Odds And Evenings

The boys return to think about the structure of a quiz show round, they learn how to queue effectively and they investigate the best tunings for guitars. Odds and Evenings Twitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.com Topics discussed Only Connect Loops Adding a Teller Alternative Tunings Show Notes Queuing Blog (https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/10/21/what-happens-when-you-add-a-new-teller/) Cabbage Tuning (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB54IWMWVrc) Under the Bridge Tuning (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Daw93bRHe4Y) David's Kingdom Heart Video Series (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f11crL1IxSA) Credits Hosted By Alaric - http://alaricstephen.com Alex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords Editing by Alex Infeasible App Ideas by Alaric Theme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323

The boys are in the same room, and they have a guest! They talk about an awful tennis tournament mixup, a teeny tiny card game and the primest day of the year. Odds and Evenings Twitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.com Topics discussed Quantum Go Fish Amateur-Professional Tennis Tournament Problem Prime Day Show Notes Some divisbility criteria (https://brilliant.org/wiki/divisibility-rules/) The Trachtenburg System (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachtenberg_system) Credits Hosted By Alaric - http://alaricstephen.com Alex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords Guest Matthew - http://mscroggs.co.uk/ Editing by Alex Invisible playing cards supplied by Alaric Theme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323 Special Guest: Matthew Scroggs.

The boys sit down with an infinite box of resistors, worry just how diverse their business is and think through the peculiar physics of balloons. Odds and Evenings Twitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.com Topics discussed Resistor Mathematics How to Measure Diversity Balloon in a Car Show Notes The XKCD Resistor Problem we Mention (https://xkcd.com/356/) An article I wrote which uses Δ-Y transformations for calculating resistance (http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2017/10/15/gchq-resistor-puzzle-solution) The Diversity Formula (http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/simpsons.htm) An article I wrote about Simpson's Paradox (http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2016/12/11/simpsons-paradox) The Sprinkler Problem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feynman_sprinkler) Credits Hosted By Alaric - http://alaricstephen.com Alex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords Editing by Alex Fish schematics by Alaric Theme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell

Here's something a little different. Over at Aperiodical they are running the Big Internet Math Off 2019 (https://aperiodical.com/2019/06/announcing-the-big-internet-math-off-2019/), where 16 mathematicians present pitches to compete in a tournament. We were very pleased to be nominated to take part. For this round we thought we'd do what we do best, albeit in smaller, snack sized portion. We are up against Grant Sanderson of 3Blue1Brown (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw?&ab_channel=3Blue1Brown) which is a channel that we both love. You can find both of our pitches here (https://aperiodical.com/2019/07/the-big-internet-math-off-2019-group-1-grant-sanderson-vs-alaric-stephen/), where if you like what you hear we would very much appreciate your support by voting for Alaric. Most importantly, here is the file (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SKMl1Fh6CtW2nFcSBPxSZuiuLLrMelWn) that my student Ed Ceney created so you can try to come up with the best strategy yourself. The paper outlining t

The boys are back for season two! They try ramping Pascal's Triangle up a couple of dimensions, consider the physics of how we control volume and attempt to help out someone with a fishy problem. Odds and Evenings Twitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.com Topics discussed Pascal's Pyramid Sound Quality Fish Tank Siphoning Show Notes Cuboctohedron Stacking (https://robertlovespi.net/2014/03/25/a-space-filling-pair-of-polyhedra-the-cuboctahedron-and-the-octahedron/) Sphere Packing Systems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-packing_of_equal_spheres?fbclid=IwAR3pUsuDc8I0u-EK8WOeh0C5KgRdgH7XWd1_QoDRx3qTssLVqd9AQI7UPDA) Colouring in Pascal's Triangle in mod 3, 4 and 5 (https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/loci/joma/patterns-in-pascals-triangle-with-a-twist-first-twist-what-is-it) Sierpinski's Pyramid (https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Ray-tracing-Figure-13-The-Sierpinski-Pyramid_fig2_260126327) Credits Hosted By Alaric - http://alaricstephen.com Alex - http://twitt