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The Math Club

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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39:48

Key Ideas: Cryptography and the Diffie-Hellman Key...

The Math Club ·

2022/08/24

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 securely exchange encryption keys today. It all ends up with Noah getting Pete to put his money where his math is, by accepting an interesting decoding challenge. • Encrypted passage to decode • Diffie and Hellman’s original paper: New Directions in

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12:37

Breaking News: Noah and Alexa Analyze Pete's Fall

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2022/08/10

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. Free Fall with Air Resistance Calculator Force of Impact Car Crash Calculator • Leave us a voice message • Email us • Follow us on Twitter

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42:40

Discovery vs. Invention: Where Does Math Come From?

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2022/07/27

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 from... was it a discovery or was it an invention? Join us as we dive into the debate. Here's a place where you can share your thoughts about our previous seven topics Were they more invention or more discovery? https://bit.ly/mathclubpodcast-ep8 Roger Penrose Video

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32:24

Ad Infinitum: Exploring Infinity

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2022/07/13

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 the counting numbers and the familiar rules that govern them? In this episode, Pete and Noah use the paradox of Hilbert’s Grand Hotel to explore infinity and discuss some of its interesting quirks. • Leave us a voice message • Email us • Follow us on Twitter

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02:32

Video Bonus: Positive Thinking

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2022/06/30

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 out the way it does.

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24:53

Positive Thinking: Conditional Probability, Bayes'...

The Math Club ·

2022/06/29

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 light on the numbers. • Our online simulator that you can play with • Submit your puzzle answer here • Leave us a voice message • Email us • Follow us on Twitter

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Video Bonus: Gleaming the Cube

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2022/06/16

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.

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30:45

Gleaming the Cube: The Mathematics of the Rubik's Cube

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2022/06/15

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 required to solve the cube. *Skateboard not required. • Leave us a voice message • Email us • Follow us on Twitter

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26:09

Prime Time: Prime Numbers and The Fundamental Theorem...

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2022/06/01

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 as-yet unproven) conjectures about them. Pete even speculates about how primes might make their Broadway debut! • Leave us a voice message • Email us • Follow us on Twitter

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32:11

Thinking Outside the Box: Newcomb's Paradox

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2022/05/18

In this episode, Pete and Noah provide opposing viewpoints on how to respond to a classic mathematical paradox. • Game Theory and Strategy - Textbook used in Pete's Game Theory course • Are you a one boxer or a two boxer? - Use this link to let us know what you'd decide after listening to the episode. • Leave us a voice message • Email us • Follow us on Twitter

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24:19

Triple Play: Investigating Pythagorean Triples

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2022/05/04

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. • Pythagorean Theorem water demo • 3Blue1Brown • Plimpton 322 • Leave us a voice message • Email us • Follow us on Twitter

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Video Bonus: Much Ado About Nothing

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2022/04/27

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.

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30:08

Much Ado About Nothing: The Role of Zero in Math

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2022/04/20

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 from... nothing! • Leave us a voice message • Email us • Follow us on Twitter

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