Infinite Series

Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards shares information to help understand the world.

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Episodes

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    Instant Insanity Puzzle: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Instant Insanity Puzzle

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

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

    When you think about math, what do you think of knots? Probably... knot.
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    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)

    Infinities come in different sizes. So what's the right way to describe the sum?
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    The Geometry of SET: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Geometry of SET

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

    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?

    In the physical world, objects are made of simpler parts. What are numbers made of?
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    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)

    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.

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