web02.fireside.fm Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:14:51 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Odds and Evenings - Episodes Tagged with “Statistics” https://www.oddsandevenings.com/tags/statistics Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:15:00 +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 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 #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

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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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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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