrum%20_Math_Factor_2007_10_27.mp3 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:08:03 -0500 Science no 00:06:10 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams How does this little number trick work? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/78%20Party%20Trick%20_Math_Factor_2007_10_23.mp3 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:29:00 -0500 Science no 00:06:13 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A little puzzle from Dennis Shasha's new book, Puzzles for Programmers and Pros. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/77%20Number%20Sleuthing%20_Math_Factor_2007_10_10.mp3 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:36:02 -0500 Science no 00:08:07 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A princess plots her escape from a waiting beast... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/76%20the%20Swimming%20Princess%20_Math_Factor_2007_10_04.mp3 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:32:24 -0500 Science no 00:02:45 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams John H. Conway discusses his Surreal Number System, and other infinite oddments. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/75%20The%20Surreal%20Numbers%20_Math_Factor_2007_09_25.mp3 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:34:05 -0500 Science no 00:10:04 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams The Pirates split the loot inductively, like the clever pirates they are. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/74%20Dividing%20Up%20The%20Loot%20_Math_Factor_2007_09_06.mp3 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:31:49 -0500 Science no 00:10:46 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams A boatload of eminently logical pirates must divide some loot... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/73%20Eminently%20Logical%20Pirates%20_Math_Factor_2007_08_30.mp3 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:48:15 -0500 Science no 00:11:36 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams An odd number of odd people mill about in a field... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/72%20Odd%20People%20_Math_Factor_2007_08_13.mp3 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:30:23 -0500 Science no 00:03:02 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss & Kyle Kellams And we return with a new puzzle, on perfectly summing sets! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/71%20Perfect%20Sums.mp3 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:40:24 -0500 Science no 00:07:13 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams How many times a day can the clock be read two different ways? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/70%20Clock%20Confusion.mp3 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:03:08 -0500 Science no 00:04:14 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Bill Poundstone, author of "The Prisoner's Dilemma" fills us in. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/69%20Dollar%20Auction.mp3 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:38:44 -0500 Science no 00:15:59 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams More discussion of Mismatched Pennies, and Kyle and Chaim face a difficult choice: Rat or Don't Rat! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/68%20Prisoners%20Dilemma.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:57:57 -0500 Science no 00:14:31 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Kyle and Chaim play a game of mismatched pennies. But which side has the advantage? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/67%20Mismatched%20Pennies.mp3 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:14:12 -0500 Science no 00:16:25 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams John H. Conway explains his "Doomsday" rules for finding the day of the week of any date. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/66%20Name%20That%20Date.mp3 Sun, 27 May 2007 11:14:34 -0500 Science no 00:15:49 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Save Indiana, his girlfriend, his father and his father's sidekick from certain doom! They must cross a bridge across a gorge in less than one hour! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/65%20Crossing%20the%20Bridge.mp3 Mon, 21 May 2007 22:04:53 -0500 Science no 00:11:22 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Niclas gives his solution, and we pose a question on summing some number of numbers... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/64%20Some%20number%20of%20numbers%20sum.mp3 Sun, 13 May 2007 06:18:51 -0500 Science no 00:10:17 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Niclas Hedell asks how to find a third tree in the forest. And the stork nabs the frog. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/63%20The%20Third%20Tree.mp3 Sun, 06 May 2007 12:43:44 -0500 Science no 00:08:35 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Lord Butler has never heard of last week's puzzle, but does agree he moves down the table each year. And the Stork asks how to catch the Frog. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/62%20The%20Frog%20and%20Stork.mp3 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:57:42 -0500 Science no 00:14:04 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams The twenty-five members of the Royal Order of the Garter meet once each year about a round table. From time immemorial, there has been a rule that no two members may be seated next to one another more than once a decade. But can they do better? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/61%20The%20Royal%20Order%20of%20the%20Garter.mp3 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:04:33 -0500 Science no 00:04:36 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams A contestant for our Million-Dollar-Give-Away sent in Rayo’s Number, hitherto the largest number ever used for any real purpose: winning a LARGE NUMBER CHAMPIONSHIP! Check out mathfactor.uark.edu for details! