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A Hierarchy of Infinities

A Hierarchy of Infinities

Season 1 Episode 4
8:04
Can We Hear Shapes?

Can We Hear Shapes?

Season 1 Episode 6
10:35
When Pi is Not 3.14

When Pi is Not 3.14

Season 1 Episode 7
11:31
Singularities Explained

Singularities Explained

Season 1 Episode 9
10:22
Kill the Mathematical Hydra

Kill the Mathematical Hydra

Season 1 Episode 10
13:29
How Infinity Explains the Finite

How Infinity Explains the Finite

Season 1 Episode 11
11:46
The Mathematics of Quantum Computers

The Mathematics of Quantum Computers

Season 1 Episode 12
12:35
Splitting Rent with Triangles

Splitting Rent with Triangles

Season 1 Episode 13
16:21
Infinite Chess

Infinite Chess

Season 1 Episode 14
13:21
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Are Prime Numbers Made Up?

Season 1 Episode 2

Is math real or simply something made up by mathematicians? You can’t physically touch a number yet using numbers we’re able to build skyscrapers and launch rockets into space. Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains this perplexing dilemma and discusses the different viewpoints that philosophers and mathematicians have regarding the realism of mathematics.