Numb3rs

Увы, я совсем не лишен таких страстей как просмотр периодических телевизионных фильмов (хотя естественно не в эфире, а в записанном-скачанном виде). Одним из таких фильмов является Numb3rs. Собственно, он наверное и лучший – несмотря на то что математика в нем обычно “притянута за уши” – он хорош одной простой вещью – дает пищу для дальнейшего чтения после просмотра.

Существует ряд блогов, в котором разбираются с научной точки зрения эпизоды – в частности - http://nuweb2.neu.edu/math/cp/blog/ и http://numb3rs.wolfram.com. Но поскольку мой просмотр значительно позже выхода в эфир происходит, то приходится каждый раз по оригинальной дате выхода искать статьи в первом блоге, да и прочие ссылки, чтобы залить на pda и почитать в метро. Соответственно решил собрать все это в одной пополняемой таблице здесь.  За формат и оформление (в частности эти ужасные 3d-границы) прошу прощения – по мере наполнения данными постараюсь и их поправить.

	Title	Description	Airdate	Mathematics used	Articles
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416	Atomic No. 33	A cult is poisoned with Arsenic, but refuses medical help. Their new leader is trying to change that and other things about his church. When they find that the old leader was also poisoned with Arsenic, the mystery gets deeper.	May 2, 2008	Bayesian network analysis, Non-Newtonian fluid, social network analysis, affinity analysis, K-optimal pattern discovery	Walking on Oobleck; Data Mining (11/13/05); Social Network Theory (3/1/06); more Social Network Theory (5/5/07)
417	Pay to Play	A rapper is killed after a celebration thrown by the record label. Megan is taking some time off and Charlie finally meets Amita's parents.	May 9, 2008	String metric, Gröbner basis	Gröbner bases; Face Recognition Algorithms (1/19/06).
418	When Worlds Collide	Charlie and the FBI have their differences about a Pakistani charity group suspected of funding terrorism.	May 16, 2008	Byzantine fault tolerance, Figure-Ground, Wallpaper group, M. C. Escher, Hyperbolic geometry, Six degrees of separation	Charlie stands up for principle;
501	High Exposure	Don and his team hunt for killers of two rock climbers found in possession of a large diamond. Charlie decides he should get his FBI clearance reinstated and a new agent joins the team.	October 3, 2008	Percolation Threshold and geometrical analysis	Locating the diamond thieves; Squishing and Squashing (5/08/05).; reflection seismology; GPS, Cell Phones and Einstein.
502	The Decoy Effect	After a woman is murdered in what appears as an ATM robbery a series of kidnaps, rapes and murders turns into a hunt for the gang leader. New girl Nikki agrees to be the decoy, and Charlie's involvement leads to trouble for Don.	October 10, 2008	Decoy effect, Hall effect and scheduling algorithm
503	Blowback	When eight people, including two police officers, are executed in a coffee shop, an LAPD detective gets the team on the case, and they uncover a trail of blackmail, romance and corruption. Also, McGowan's investigation of Charlie and Don deepens.	October 17, 2008	Aggregation modeling and Hidden Markov model
504	Jack of All Trades	Don's team joins FBI Agent Bloom (Played by Henry Winkler) in tracking an elusive con man. Meanwhile, decisions are announced on Charlie's FBI clearance and disciplinary action for Don.	October 24, 2008	Belief propagation	Distorted reflections
505	Scan Man	The team hunts a crew stealing high-end goods from a shipping service and looks to an employee with savant-like abilities to lead them to those behind the scheme.	October 31, 2008	Geographic network, supply chain analysis, fractals	Error-correcting codes'; Error Correcting Codes.; Binary Numbers and Cellular Automata (12/31/05)
506	Magic Show	While on a date, David catches a disappearing act at a magic show but quickly becomes involved in the performance when the magician really vanishes.	November 7, 2008	Design Recovery	Pascal's Law (12/18/05); We want to pump you up (part II)
