Infinite Series

Math is pervasive - a robust yet precise language - and with each episode you’ll begin to

Episodes

  • The Assassin Puzzle: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Assassin Puzzle

    S2 Ep19 |
    Can you save the target from his assassin in a square room with bouncy walls?
  • Instant Insanity Puzzle: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Instant Insanity Puzzle

    S2 Ep18 |
    Can you stack four colored cubes so that each color only shows once on each side?
  • Defining Infinity: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Defining Infinity

    S2 Ep17 |
    Set theory is the foundation of all of mathematics. How does it handle infinity?
  • Unraveling DNA with Rational Tangles: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Unraveling DNA with Rational Tangles

    S2 Ep16 |
    When you think about math, what do you think of knots? Probably... knot.
  • How Big are All Infinities Combined? (Cantor's Paradox): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How Big are All Infinities Combined? (Cantor's Paradox)

    S2 Ep15 |
    Infinities come in different sizes. So what's the right way to describe the sum?
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    The Geometry of SET

    S2 Ep14 |
    In SET, what is the maximum number of cards you can deal that might not contain a SET?
  • What was Fermat’s “Marvelous" Proof?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What was Fermat’s “Marvelous" Proof?

    S2 Ep13 |
    If Fermat had a little more room in his margin, what proof would he have written there?
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    What are Numbers Made of?

    S2 Ep12 |
    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): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What Does It Mean to Be a Number? (The Peano Axioms)

    S2 Ep11 |
    Could you explain numbers to someone without using the notion of a number?

About Infinite Series

Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards offers ambitious content for viewers that are eager to attain a greater understanding of the world around them. Math is pervasive - a robust yet precise language - and with each episode you’ll begin to see the math that underpins everything in this puzzling, yet fascinating, universe.