SYSK Selects: Fractals - Whoa

George Mallory was a member of the first three European expeditions to Everest, world’s tallest mountain. He wanted to summit it so badly, he gave his life trying. Since that fateful day in 1924, climbers have wondered – was Mallory the first to summit? Listen as Josh and Chuck e ...  Show more

Hard to believe we haven't covered this one yet, but here we are. Why did the Hindenburg crash and burn? We still don't really know.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Le principe de la géométrie fractale est né du cerveau fertile du mathématicien Benoît Mandelbrot. Sa théorie, qui a reçu de nombreuses applications pratiques, a permis d'identifier des structures géométriques présentes dans la nature...

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This is a "return to regular format" episode in one respect - readings from and reflections upon "The Fabric of Reality" but also a departure from regular formatting in another respect: I teach a bunch of simple mathematics. This is for those who might think "quantum computation" ...  Show more

Roger Penrose is physicist, mathematician, and philosopher at University of Oxford. He has made fundamental contributions in many disciplines from the mathematical physics of general relativity and cosmology to the limitations of a computational view of consciousness. Support thi ...  Show more

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How can mathematical models inform our understanding of the world? And how can we expl ...