Episode 204 - "Take the blue pill"
This week we’re petrified.. petrified wood that is. Learn what it is and how it’s made - then we tie it all up with a fun paper about mathematical ways to tie neckties. Fun Paper Friday How many ways are there to tie a necktie? Find out in...
March 15, 201949m 38s
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Show Notes
This week we’re petrified.. petrified wood that is. Learn what it is and how it’s made - then we tie it all up with a fun paper about mathematical ways to tie neckties.
Fun Paper Friday- How many ways are there to tie a necktie? Find out in this week’s fun paper!
- Fink, Thomas M., and Yong Mao. “Designing tie knots by random walks.” Nature 398.6722 (1999): 31.