web02.fireside.fm Sat, 23 May 2026 03:56:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Odds and Evenings - Episodes Tagged with “Cellular Automata” https://www.oddsandevenings.com/tags/cellular%20automata Sat, 16 Mar 2019 02:00:00 +0000 Playing around with maths and puzzles was something that the two hosts spent their time at university doing together. Now in their late twenties with proper grown up jobs, Alaric and Alex carve out the occasional evening to sit back and smell the numbers. Not all of the mathematics is entry level, but they envisioned this podcast for those people whose science degrees may be long behind them, but who still get a kick out of recreational numbering. If this is your first time listening, episode 4 (http://www.oddsandevenings.com/4) is a good representation of the show as a whole and can be used as a jumping on point. All episodes can be played in browser here (http://www.oddsandevenings.com/episodes) or you can subscribe on all major podcast apps (http://www.oddsandevenings.com/subscribe). en-gb episodic A podcast about mathematics, puzzles, numbers and games Odds and Evenings Playing around with maths and puzzles was something that the two hosts spent their time at university doing together. Now in their late twenties with proper grown up jobs, Alaric and Alex carve out the occasional evening to sit back and smell the numbers. Not all of the mathematics is entry level, but they envisioned this podcast for those people whose science degrees may be long behind them, but who still get a kick out of recreational numbering. If this is your first time listening, episode 4 (http://www.oddsandevenings.com/4) is a good representation of the show as a whole and can be used as a jumping on point. All episodes can be played in browser here (http://www.oddsandevenings.com/episodes) or you can subscribe on all major podcast apps (http://www.oddsandevenings.com/subscribe). no Maths, Math, Mathematics, Podcast, Puzzles, Game Theory, Science, Physics, Numbers, Games Odds and Evenings oddsevenings@gmail.com #28 - Rugby, Rolling and Robots https://www.oddsandevenings.com/28 6e0310ac-fe83-4f21-8131-141206c14b04 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 02:00:00 +0000 Odds and Evenings full Odds and Evenings Topics Discussed: - Rugby Training Problem - Busy Beavers - Gamble Shambles 1:33:26 no <p>The boys help organise a rugby training scheme, set robots upon an infinite hotel and discover some lovely patterns in the probability of Snakes and Ladders.</p> <h3>Odds and Evenings</h3> <p>Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings</a><br> Website - <a href="http://www.oddsandevenings.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.oddsandevenings.com</a></p> <h3>Topics discussed</h3> <ul> <li>Rugby Training Problem</li> <li>Busy Beavers</li> <li>Gamble Shambles</li> </ul> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>Articles written by Alaric on Langton's:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2017/6/27/langtons-loops" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Loops (Introduction)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2017/6/27/improvements-to-langtons-loops" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Loops (Evolving)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2016/12/13/langtons-ant" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ant</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busy_beaver" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Busy Beaver on Wikipedia</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noether%27s_theorem" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Noether's Theorem</a><br> <a href="http://www.oddsandevenings.com/21" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Music Episode</a></p> <p><a href="https://mathsjam.com/find-a-jam/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Maths Jam (that you should totally be attending)</a></p> <h3>Credits</h3> <p>Hosted By <br> Alaric - <a href="http://alaricstephen.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://alaricstephen.com</a><br> Alex - <a href="http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords</a></p> <p>Editing by Alex<br> Appreciation of the phrase Busy Beavers by Alaric</p> <p>Theme music by David Russell - <a href="https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323</a> </p> Maths, Math, Mathematics, Probability, Computing, Turing Machine, Number Theory, Cellular Automata The boys help organise a rugby training scheme, set robots upon an infinite hotel and discover some lovely patterns in the probability of Snakes and Ladders.

