web01.fireside.fm Sun, 24 May 2026 22:12:43 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Odds and Evenings - Episodes Tagged with “Probability” https://www.oddsandevenings.com/tags/probability Fri, 05 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0100 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 Mini Episode: Bidding Game https://www.oddsandevenings.com/30a 3c59031d-fcea-441a-abcb-7c6250b2d62c Fri, 05 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0100 Odds and Evenings bonus Odds and Evenings A Bonus Episode made for the Big Internet Math Off 12:12 no <p>Here's something a little different. Over at Aperiodical they are running the <a href="https://aperiodical.com/2019/06/announcing-the-big-internet-math-off-2019/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Big Internet Math Off 2019</a>, 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.</p> <p>We are up against Grant Sanderson of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw?&amp;ab_channel=3Blue1Brown" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">3Blue1Brown</a> which is a channel that we both love. You can find both of our pitches<a href="https://aperiodical.com/2019/07/the-big-internet-math-off-2019-group-1-grant-sanderson-vs-alaric-stephen/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> here</a>, where if you like what you hear we would very much appreciate your support by voting for Alaric.</p> <p>Most importantly, <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SKMl1Fh6CtW2nFcSBPxSZuiuLLrMelWn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here is the file</a> that my student Ed Ceney created so you can try to come up with the best strategy yourself.</p> <p>The paper outlining the original experiment can be found <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2856963" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>.</p> <p>Normal episodes will resume shortly.</p> #bigmathoff, Maths, Game Theory, Probability, Aperiodical Here's something a little different. Over at Aperiodical they are running 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 which is a channel that we both love. You can find both of our pitches here, where if you like what you hear we would very much appreciate your support by voting for Alaric.

Most importantly, here is the file that my student Ed Ceney created so you can try to come up with the best strategy yourself.

The paper outlining the original experiment can be found here.

Normal episodes will resume shortly.

]]> Here's something a little different. Over at Aperiodical they are running 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 which is a channel that we both love. You can find both of our pitches here, where if you like what you hear we would very much appreciate your support by voting for Alaric.

Most importantly, here is the file that my student Ed Ceney created so you can try to come up with the best strategy yourself.

The paper outlining the original experiment can be found here.

Normal episodes will resume shortly.

]]> #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

]]> 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

]]> #19 - Probability, Pubs and Power https://www.oddsandevenings.com/19 6d73b6df-4b2f-48f6-a6f7-27b425d797d3 Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:15:00 +0100 Odds and Evenings full Odds and Evenings Topics Discussed: - Dominion Probabilities - The Cheapest Beer in Prague - The Angel Problem 54:49 no <p>The boys delve into some stats and game theory problems, ending with a classic from Conway.</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>Dominion Probabilities</li> <li>The Cheapest Beer in Prague</li> <li>The Angel Problem</li> </ul> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p><a href="http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2016/11/28/dominion-probabilities" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dominion Probabilities Article</a><br> The Generalised Coupon Collecting Formula in [Wolfram Alpha](<a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.wolframalpha.com</a>) Type this into input: sum from j=0 to 25 of ((-1)<sup>j</sup>(25 choose j)(((25-j) choose 10)/(25 choose 10))<sup>8)</sup><br> (I couldn't directly link because the % signs in the URL were messing up our site linking. Apologies for the mess.<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Secretary Problem</a><br> <a href="http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2017/7/12/the-angel-problem" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Angel Problem (by Alaric)</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPLQgXUiU14&amp;ab_channel=singingbanana" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">James Grime's Video on the Codepad Problem</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> Back to school vocals 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> Math, Maths, Podcast, Statistics, Game Theory, Probability, Mathematics The boys delve into some stats and game theory problems, ending with a classic from Conway.

Odds and Evenings

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

Topics discussed

  • Dominion Probabilities
  • The Cheapest Beer in Prague
  • The Angel Problem

Show Notes

Dominion Probabilities Article
The Generalised Coupon Collecting Formula in [Wolfram Alpha](www.wolframalpha.com) Type this into input: sum from j=0 to 25 of ((-1)j(25 choose j)(((25-j) choose 10)/(25 choose 10))8)
(I couldn't directly link because the % signs in the URL were messing up our site linking. Apologies for the mess.
The Secretary Problem
The Angel Problem (by Alaric)
James Grime's Video on the Codepad Problem

Credits

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

Editing by Alex
Back to school vocals by Alaric

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

]]> The boys delve into some stats and game theory problems, ending with a classic from Conway.

Odds and Evenings

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

Topics discussed

  • Dominion Probabilities
  • The Cheapest Beer in Prague
  • The Angel Problem

Show Notes

Dominion Probabilities Article
The Generalised Coupon Collecting Formula in [Wolfram Alpha](www.wolframalpha.com) Type this into input: sum from j=0 to 25 of ((-1)j(25 choose j)(((25-j) choose 10)/(25 choose 10))8)
(I couldn't directly link because the % signs in the URL were messing up our site linking. Apologies for the mess.
The Secretary Problem
The Angel Problem (by Alaric)
James Grime's Video on the Codepad Problem

Credits

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

Editing by Alex
Back to school vocals by Alaric

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

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