507	Charlie Don't Surf	One of Don and Charlie's friends dies in what is deemed an accident. Not convinced, the brothers investigate further.	November 14, 2008	Deconvolution, neural network, hyperspectral imaging and site-prediction modeling
508	Thirty-Six Hours	The team is sent to investigate and help with the recovery at a train crash; however the train is carrying dangerous chemicals. During its original run, David Krumholtz gave a public service announcement stating that the episode was not in fact based on a similar train crash in the California area that occured after taping, but before the episode aired.	November 21, 2008	Infotaxis and swarm robotics
509	Conspiracy Theory	A bomb goes off during a high profile meeting and a documentary film maker has a conspiracy theory about it.	December 5, 2008	Simpson's paradox
510	Frienemies	harlie and his rival Marshall Penfield race against time to solve a case.	December 19, 2008	Pattern of crowd, western, three way duel
511	Arrow of Time	A convicted criminal breaks out of jail, with thoughts of revenge. Don must face his past and turn to his new-found religious beliefs.	January 9, 2009	Hidden Markov model and Maxwell's Demon
512	Jacked	When 18 tourists on a bus are taken hostage, the team has only four hours to stop the hijackers.	January 16, 2009	Articulate, inverse game theory, poker, paradox
513	Trouble In Chinatown	An undercover agent disappears, leading the FBI team deep into Chinatown's black market. The FBI gets help from the returning psychic Simon Kraft (John Glover).	January 23, 2009	Digital Signal Processing, Lévy flight
514	Sneakerhead	When a pair of valuable sneakers is stolen from the vault of a foreign ambassador, the team delves into the world of sneaker collecting.	February 6, 2009	Pinball
515	Guilt Trip	When Robin's seemingly bulletproof case fails and a dangerous weapons smuggler is released, the team investigates the possibility of jury tampering.	February 13, 2009	Probability, Mersenne twister, scientific jury selection and social networking potential
516	Cover Me	Liz works undercover to take a new illegal drug off the streets after Charlie predicts it is going to be the next big thing to hit the drug market. David is assigned to be her handler and he worries when she varies from his plan and puts her trust in a fellow undercover agent who may be an addict himself.	February 27, 2009	Supply & Demand Theory
517	First Law	The FBI team investigates the death of visionary scientist Daniel Robertson; the prime suspect is Robertson's computer project, Baley. Charlie considers an enticing job offer.	March 6, 2009	Turing test
518	12:01 AM	The FBI team rushes to track down evidence that could save a mob boss from the death penalty; new information comes in that could exonerate him, leaving the team with only hours to run down the new lead.	March 13, 2009	Rainbow Beam, Basketball
519	Animal Rites	The investigation into the death of a CalSci professor exposes possible links to animal rights extremists.	April 10, 2009
520	The Fifth Man	Things go terribly wrong when Don gets injured during an investigation. Charlie and Alan have to put things into perspective, when the thought of possibly having to lose a part of their family comes to face them.	April 24, 2009
521	Disturbed	Charlie focuses his attention on tracking a previously undetected serial killer to help deal with his guilt over Don's almost-fatal stabbing. He receives help from a geeky amateur sleuth and a retired accountant, who each research serial murders as a hobby. The investigation reveals that the killer may be responsible for over two dozen unsolved deaths.	May 1, 2009
522	Greatest Hits	The team investigates a string of bank robberies and believe that ex-FBI Agent Roger Bloom (played by Henry Winkler) is responsible for them. Amita is abducted at gunpoint in front of Charlie in the last scene.	May 8, 2009
523	Angel and Devils	When Amita is abducted by the leader of a cult with female followers, it will take Don, Charlie, the whole team, and even some outside help in the form of Ian Edgerton to get her home safely. At the end of the episode, Charlie proposes to Amita.	May 15, 2009	Angel problem, burr puzzle