• 2016

Episode list

PBS Infinite Series
The Honeycombs of 4-Dimensional Bees ft. Joe Hanson
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
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  • The Honeycombs of 4-Dimensional Bees ft. Joe Hanson
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Why Computers are Bad at Algebra
Thu, Jul 20, 2017
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  • Why Computers are Bad at Algebra
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Stochastic Supertasks
Wed, Aug 09, 2017
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  • Stochastic Supertasks
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A Breakthrough in Higher Dimensional Spheres

SUnknownA Breakthrough in Higher Dimensional Spheres

Wed, Nov 16, 2016
Hyperspheres are spheres of more than three dimensions. A natural thing to do with sphere is to find the best way to stack them. Seems easy but it took a couple hundred years before Thomas Hale prove our natural why of stacking oranges is the best. And only recently (2016) was the best way to pack eight and twenty-four dimensional spheres proven. All the other dimensions are still unknown. And that's just the start of the counter-intuitive feature of hyperspheres.
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A Hierarchy of Infinities

SUnknownA Hierarchy of Infinities

Wed, Dec 07, 2016
Infinities is counter intuitive, even to mathematicians. Rules about infinity tend to resist proof so mathematicians have settles for some conventions. And they have come to the conclusion that infinity comes in different sizes. And the counting number are a smaller number than the real numbers.
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This week's popular movies

Catfish

7.1
Generally favorable

Nuclear Now

7.3
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Behind the Curve

6.5
Generally favorable

For All Mankind

8.1
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The Social Dilemma

7.6
Generally favorable

A Trip to Infinity

7
Generally favorable

Good Night Oppy

7.7
Generally favorable

The Great Hack

7
Generally favorable

An Inconvenient Truth

7.4
Generally favorable

American Factory

7.4
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This week's popular TV shows

Drain the Oceans

7.5
Generally favorable

Naked Science

7.8
Generally favorable

Cosmos

9.3
Universal Acclaim

MythBusters

8.3
Generally favorable

Horizon

8.5
Generally favorable

Rennervations

7
Generally favorable

How the Universe Works

8.9
Generally favorable

Richard Hammond's Big!

8
Generally favorable

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

8.4
Generally favorable

Nova

8.7
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Edit Focus

The Social Dilemma

The Social Dilemma

Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.

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Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.

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An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.

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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.

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The Expedition to the End of the World

The Expedition to the End of the World

A grand and adventurous journey of discovery to the last white areas of the world map. But no matter how far we go and how hard we try to find answers, we ultimately meet ourselves and our own transience.

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The Great Hack

The Great Hack

The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.

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