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/60%20Rayos%20Number.mp3 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:17:02 -0500 Science no 00:15:19 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Not quite the largest number ever used... http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/59%20Grahams%20Number.mp3 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:35:13 -0500 Science no 00:11:25 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Still Growing!! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/58%20April%20Fools.mp3 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:30:21 -0500 Science no 00:12:38 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Some Very Large Numbers and we announce our new website, mathfactor.uark.edu! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/57%20BigNumbers.mp3 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:49:50 -0500 Science no 00:07:24 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams We discuss the results of the fabulous Math Factor Million Dollar Giveaway. and confess this was an excuse to bring up Game Theory and how to talk about really big numbers. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/56%20million_results.mp3 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:58:39 -0500 Science no 00:14:40 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams The solution to the cake cutting puzzle; the end of the Million Dollar Give-Away. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/55%20cake2.mp3 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:53:59 -0500 Science no 00:06:16 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams We take this week off to celebrate Pi Day. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/54%20piday.mp3 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:00:42 -0600 Science no 00:00:49 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams How to satisfy the most jealous of triplets? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/53%20Cut%20the%20Cake%21.mp3 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:18:11 -0600 Science no 00:08:34 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Twenty three people split into two teams of eleven & one ref; no matter how they split, the teams have the same total weight! Can the players themselves be different weights? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/47%20Two%20Teams.mp3 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:32:38 -0600 Science no 00:06:11 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams A short, but tricky puzzle: how many guests must you invite before you can be sure that there are at least three mutual acquaintances or three mutual strangers? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/46%20Guests%20at%20a%20Party.mp3 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:09:31 -0600 Science no 00:02:08 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Up to $1,000,000 in Prize Money May Be Given Away! Whoever sends us the largest number wins the prize-- a million dollars divided by the winning entry! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/45%2045%20MillionDollarGiveAway.mp3 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:03:59 -0600 Science no 00:03:23 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams A beginner's guide to mind-reading. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/flash_answer.mp3 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:28:53 -0600 Science no 00:03:48 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams The mysterious oracle at www.flashpsychic.com, and other enigmas! http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/flashpsychic.mp3 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:54:55 -0600 Science no 00:06:46 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams We visit a giant model of a four-dimensional polyhedron, made of the fabulous Zome math construction toy. Paul Hildebrandt, president of Zome, weighs in. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/zome.mp3 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:12:03 -0600 Science no 00:08:25 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Dozens of listeners sent us solutions, mercifully freeing us from this 50x50x50' box. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/escape.mp3 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:07:23 -0600 Science no 00:06:36 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams This puzzle has us stumped! How do you escape this diabolical trap? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/puzzle0707.mp3 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:51:07 -0600 Science no 00:04:06 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Dennis Shasha answers his puzzle. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/sasha2.mp3 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:01:27 -0600 Science no 00:04:33 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Dennis Shasha, author of the "Puzzler's Elusion" gives us a new puzzle. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/shasa.mp3 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:25:17 -0600 Science no 00:05:53 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams The solution, and a very easy puzzle. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/panelists2.mp3 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:30:54 -0600 Science no 00:05:43 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams A quickie: how many puzzled panelists can you have? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/PuzzlingPanelists.mp3 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:45:20 -0600 Science no 00:02:50 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams The conclusion to the banana & camel puzzle. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/moreNanas.mp3 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:10:45 -0600 Science no 00:06:47 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams With enough time and patience and bananas, can we go as far as we please? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/slowBanana.mp3 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:20:26 -0600 Science no 00:06:49 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams A classic puzzle reveals why rockets require so much fuel, even for wee payloads. