SYSK Selects: Fractals - Whoa

You can make a pretty good case that the rise of opinion “news” and filter bubbles on cable tv created the current cultural and political schism that plagues American society. How did it start? Where did it come from? And what the heck can we do about it?See omnystudio.com/listen ...  Show more

Back in the day, broadcasters were bound by law to provide contrasting opinions on political matters. Why? Because of the Fairness Doctrine. What happened to it? Listen to this classic episode and find out. 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 ...