Alex Mayall
Co-Host of Odds and Evenings
Alex works for a venture capital firm in London. Previously he was the host of the /r/Futurology podcast and was the head of Oxford's student radio station. He loves geometry and believes the hexagon to be the best shape, objectively speaking.
Alex Mayall has hosted 33 Episodes.
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#17 - Caps, Cracks and Kaprekar's Constants
23 July 2018 | 56 mins 36 secs
math, mathematics, maths, number theory, podcast, puzzles
Topics Discussed:
- Prisoners in Hats
- Kaprekar's Constant
- Generalised Egg Dropping
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#16 - Algorithms, Adding and Adders
9 July 2018 | 51 mins 47 secs
algorithms, computing, math, maths, number theory, podcast
Topics Discussed:
- FRACTRAN
- Negative Bases
- Polycube Snakes
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#15 - Sofas, Secrets and Sizzling String
25 June 2018 | 48 mins 53 secs
mathematics, maths, proof, puzzles, unsolved problems
Topics Discussed:
- Moving Sofa Problem
- Zero Knowledge Grab Bag
- The Fuse Problem
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#14 - Guesses, Geometry and Grover's Algorithm
21 June 2018 | 45 mins 1 sec
geometry, math, maths, number theory, quantum computing
Topics Discussed:
- Digital Mastermind
- Cheers
- p2 - 1 mod 24
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#13 - Byzantines, Blockchain and Boats
4 June 2018 | 1 hr 5 mins
blockchain, game theory, games, math, maths, puzzles
Topics Discussed:
- Nomic
- Byzantine Generals Problem
- Jealous Husbands River Crossing
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#12 - Ducks, Deals and Doku
6 May 2018 | 55 mins 24 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, ducks, games, math, mathematics, maths, numbers, puzzles, sequences, sudoku, zk-snarks
Topics Discussed:
- Email Bidding Game
- Zero Knowledge Sudoku
- Duck Pond Probabilities
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#11 - Dwarves, Drinking and Deserts
24 April 2018 | 1 hr 35 secs
math, mathematics, maths, puzzles
Topics Discussed:
- Lewis Carroll's Dwarven Puzzle
- Blood Alcohol Level Modelling
- The Petrol Station Problem
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#10 - Stacks, Splitting and Seating
9 April 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
games, math, mathematics, maths, minecraft, numbers, puzzles, sequences
Topics discussed:
- Minecraft Grid Numbers
- Stack Thirding
- Plane Seat Puzzle
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#9 - Cows, Counting and Chin Ups
27 March 2018 | 1 hr 4 mins
math, mathematics, maths, numbers, sequences
Topics discussed
- Narayana's Cows
- Welsh Numbers
- Weightlifting Maths
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#8 - Snakey, Scrabble and Sieve
15 March 2018 | 1 hr 18 mins
games, math, mathematics, maths, numbers, prime numbers, puzzles, scrabble, sieve, snakey, tictactoe
Topics discussed
- Harary Tic-Tac-Toe
- Prime Scrabble
- Alaric's Sieve
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#7 - Water, Winter and Watson
26 February 2018 | 1 hr 29 secs
math, maths, physics, puzzles
Topics Discussed
- Tea Cooling
- Olympic Rankings
- Sherlock Holmes Puzzle
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#6 - Princesses, Ponds and Poker Puzzles
13 February 2018 | 50 mins 6 secs
math, mathematics, maths, physics, puzzles
Topics discussed
- The Princess Monster Game
- Duck Wakes
- A Poker Puzzle
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#5 - Factors, Figures and Words With Friends
28 January 2018 | 1 hr 5 mins
board games, books, mathematics, maths, scrabble
Topics discussed
- The Number of Factors Sequence
- Scrabble Boards
- Gödel, Escher, Bach
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#4 - Farthings, Fizz and Food Boards
16 January 2018 | 1 hr 20 mins
currency, games, math, mathematics, maths, physics, puzzles
Topics discussed
- Change and the Coin Problem
- Beer Bubbles
- The Blind Waiter Problem
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#3 - Rationality, Reddit and Recurrence
31 December 2017 | 1 hr 5 mins
game of life, math, maths, physics, reddit, the internet
Topics Discussed
- Is Big G Rational,
- Top Posts of All Time,
- Game of Life Towers
- Online Now?
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#2 - Advent Calendars, Combinatorics and Christmas
24 December 2017 | 1 hr 3 mins
christmas, combinatorics, math, mathematics, maths, physics, puzzles
Topics Discussed
- Tying a Ribbon around a Present,
- Christmas Wrapping,
- Advent Calendar Maths,
- Father Christmas Physics