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/Compound2.mp3 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:30:21 -0500 Science no 00:07:44 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Albert Einstein is often quoted as saying that compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe. He didn't really say that, but the sentiment is valid. If you compound more and more frequently, is there a limit on the interest one can earn? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/04%20Compound_Interest.mp3 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:56:38 -0500 Science no 00:08:56 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak topology algebra geometry cipher cryptography code C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Jeff Weeks tells us about the hypersphere, the Poincaré conjecture and the topology of the universe! http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/03%20Weeks%20Replies.mp3 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:56:19 -0500 Science no 00:10:11 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Jeff Weeks, author of "The Shape of Space", discusses the hypersphere and the famous Poincaré Conjecture! http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/02%20The%20Poincare%CC%81%20Conjecture.mp3 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:20:14 -0500 Science no 00:08:17 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Join Chaim and Kyle at Bamboopalooza 3! Octahedral pencil holders, giant 12 pointed bamboo stars, pig lighters and other mathematical oddments were enjoyed by all! (Google for pictures!) http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/01%20bamboo.mp3 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:19:21 -0500 Science no 00:11:17 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Credit card numbers have an error catching code, that uses the tricks of the last few weeks. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/checksums.mp3 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:37:43 -0500 Science no 00:04:49 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Is this podcast legally a "munition"? Old ideas in number theory are the basis for a whole new class of powerful encryption schemes that underlie the modern internet economy. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/RSA.mp3 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:45:00 -0500 Science no 00:10:10 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams We discuss a neat trick involving powers, mod a pair of primes. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/Magic%20Numbers.mp3 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:09:00 -0500 Science no 00:07:11 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams How do modern "trap-door" encryption schemes work? Over the next three weeks we'll explain, but to warm up, we talk about the medieval practice of "casting out nines". http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/Casting%20Out%20Nines.mp3 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:05:54 -0500 Science no 00:06:20 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Peter Winkler answers his puzzle set in the Land of Kleptomaniacs, and we chat about Martin Gardner. We'll pose another puzzle next week! http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/WinklerReplies%20II.mp3 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:40:50 -0500 Science no 00:04:51 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams We answer last week's puzzle and Peter Winkler asks how to send a ring through the land of the kleptomaniacs. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/01%20Another%20puzzle%20from%20Peter%20Winkler.mp3 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:57:19 -0500 Science no 00:03:19 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams A common investment strategy takes advantage of the subtleties of averaging. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/02%20Dollar%20Cost%20Averaging.mp3 Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:00:41 -0500 Science no 00:05:19 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Is a man of perfectly average height, and perfectly average weight, too heavy for his size? Averages are not what they seem to be. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/averages.mp3 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:11:22 -0500 Science no 00:06:45 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams When will the crisis come? When will we run out of Social Security Numbers, and other musings. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/numbers.mp3 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:00:34 -0500 Science no 00:05:19 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams The solution is a quick bit of algebra, but how do you explain it on the air? http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/01%20Mathfactor%20June%2025.mp3 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:52:56 -0500 Science no 00:05:09 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Dennis Shasha, puzzle columnist for Scientific American, asks about a curious way to multiply numbers on your fingers. http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/02%20Mathfactor%20June%2018.mp3 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 10:14:45 -0500 Science no 00:04:23 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor Peter Winkler answers. Another puzzle next week! http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/01%20Peter%20Winkler%20Answers.mp3 Tue, 23 May 2006 10:15:35 -0500 Science no 00:04:19 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor Peter Winkler, author of "Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection", asks how many coins are needed to cover a table. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/02%20A%20Puzzle%20From%20Peter%20Winkler.mp3 Sat, 13 May 2006 13:40:41 -0500 Science no 00:04:50 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor Two players take turns removing coins from a line; how can the first player always be sure to have at least as much money as the second? http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/03%20A%20Quick%20Game.mp3 Sun, 07 May 2006 11:58:25 -0500 Science no 00:05:14 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor The solution to the balls puzzle and a quick puzzle about cards. