The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math
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Do odd perfect numbers exist?
The Trillion Dollar Equation
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The most famous equation in finance, the Black-Scholes/Merton equation, came from physics.
Numbers They Don't Teach You In School
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There's a strange number system, featured in the work of a dozen Fields Medalists, that helps solve problems that are intractable with real numbers.
This one weird trick will get you infinite gold - Dan Finkel
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A few years ago, the king decided your life would be forfeit unless you tripled the gold coins in his treasury.
The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The Answer
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The 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
Combinations of 52 cards (52 factorial)
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Whenever you shuffle a deck of 52 cards, it is quite likely that you are achieving something never done before in history. The number of combinations is 52 factorial.
The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve
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The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.
Why "Nothing" Matters in Science
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Null results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi
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For thousands of years, mathematicians were calculating Pi the obvious but numerically inefficient way. Then Newton came along and changed the game. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
How Hard Can You Hit a Golf Ball? (at 100,000 FPS)
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We used a pressurized vacuum cannon to get the golf ball up to speeds of over 500 miles per hour.
Can you solve the jail break riddle?
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You’re a bank robber trying to escape from jail. Can you solve the riddle to get past the fence to freedom?
The Inverse Leidenfrost Effect
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Droplets levitate on a bath of liquid nitrogen and are spontaneously self-propelled.
Mushroom Cloud Myth | Because Science Footnotes
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Kyle debunks the Fallout Vault Boy myth, responds to your comments, and more!
Can you solve the Leonardo da Vinci riddle?
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You've found Leonardo da Vinci's secret vault, secured by a series of combination locks. Fortunately, your treasure map has three codes: 1210, 3211000, and... hmm.
Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?
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How Alan Turing's Reaction-Diffusion Model Simulates Patterns in Nature.
The Potato Paradox
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The potato paradox is a mathematical calculation that has a counter-intuitive result.
What Is A Paradox?
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A paradox is a statement that, despite apparently sound reasoning from true premises, leads to an apparently self-contradictory or logically unacceptable conclusion.