Tag Archives: mathematics

Winning at Rock Paper Scissors – Numberphile

26 Jan 2015 Squarespace: http://www.squarespace.com/numberphile This video features Hannah Fry – / fryrsquared More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More on this topic (and lizards): • Rock Paper LIZARDS – Numberphile And even more on this topic: … Continue reading

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How do we know math is correct? 🤯

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You are moving through spacetime at the speed of light | Hakeem Oluseyi

27 May 2026 Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_… Astrophysicist and author of Why Do We Exist? Hakeem Oluseyi makes the case that the universe is better understood as … Continue reading

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Pythagorean tuning

21 Jul 2019 The ancient system of Pythagorean tuning is based on the interval of a perfect fifth. My other videos on tuning systems: Equal temperament • What is equal temperament? Pythagorean comma • 🎵 The PYTHAGOREAN COMMA The overtone … Continue reading

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Old Disney Cartoon explains the meaning of the Pentagram

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Infinity isn’t a number. Its something much weirder.

[…] Infinity sounds simple. It just means really, really big, right? But something weird happens when you try to do infinite things in a finite amount of time. Let’s explore paradoxes, supertasks, and the bizarre mathematics that show how infinity … Continue reading

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The Pythagorean Theorem Is Not What You Think

20 Apr 2026 #PythagoreanTheorem #MathExplained #Geometry There’s a reason the Pythagorean theorem keeps appearing in places it shouldn’t. From coordinate geometry to signal processing… from circles to spacetime… It’s not just a formula about triangles. It’s a description of something … Continue reading

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What would a four dimensional object look like?

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A (better) visual explanation for why the angles of a triangle sum to half of a complete rotation

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