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Thomas E. Woolley, Ben M. Parker, The Wonderful Liz

Winning at Maths. Losing at Life.

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Maths at the Movies: Interstellar plus SPECIAL GUEST

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2018/01/30

This week we watch Interstellar. We are very excited to be joined by the expertise of Cat Harris Whereas Thomas and Ben are just about good enough understand their own mathematical fields Cat has a wide range of disciplines under her belt spanning both physics and movie effects. We couldn't ask for a better guest! If you're interested in watching Interstellar you can follow the Amazon below. Further reading links: The hour long Interstellar documentary; The Interstellar

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Friday Factoid: Once in a blue moon is one tenth of...

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2018/01/26

Our Friday Factoid:Once in a blue moon is one tenth of donkey's years! This month sees a blue supermoon occurring at the same time as a lunar eclipse. But how rare are these things compared to others? The Maths at (mathsat.co.uk team investigate) We all know the phrase “Once in a blue moon”, but how long is this period? We compare this periods with other well known periods to enable better mathematical precision on these matters. A blue moon Traditionally, a blue moonoccurs when there

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Watch along with MATM: Interstellar and SPECIAL GUEST!

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2018/01/26

Next Friday we will be critiquing the maths and physics of Interstellar. What's more, because this is the 10th episode (and because Ben and Thomas aren't physicists) we will be joined by a SPECIAL GUEST. Not only is she a Cambridge physics graduate, but she now works in film digital effects. Who could ask for more? Why not watch along with us? You can buy a digital version of the film through Amazon by clicking on the image below.

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Maths at the Movies: The Oxford Murders

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2018/01/19

This week we discuss we discuss The Oxford Murders: Thomas laughs at the word bra; Liz wants a prime number named after her; Ben just wants his coffee bringing to him; And we all think about mathematically defining pasta shapes. Yup, it's a case of a bad movie, with very little to talk about. At least it made for a fun recording! If you're interested in watch The Oxford Murders, then you're weird, but you can buy the DVD from Amazon below. Further reading links: Self descriptive

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Watch along with MATM: The Oxford Murders

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2018/01/12

Don't do it. The Oxford Murders is terrible. (Thomas is very sorry for choosing it). However, should you want to waste 104 minutes of your life you can buy the DVD from Amazon by following the link below. Such a waste of talented people! Such a waste of mathematical logic! We didn't read it... but the book might be better?

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Answer to the Moneyball problem

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2018/01/10

Listen here! DuringMoneyballBen asked: What is the probability that the next person you meet will have an above average number of ears? Although most people have two ears, there are those with only one. Thus, the average number of ears is just below two. However, since people with only one ear are quite rare this means you are most likely to meet a person with two ears next, meaning that the probability is nearly 1! We can't say it is exactly 1, because the next person you meet, although

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Maths at the Movies: Flatland

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2018/01/05

This week we take a walk in the lower dimensions as we talk aboutFlatland: The Movie. How much is your life worth? Could 2D animals exist? Did George Orwell rip this story off by adding a third dimension? All of these questions and more are interrupted in ourFlatland: The Moviepodcast. Join us in our search for the third dimension and beyond! If you're interested in watchingFlatland: The Movieyou can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links: galleries of beautiful fractal

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Puzzle from Moneyball

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2018/01/02

Ben provided the following puzzle during our Moneyball podcast. What is the probability that the next person you meet will have an above average number of ears? Don't worry he gave a set of multiple choice answers, so, is the answer: 0? nearly 0? 1/2? nearly 1? 1? π? As a hint it isn't π. Join us next time for the answer, when we discuss Flatland.

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One the first day of Christmas my true love gave to...

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2018/01/01

Yes, Christmas maybe over, but the puzzles still remain! During our Christmas episode Thomas provided the following puzzle. In the song "12 days of Christmas" how many presents do you get over all? Note the lyrics are given below, but the main idea is that you are adding up consecutive triangular numbers. Namely, on the first day you get 1 present. On the second day you get 3 = 2+1 more presents, making 4 overall. On the third day you get 6 = 3 + 2 + 1 more presents, meaning 10 overall. Thus,

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Watch along with MATM: Flatland

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2017/12/29

It's been a long time coming, but we're finally back on track. Next Friday will be our 8th episode where we discuss and watch Flatland: The Movie. Once again we have a star-studded cast of voice actors including Martin Sheen, Kristen Bell and Michael York. You can buy a DVD copy from the company behind the film, or Amazon does stock imported US versions. However, they are quite expensive and will take a little while to arrive. For those of you who do not want to seek an illegal online

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Maths at: Christmas

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2017/12/25

It's the most wonderful time... of the year. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of our listeners. Join us as we discuss (amongst other things): our favourite Christmas films (not really mathematical); the differences between a mathematicians office Christmas party and an actual Christmas party (slightly mathematical); the number of presents your true is giving and how many legs they'll have (quite mathematical). So fill your boots with Turkey and in your after dinner stupor enjoy

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A very merry christmas to all our listeners!