Odds and Evenings

Twitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.com

Topics discussed

  • Rugby Training Problem
  • Busy Beavers
  • Gamble Shambles

Show Notes

Articles written by Alaric on Langton's:

Busy Beaver on Wikipedia
Noether's Theorem
The Music Episode

Maths Jam (that you should totally be attending)

Credits

Hosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.com
Alex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords

Editing by Alex
Appreciation of the phrase Busy Beavers by Alaric

Theme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323

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Odds and Evenings

Twitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.com

Topics discussed

  • Rugby Training Problem
  • Busy Beavers
  • Gamble Shambles

Show Notes

Articles written by Alaric on Langton's:

Busy Beaver on Wikipedia
Noether's Theorem
The Music Episode

Maths Jam (that you should totally be attending)

Credits

Hosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.com
Alex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords

Editing by Alex
Appreciation of the phrase Busy Beavers by Alaric

Theme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323

]]> #22 - Pandemics, Padovan’s and Pumpkins https://www.oddsandevenings.com/22 31d21ef7-e016-49a1-b305-f6b2d9f3976e Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:00:00 +0000 Odds and Evenings full Odds and Evenings Topics Discussed: - Zombies and Vampires - The Maths of Conversations - Brunnian Pumpkin Carving 1:05:12 no <p>The boys get as spooky as they can with cellular automata, have a maths conversation about maths conversations and can't get past the fact that Brunnian and Borromean sound too similar.</p> <h3>Odds and Evenings</h3> <p>Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings</a><br> Website - <a href="http://www.oddsandevenings.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.oddsandevenings.com</a></p> <h3>Topics discussed</h3> <ul> <li>Zombies and Vampires</li> <li>The Maths of Conversations</li> <li>Brunnian Pumpkin Carving</li> </ul> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <h4>Follow Up</h4> <p><a href="https://www.solipsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/MJ_Wiki.py?FrontPage" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Maths Jam Annual Gathering Page</a><br> <a href="https://hacking.finance/read/?c=the-shade" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Shade (Alex's New Podcast)</a></p> <h4>Maths From the Show</h4> <p><a href="http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2016/9/24/modelling-a-pandemic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SIR Model Introduction by Alaric</a><br> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HxS1GttDPT8eDOhTIfOYckueArSJjGb5VfOr1hgqLno/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SIR Model You Can Play With</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borromean_rings" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Borromean Rings</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunnian_link" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Brunnian Links </a>(more generalised)<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pochhammer_contour" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pochhammer's Countour</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heKK95DAKms&amp;ab_channel=Vihart" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A Classic Video on Brunnian Links</a> (in the form of snakes), by Vi Hart</p> <h3>Credits</h3> <p>Hosted By <br> Alaric - <a href="http://alaricstephen.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://alaricstephen.com</a><br> Alex - <a href="http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords</a></p> <p>Editing by Alex<br> Following of the brief: bring halloween problems by Alaric</p> <p>Theme music by David Russell - <a href="https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323</a> </p> Maths, Math, Mathematics, Cellular Automata, Topology, Knot Theory, Halloween, Music, Numbers, Puzzles, Number Theory The boys get as spooky as they can with cellular automata, have a maths conversation about maths conversations and can't get past the fact that Brunnian and Borromean sound too similar.

Odds and Evenings

Twitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.com

Topics discussed

  • Zombies and Vampires
  • The Maths of Conversations
  • Brunnian Pumpkin Carving

Show Notes

Follow Up

Maths Jam Annual Gathering Page
The Shade (Alex's New Podcast)

Maths From the Show

SIR Model Introduction by Alaric
SIR Model You Can Play With
Borromean Rings
Brunnian Links (more generalised)
Pochhammer's Countour
A Classic Video on Brunnian Links (in the form of snakes), by Vi Hart

Credits

Hosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.com
Alex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords

Editing by Alex
Following of the brief: bring halloween problems by Alaric

Theme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323

]]> The boys get as spooky as they can with cellular automata, have a maths conversation about maths conversations and can't get past the fact that Brunnian and Borromean sound too similar.

Odds and Evenings

Twitter - https://twitter.com/OddsAndEvenings
Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.com

Topics discussed

  • Zombies and Vampires
  • The Maths of Conversations
  • Brunnian Pumpkin Carving

Show Notes

Follow Up

Maths Jam Annual Gathering Page
The Shade (Alex's New Podcast)

Maths From the Show

SIR Model Introduction by Alaric
SIR Model You Can Play With
Borromean Rings
Brunnian Links (more generalised)
Pochhammer's Countour
A Classic Video on Brunnian Links (in the form of snakes), by Vi Hart

Credits

Hosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.com
Alex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords

Editing by Alex
Following of the brief: bring halloween problems by Alaric

Theme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323

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