web01.fireside.fm Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:28:39 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Odds and Evenings - Episodes Tagged with “Computing” https://www.oddsandevenings.com/tags/computing 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 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 or you can subscribe on all major podcast apps. 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 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 or you can subscribe on all major podcast apps. 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

]]> #16 - Algorithms, Adding and Adders https://www.oddsandevenings.com/16 93977cde-0683-4062-987e-c1db3675a40c Mon, 09 Jul 2018 02:00:00 +0100 Odds and Evenings full Odds and Evenings Topics Discussed: - FRACTRAN - Negative Bases - Polycube Snakes 51:47 no <p>The boys both have problems which involve complicating the process of adding. Also snakes.</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>FRACTRAN</li> <li>Negative Bases</li> <li>Polycube Snakes</li> </ul> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRACTRAN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">FRACTRAN</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_base#Addition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Adding in Negative Bases</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quater-imaginary_base" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Quarter-Imaginary Base</a><br> <a href="https://www.toothycat.net/%7Ehologram/Turing/HowItWorks.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Fascinating Turing Complete Magic the Gathering</a><br> <a href="http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2017/5/20/polycube-snakes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Article on Polycube Snakes</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> Knuth Pronunciation 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, Computing, Algorithms, Number Theory The boys both have problems which involve complicating the process of adding. Also snakes.

Odds and Evenings

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

Topics discussed

  • FRACTRAN
  • Negative Bases
  • Polycube Snakes

Show Notes

FRACTRAN
Adding in Negative Bases
Quarter-Imaginary Base
Fascinating Turing Complete Magic the Gathering
Article on Polycube Snakes

Credits

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

Editing by Alex
Knuth Pronunciation 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

  • FRACTRAN
  • Negative Bases
  • Polycube Snakes

Show Notes

FRACTRAN
Adding in Negative Bases
Quarter-Imaginary Base
Fascinating Turing Complete Magic the Gathering
Article on Polycube Snakes

Credits

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

Editing by Alex
Knuth Pronunciation by Alaric

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

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