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2017/12/15

A very merry Christmas to all our listeners. We're hoping to record one more seasonal themed podcast before Santa comes, so let us know your Christmas mathematical questions in the comments below. Christmas card with apologies to Hilbert, all major churches, and humour in general.

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MATM Appendix: Boy born on a Tuesday

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2017/12/15

During Maths at the Movies: The Imitation Game Ben introduced the following puzzle: I have two children. One of them is a boy. What is the probability that both children are boys? Although counter-intuitive, it can be shown that the solution is 1/3. He also posed a similar, but different question: I have two children. One of them is a boy who was born on a Tuesday. What is the probability that both children are boys? Although very similar, the answer turns out to be 13/27, which is

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Maths at the Movies: Moneyball

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2017/12/01

In this (Hallowe'en themed?) episode we watch the movie Moneyball. The story of a young mathematician, played by Jonah Hill, struggling to be heard amongst the angry men that make up baseball. And I think Brad Pitt was in there somewhere as well. Can Jonah produce a winning team by redefining how statistics are used? Why does Thomas keep saying the phrase "dick swinging"? Where did Ben get a hold of those baseball sounds? All of these questions and more are not answered in

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Puzzle from pi: Crossing a river

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2017/11/27

Although there was no Dev Patel, or tigers in this pi, we still managed to squeeze a boat into this week's puzzle. This puzzle is a variant on an old favourite. We don't have chickens, corn, or foxes, but we still want to cross a river. Here's the question: A husband and wife come to the edge of a river, where they find two children with a small boat. The boat can hold either one child, two children, or one adult. How do you get everyone across the river in the minimum possible number of

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Watch along with MATM: Moneyball

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2017/11/26

Brad Pitt is a sexy man. He's done action, comedy, drama and more. A true acting force to be reckoned with. Join us as we watch him sit around in chairs and talk to men: Young men; Old men; Sporty men; Angry men; Mathematical men. All the men you could ever want in a film are right here for your viewing pleasure. Yup, it's Moneyball: baseball, men and apparently some maths? We've really got to stop Ben choosing the films! If you want to watch along with us then can buy a digital version of

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Maths at the Movies: pi

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2017/11/17

This week we watched pi. Sadly there were no tigers, boats or Dev Patel in this movie. Nope, this film was an avant garde, mood piece, seething with questioning the meaning of truth and its place in the lives of humans and the universe. In other words pretentious. However, none Darren Aronofsky's nonsense matters. What you should be listening for is Ben's rendition of "Euclid's people" a song of his own creation sung to the tune of "Common people" by pulp. You've got to hear it to believe

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Answer to The Imitation Game

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2017/11/16

As you'll hear in the next podcast Ben cocks up the explanation of his original questions from Maths at: the Movies, The Imitation Game: I have two children. One of them is a boy and they were born on a Tuesday. What is the probability that both children are boys? This is a hard question, and Ben ****ed up the explanation when he tried to do it live. So, as penance, we made him sit down and explain it as a video. Here's a simpler question written out much nicer: I have two children

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Answer to The Man Who Knew Infinity

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2017/11/15

At the end of Maths at: the Movies, The Man Who Knew Infinity Thomas posed two teasers to you. A simple one to start you off. I buy a bottle and a cork for £1.10. The bottle costs £1 more than the cork. How much does the cork cost? A moments thought should show that the bottle costs £1.05, whilst the cork costs only 5p. If you go it right first time well done! The answer most people tend to give if they don't pause for a second is 10p. Now, for the more difficult question: I live on a

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Answer to Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land

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2017/11/14

During Maths at: the Movies, Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land Ben presented the following conundrum. Ben's greengrocer uses a balance scale, like the one seen above, and only has a 40kg weight. However, the greengrocer fortuitously broke the weight into four pieces of integer weight that will allow them to measure out every integer of kilograms from 1kg to 40kg. What are the four weights? Normally, for a problem like this, you'd think of the binary sequence 1, 2, 4, ..., because, as shown in the

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