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Discover how the concepts of zero and infinity revolutionized mathematics.
— NOVA, PBS
November 16, 2022
Eminent mathematicians, particle physicists and cosmologists dive into infinity and its mind-bending implications for the universe.
— Netflix
September 26, 2022
Pretty much everyone. But it doesn’t have to be that way, two mathematicians contend.
— New York Times
June 17, 2021
How does order spontaneously arise out of chaos?
— Veritasium
March 31, 2021
Sometimes BODMAS is just PEMDAS by another name. And no, the answer is not 100.
- The New York Times
August 2, 2019
The famous mathematical ratio, estimated to more than 22 trillion digits (and counting), is the perfect symbol for our species’ long effort to tame infinity.
- The New York Times
March 14, 2019
The stunning success of AlphaZero, a deep-learning algorithm, heralds a new age of insight—one that, for humans, may not last long.
- The New York Times
December 26, 2018
A panel discussion about Srinivasa Ramanujan, the nature of mathematical genius, and the film "The Man Who Knew Infinity."
- World Science Festival
March 11, 2016
On Science Friday at the 2015 Aspen Ideas Festival, Jordan Ellenberg, Jo Boaler and Steven Strogatz fielded questions from host Ira Flatow and posed brainteasers to the live audience. (Photo Credit: Olivier Douliery)
- Aspen Institute
July 3, 2015
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Einstein's boyhood proof of the Pythagorean theorem foreshadows the scientist he later became.
- The New Yorker
November 19, 2015