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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
Proving Pick's Theorem

Proving Pick's Theorem

Season 1 Episode 16
11:17
What is a Random Walk?

What is a Random Walk?

Season 1 Episode 17
12:35
How to Break Cryptography

How to Break Cryptography

Season 1 Episode 20
15:37
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When Pi is Not 3.14

Season 1 Episode 7

You’ve always been told that pi is 3.14. This is true, but this number is based on how we measure distance. Find out what happens to pi when we change the way we measure distance.

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The Assassin Puzzle
9:12
Can you save the target from his assassin in a square room with bouncy walls?
Instant Insanity Puzzle
9:32
Can you stack four colored cubes so that each color only shows once on each side?
Defining Infinity
10:31
Set theory is the foundation of all of mathematics. How does it handle infinity?
Unraveling DNA with Rational Tangles
9:36
When you think about math, what do you think of knots? Probably... knot.
How Big are All Infinities Combined? (Cantor's Paradox)
13:02
Infinities come in different sizes. So what's the right way to describe the sum?
The Geometry of SET
10:21
In SET, what is the maximum number of cards you can deal that might not contain a SET?
What was Fermat’s “Marvelous" Proof?
10:50
If Fermat had a little more room in his margin, what proof would he have written there?
What are Numbers Made of?
10:07
In the physical world, objects are made of simpler parts. What are numbers made of?
What Does It Mean to Be a Number? (The Peano Axioms)
9:35
Could you explain numbers to someone without using the notion of a number?
Telling Time on a Torus
7:17
What shape do you most associate with a standard analog clock? Circle or... torus?
How to Divide by "Zero"
8:01
What happens when you divide things that aren’t numbers?
Beyond the Golden Ratio
8:57
You know the Golden Ratio, but what is the Silver Ratio?
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