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.
Episodes
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Episode 32, Season 1
The Honeycombs of 4-Dimensional Bees ft. Joe HansonWhy is there a hexagonal structure in honeycombs? Why not squares?11:19 -
Episode 31, Season 1
Why Computers are Bad at AlgebraThe answer lies in the weirdness of floating-point numbers and the computer's perception..14:24 -
Episode 30, Season 1
Making Probability MathematicalWhat happened when a gambler asked for help from a mathematician?13:45 -
Episode 29, Season 1
Network Mathematics and Rival Factions | Infinite SeriesThe theory of social networks allows us to mathematically model and analyze..12:04 -
Episode 28, Season 1
Arrow's Impossibility TheoremThe bizarre Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, or Arrow’s Paradox.14:31 -
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Episode 25, Season 1
Dissecting Hypercubes with Pascal's TriangleWhat does the inside of a tesseract look like? Pascal’s Triangle can tell us.14:17 -
Episode 23, Season 1
Topology Riddles | Infinite SeriesCan you turn your pants inside out without taking your feet off the ground?13:31 -
Episode 22, Season 1
Building an Infinite BridgeUsing the harmonic series we can build an infinitely long bridge.13:23 -
Episode 21, Season 1
Hacking at Quantum Speed with Shor's AlgorithmClassical computers struggle to crack modern encryption.16:35 -
Episode 20, Season 1
How to Break CryptographyOnly 4 steps stand between you and the secrets hidden behind RSA cryptography.15:37 -
Episode 19, Season 1
Can We Combine pi & e to Make a Rational Number?Can you produce a rational number by exchanging infinitely many digits of pi and e?13:29 -
Episode 18, Season 1
Solving the Wolverine Problem with Graph ColoringAt one time, Wolverine served on four different superhero teams. How did he do it?13:10 -
Episode 17, Season 1
What is a Random Walk?To understand finance, search algorithms and even evolution you need to understand Random12:35 -
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Episode 14, Season 1
Infinite ChessHow long will it take to win a game of chess on an infinite chessboard?13:21 -
Episode 13, Season 1
Splitting Rent with TrianglesYou can find out how to fairly divide rent between three different people even when you do16:21 -
Episode 12, Season 1
The Mathematics of Quantum ComputersWhat is the math behind quantum computers? And why are quantum computers so amazing?12:35 -
Episode 11, Season 1
How Infinity Explains the FinitePeano arithmetic proves many theories in mathematics but does have its limits.11:46 -
Episode 10, Season 1
Kill the Mathematical HydraHow do you defeat a creature that grows two heads for every one head you chop off?13:29 -
Episode 9, Season 1
Singularities ExplainedMathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains exactly what singularities are.10:22 -
Episode 8, Season 1
Can a Chess Piece Explain Markov Chains?In this episode probability mathematics and chess collide.13:20 -
Episode 7, Season 1
When Pi is Not 3.14You’ve always been told that pi is 3.14. This is true, but this number is based on...11:31 -
Episode 6, Season 1
Can We Hear Shapes?Mathematician Mark Kac asked the question “Can we hear the shape of a drum?”10:35 -
Episode 5, Season 1
Can You Solve the Poison Wine Challenge?You’re about to throw a party with a thousand bottles of wine but...8:45 -
Episode 4, Season 1
A Hierarchy of InfinitiesThere are different sizes of infinity. It turns out that some are larger than others.8:04 -
Episode 3, Season 1
How Many Humans Have the Same Number of Body Hairs?Do two people on the planet have the exact same number of body hairs?8:35 -
Episode 2, Season 1
Are Prime Numbers Made Up?Is math real or simply something made up by mathematicians?7:39 -
Episode 1, Season 1
A Breakthrough in Higher Dimensional SpheresHow do you stack hundred-dimensional oranges?7:51
