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Nov 2016 - present
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PBS Infinite Series Episode Guide
A Breakthrough in Higher Dimensional Spheres
S1 Ep1
17th Nov 2016
How do you stack hundred-dimensional oranges? Learn about recent breakthroughs in our understanding of hyperspheres in the first episode of Infinite Series, a show that tackles the mysteries and the joy of mathematics. From Logic to Calculus, from Probability to Projective Geometry, Infinite Series both entertains and challenges its viewers to take their math game to the next level. Higher dimensional spheres, or hyperspheres, are counter-intuitive and almost impossible to visualize. Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains higher dimensional spheres and how recent revelations in sphere packing have exposed truths about 8 and 24 dimensions that we don't even understand in 4 dimensions.
Are Prime Numbers Made Up?
S1 Ep2
24th Nov 2016
Is math real or simply something made up by mathematicians? You can’t physically touch a number yet using numbers we’re able to build skyscrapers and launch rockets into space. Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains this perplexing dilemma and discusses the different viewpoints that philosophers and mathematicians have regarding the realism of mathematics.
How Many Humans Have the Same Number of Body Hairs?
S1 Ep3
1st Dec 2016
Do two people on the planet have the exact same number of body hairs? How about more than two? There’s a simple yet powerful mathematical principle that can help you find out the answer. Kelsey Houston-Edwards breaks down the Pigeonhole Principle and explains how it can be used to answer some pretty perplexing questions.
A Hierarchy of Infinities
S1 Ep4
8th Dec 2016
There are different sizes of infinity. It turns out that some are larger than others. Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards breaks down what these different sizes are and where they belong in The Hierarchy of Infinities.
Can You Solve the Poison Wine Challenge?
S1 Ep5
15th Dec 2016
You’re about to throw a party with a thousand bottles of wine, but you just discovered that one bottle is poisoned! Can you determine exactly which one it is?
Can We Hear Shapes?
S1 Ep6
22nd Dec 2016
Mathematician Mark Kac asked the question “Can we hear the shape of a drum?” It was a question that took over 20 years to answer. Sine waves, fundamental frequencies, eigenvalues, this episode has got it all!
The first episode of PBS Infinite Series aired on November 17, 2016.
The last episode of PBS Infinite Series aired on August 10, 2017.
There are 33 episodes of PBS Infinite Series.
There are 2 seasons of PBS Infinite Series.
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PBS Infinite Series is set to return for future episodes.