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Thomas E. Woolley, Ben M. Park

Winning at Maths. Losing at Life.

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01:20:04

Maths at the Movies: CUBE

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2019/03/05

This week is a little different, and I've got to say perhaps one of the most interesting episodes we've ever done!We are joined by the multi-talented Dr Lyle Skains who uses her research knowledge of evolutionary biology and digital literature to show us how to really write a good movie! Highlights this week are: Liz geeking out with Lyle, will they go on holiday together? Ben misunderstanding publishing, will he ever get his cheese and wine? Thomas reliving his childhood years, when did he stop

01:14:35

Maths at the Movies: Fermat's Room

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2019/02/19

Welcome to the strangely erotic episode of Maths at, where we watch the tense, psychological thriller, Fermat's Room (or La Habitación de Fermat, for you Spanish speakers) and we ask the real questions of... WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BOAT? As per usual, the time line is all wonky. This episode does follow on from A Beautiful Mind, but was recorded a long time after, so although we talk about our lives having changed dramatically, it's only bee two weeks for you and you already know what's happened if

57:57

Maths at the Movies: Good Will Hunting

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2019/02/05

Last week we did A Beautiful Mind and now Good Will Hunting. We are really hitting all the well-known maths films at the moment aren't we? More importantly joining us this week we have the wonderful Dr James GrimePhilanthropist, playboy, billionaire... he is none of this things, but he may have identified the real Will Hunting! This week we touch on such subjects as: Is University a scam? Good Will Hunting needs a prequel! Will James and Liz ever write a paper about the maths of Dirty Dancing?

01:08:13

Maths at the Movies: A Beautiful Mind

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2019/01/22

Ok, so the "Maths at" timeline is a mess. The Christmas episode was recorded in November. The Christmas episode reveals secrets from later on in the series. We tried to hide these secrets in the Mean Girls episode, which was recorded around seventh, but released first. When we I say that we've had a complaint about Liz's language it from the pi day episode, not the Mean Girls episode. Is that all clear? And this is all because the recording quality of this episode is a little dodgy! Sorry about

45:43

Maths at the Movies: Mean Girls

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2019/01/08

Mean girls... Mean girls? MEAN GIRLS! There is no font, size or punctuation mark that does full justice to Thomas' anger. This week, for some inexplicable reason, we watched the movie: Mean Girls. Join us as: Liz tries to convince Thomas that "Do you even go here?" is a funny line; Thomas' blood pressure shoots through the roof; Ben compares Mean Girls to the New Testament. and Liz compares it to a clockwork orange. If you're interested in watching Mean Girls then please get help. Go and watch

01:03:22

Maths at: Christmas 2018

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2018/12/25

Nadolig Llawen to all our Listeners We hope Sion Corn has visited you on this fine festive day. For indeed we are BACK! And this episode went a bit Welsh! Much to Ben's chagrin. In this episode we find out:the female version of phallic; what eggnog actually is; how NORAD tracks santa; and how following stars probably won't lead you to the next messiah. To ensure at least some expertise on the panel we are joined by the wonderful physicist, astronmer and raconteur:Dr William Taylor Further

29:50

Maths at: pi day

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2018/03/14

Happy pi day everyone. We figure that pi day is the like Hallowe'en for mathematicians. It's a day they get to cut loose and throw away their inhibitions. As such Lorraine's intro pertaining to strong language is particularly pertinent for today's podcast. It starts out quite coarse. So sit back, grab a slice of your favourite pie and enjoy as Ben sings you the song of his people. Further reading links: Why not listen to our review of the film pi; The best web address known to man; The song from

36:50

Maths at: Valentine's day

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2018/02/14

Although we've finished our first series, we couldn't miss St Valentine's day. What could be more romantic than scientifically analysing love and romance using mathematics? Amongst other things we discuss: Why should you dump the first 37% of your partners? How many snogs away from Prince Charles are you? Are you a validator or an avoider? Join your hosts as they show you their romantic side and be surprised that any of them actually have partners! Further reading links: Ben's bunkum length of

01:15:11

Maths at the Movies: Interstellar plus SPECIAL GUEST

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2018/02/02

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 book; All you could ever

01:03:34

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 numbers Online

01:02:37

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

39:33

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 our

13:24

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 quite

01:03:49

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 ourMoneyballpodcast. If

01:04:00

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

01:20:11

Maths at the Movies: The Imitation Game plus SPECIAL...

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2017/11/03

In this episode we watch the movie The Imitation Game. Alongside your regular team of Thomas, Ben and Liz there was only one mathematician with the expertise who could take us through this movie with grace, wit and wisdom. And that mathematician wasn't available so we got Dr James Grimesinstead. Join us for episode five of Maths at: The Movies as we separate fact from fiction about the life of Alan Turing. If you're interested in watchingThe Imitation Game you can follow the Amazon link

01:04:43

Maths at the Movies: The Man Who Knew Infinity

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2017/10/20

In this episode we watch the movieThe Man Who Knew Infinity. And in this episode we learn that we shouldn't be mean to Dev Patel. You can admire Jeremy Iron's subtle performance of introversion; You can wonder if maths is like Jazz; You can even question whether Ramanujan really was as brilliant as he was claimed to be. You can do all of this... as long as you're not mean to Dev Patel. Join us for episode four of Maths at: The Movies as we delve deep into the biopic of Srinivasa Ramanujan. If

54:26

Maths at the Movies: Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land

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2017/10/06

In this episode we watch the movieDonald Duck in Mathmagic Land. Well, this was just weird. Although the animation is beautiful, can you trust the company that told you that lemmings were suicidal to teach you mathematics? Also we cover Donald Duck's terrible gun control and the billiards game that goes on forever! Plus bees that make jam. If you're interested in watching Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land, you can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links: coloured honey from French

52:07

Maths at the Movies: Proof

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2017/09/22

In this episode we watch the movie Proof. Did Gwyneth Paltrow really prove the theorem? What theorem was she trying to prove? How many vaginas does a Time Lord have? All these questions and more are discussed in this weeks Maths at the Movies. If you're interested in watching Proof you can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links: more about the amazing life of Sophie Germain; who was Erdos?; calculate your Erdos number; what are prime numbers good for?; the ideas behind the Four

24:15

MATM Appendix: Who the hell are we?

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2017/09/20

You've listened to us talk, but what are our credentials? What do we know? What are our backgrounds? When should you take our "facts" at face value and when should you call bullshit? Join us in this appendix to better understand your hosts. Further reading links: you can see this earlier blog post about us; Thomas E. Woolley's home page; Ben M. Parkers' profile; more about Liz. Subscribe via ITunes.

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