The Doomsday Method: A Mathematician's Party Trick

17/11/2025 41 min

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Have you ever wanted to share something cool with your friends? Want to seem really smart at parties? Want to be able to sound really smart but borderline robotic? Look no further. This week DJ teaches Gage about two of the methods for determining the day of the week that a date lands on, while Gage attempts to keep up. Do you have corrections? Leave them in the comments. Do you have suggestions? Comment below.Do you like cats and wish we talked about them? You know what to do. Thank you for hanging out. If this is your cup of tea, go ahead and follow along as we continue on our journey to talk about everything*.*but the cats00:20 - Intro 01:32 - An Example 03:39 - The Gregorian Calendar 05:20 - Leap Years 12:09 - The Calendar Restarts? 14:29 - Can DJ guess the day? 20:05 - Magic Numbers 23:47 - scoutmandan 30:42 - Doomsday Method 38:52 - Conclusion Thank you to our friends for our musicJacob CaseyAdam WardJared ScrowtherIf you want to contact us, send us an email at [email protected] find us elsewhere, just go to these links.InstagramYoutubeSpotifyApple PodcastsWebsite