Podcasts by Sum of All Parts
Further podcasts by ABC Radio
Podcast on the topic Mathematik
All episodes
16.2 How we evacuate from 2020-02-20T16:02:02
How would you react if you received this SMS? BUSHFIRE WARNING. LEAVE NOW. When we evacuate from a bushfire, we fall into one of seven types of evacuee; from Threat Deniers, to Worried Waverers,...
Listen
16.1 Fact checking the fire season from 2020-02-14T16:01:01
During the recent Australian bushfire crisis, numbers gave us a sense of the unprecedented scale of the disaster; 12.6 million hectares burnt, 431 megatons of carbon dioxide emitted, one billion an...
Listen
15.0 An unusual pattern from 2019-09-27T02:06
Is Benjamin Geen a killer, or the unluckiest guy in England?
Listen
14.0 The labradoodle of regret from 2019-09-20T02:05
Wally Conron invented the labradoodle, one of the world's most popular dogs. He now considers the breed his "life's regret".
Listen
13.1 Electronic music’s origin story [BONUS] from 2019-08-16T02:04
Where and when did a digital computer play music for the first time?
Listen
13.0 Chiptune from 2019-08-09T02:04
How do you turn a Nintendo Game Boy into a musical instrument?
Listen
11.1 The hidden extinction [BONUS] from 2019-06-26T02:02:01
Who knew there was a hidden dinosaur extinction?
Listen
11.0 Dino explosion! from 2019-06-21T02:02:02
Why does my three-year-old know more about dinosaurs than I do?
Listen
10.0 One, two, three, four! from 2019-06-07T02:01
What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?
Listen
9.4 Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani (SOAP presents.. Ockham's Razor) from 2018-06-29T09:04
Professor Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal. She died in 2017.
Listen
9.3 Zillions (SOAP presents.. The Allusionist) from 2018-06-22T09:03
Zillion. Squillion. Kajillion. What are these numbers?
Listen
9.2 Wrong Number (SOAP presents.. Twenty Thousand Hertz) from 2018-06-15T09:02
From calls intended for a phone sex line, to mis-tweeted phone numbers, these stories are from the world of wrong numbers.
Listen
9.1 Six Degrees (SOAP presents.. Undiscovered) from 2018-06-08T09:01
“Six degrees of separation” is the idea that you can connect any two people in the world by no more than six friend-to-friend steps. But how does the concept hold up when you dig into the science?
Listen
9.0 Presenting.. SOAP presents.. from 2018-06-07T21:00
Coming in late 2018: Sum of All Parts season 2! But in the meantime, a special treat - SOAP presents.. A month of our favourite stories from the world of numbers made by friends of the show.
Listen
8.0 A tale of two drugs [BONUS] from 2017-12-01T08:08:08
Two drugs; the old and the new, the known and the unknown. And the delicate tipping point between efficiency and chaos. This story was produced for the ABC podcast Science Friction.
Listen
7.1 Two Trains [BONUS] from 2017-11-07T07:11:11
Two Trains tells the story of income inequality along the New York City 2 Train.
Listen
7.0 The sound of seizure from 2017-11-03T07:07:07
Brant Guichard has heard The Music for as long as he can remember.
Listen
6.1 Slow down, George Solo-son [BONUS] from 2017-10-31T06:01:01
Did George Harrison "cheat" the solo to A Hard Day's Night?
Listen
6.0 Magical Mystery Chord from 2017-10-27T06:06:06
No one’s sure exactly how the most famous chord in popular music was played. Until now.
Listen
5.0 Give an inch, take a millimetre.. from 2017-10-18T05:55:55
The United States digs its heels in over measurement - or does it? (This episode is a co-production with the podcast 99% Invisible).
Listen
4.0 Very Superstitious.. (Friday the 13th Special) from 2017-10-13T04:44:44
Rational people test their superstitions.
Listen
3.0 Phoenix + Electron from 2017-10-06T03:33:33
Melbourne, 1989. Two teenagers hack Australia's recently established internet connection, and infiltrate some of the world’s most secure computer networks.
Listen
2.1 Smells Like Teen Multitrack [BONUS] from 2017-10-03T02:01
As teenagers, the rock star and the podcast producer share an important discovery. This is a BONUS mini-episode! Listen to 2.0 The Infinite God first..
Listen
2.0 The Infinite God from 2017-09-29T02:22:22
A musician gives up the rock n' roll dream for number theory, and a glimpse of the infinite.
Listen
1.0 Shoal Attack! from 2017-09-28T23:11:11
A school of fish help the Australian netball team win a gold medal.
Listen