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/08%20The%20Principle%20of%20Indifference%20Redux.mp3 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:06:27 -0500 Science no 00:03:46 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor A fifty-fifty chance of drawing four blue balls from a bag: how many balls were blue? http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/07%20Choosing%20Balls%20from%20A%20Bag.mp3 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:46:30 -0500 Science no 00:02:46 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor Is there always a better choice? http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/06%20More%20Sucker%20Bets.mp3 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 13:47:22 -0500 Science no 00:05:58 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor Can A be better than B, B be better than C and C be better than A? No voting system will ever be fair! http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/05%20Arrow%27s%20Theorem.mp3 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 13:10:11 -0500 Science no 00:08:58 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor In which we show gossip is unreliable and how you can always fleece a sucker. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/04%20Rumors%20and%20suckers.mp3 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:05:45 -0600 Science no 00:06:05 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor The mathematics of gossiping! http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/03%20Paradoxes%20and%20Liars.mp3 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:26:21 -0600 Science no 00:04:23 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor Why 462 is the least interesting number less than 1000, and the students get a paradoxical pop quiz. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/02%20The%20Pop%20Quiz.mp3 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:05:24 -0600 Science no 00:04:53 math mathematics game maths infinity logic puzzle freak Mathfactor More puzzles from the Mathfactor, featuring the mathematical stylings of KUAF's Kyle Kellams and Chaim Goodman-Strauss. The solution to the problem of the Three Gods: one always tells the truth; one always lies; one sometimes lies and sometimes tells the truth. When asked which is which, the one of the left says the one in the middle is the god of truth. The one in the middle says he sometimes lies and sometimes tells the truth. And the god on the right says the god in the middle is the god of falsehood. Who is who? http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/01%20Census%20Taker%27s%20Puzzle.mp3 Sun, 12 Mar 2006 20:11:07 -0600 Science no 00:03:46 math, mathematics, game, maths, infinity, logic, puzzle, freak C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams In this "secret track", we show there are vastly more real numbers than rationals! There are vastly many more real numbers than fractions! The MathFactor CD hidden track. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/09%20QED.mp3 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:40:45 -0600 Science no 00:04:53 math, puzzle, zeno, infinity, logic, Cantor, cardinality, zeno C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams How far does the eagle fly as it makes an infinite series of shorter and shorter trips? How to do infinitely many things in a few minutes! http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/08%20The%20Eagle.mp3 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:40:45 -0600 Science no 00:06:17 math, puzzle, zeno, infinity, logic, Cantor, cardinality, zeno C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Are the rationals rational? Are there more fractions than counting numbers? http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/07%20Counting%20All.mp3 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:40:45 -0600 Science no 00:07:47 math, puzzle, zeno, infinity, logic, Cantor, cardinality C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams What is "average?" An old jalopy zooms up and down Arkansas hills... http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/06%20The%20Jalopy.mp3 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:40:45 -0600 Science no 00:04:41 math, puzzle, zeno, infinity, logic, Cantor, cardinality C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Are there only half as many even numbers as counting numbers? Are there only half as many even numbers as counting numbers? http://mathfactor.uark.edu/mathfactor/05%20Bigger%20and%20Smaller%20Infinities.mp3 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:40:45 -0600 Science no 00:07:50 math, puzzle, zeno, infinity, logic, Cantor, cardinality C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams A hotel with an infinite number of rooms... A hotel with an infinite number of rooms, all filled, but room for more? http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/04%20No%20Vacancy.mp3 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:40:45 -0600 Science no 00:07:09 math, puzzle, zeno, infinity, logic, Cantor, cardinality C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Finer and finer, a ruler with infinitely many marks... Finer and finer, a ruler with infinitely many marks... http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/03%20The%20Rational%20Ruler.mp3 Sun, 09 Oct 2005 09:40:45 -0500 Science no 00:07:04 math, puzzle, zeno, infinity, logic, Cantor, cardinality C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams Which way leads out of the forest of Liars & Truth-tellers Which way leads out of the forest of Liars & Truth-tellers? This is the first episode on the Mathfactor CD, and the first mathfactor episode podcast to the world! For more information, listen to the podcast and send us an email! The Mathfactor is broadcast each Sunday morning on KUAF 91.3 FM, in Fayetteville Arkansas. http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/mathfactor/podcast/02%20The%20Way%20Out%20of%20the%20Forest.mp3 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 16:00:40 -0500 Science no 00:04:12 math, puzzle, zeno, infinity, logic, Cantor, cardinality