Infinite Series

Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards offers ambitious content for viewers that are eager to attain a greater understanding of the world around them. Math is pervasive - a robust yet precise language - and with each episode you’ll begin to see the math that underpins everything in this puzzling, yet fascinating, universe.

The Honeycombs of 4-Dimensional Bees ft. Joe Hanson

Why is there a hexagonal structure in honeycombs? Why not squares?

11:19
Why Computers are Bad at Algebra

The answer lies in the weirdness of floating-point numbers and the computer's perception..

14:24
Making Probability Mathematical

What happened when a gambler asked for help from a mathematician?

13:45
Network Mathematics and Rival Factions | Infinite Series

The theory of social networks allows us to mathematically model and analyze..

12:04
Arrow's Impossibility Theorem

The bizarre Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, or Arrow’s Paradox.

14:31
Voting Systems and the Condorcet Paradox

What is the best voting system?

10:54
Dissecting Hypercubes with Pascal's Triangle

What does the inside of a tesseract look like? Pascal’s Triangle can tell us.

14:17
Topology Riddles | Infinite Series

Can you turn your pants inside out without taking your feet off the ground?

13:31
Building an Infinite Bridge

Using the harmonic series we can build an infinitely long bridge.

13:23
Hacking at Quantum Speed with Shor's Algorithm

Classical computers struggle to crack modern encryption.

16:35
How to Break Cryptography

Only 4 steps stand between you and the secrets hidden behind RSA cryptography.

15:37
Can We Combine pi & e to Make a Rational Number?

Can you produce a rational number by exchanging infinitely many digits of pi and e?

13:29
Solving the Wolverine Problem with Graph Coloring

At one time, Wolverine served on four different superhero teams. How did he do it?

13:10
What is a Random Walk?

To understand finance, search algorithms and even evolution you need to understand Random

12:35
Proving Pick's Theorem

What is Pick's Theorem and how can we prove it?

11:17
5 Unusual Proofs

How logic, induction, visuals, bijections, and a little algebra can prove surprising math theorems.

8:44
Infinite Chess

How long will it take to win a game of chess on an infinite chessboard?

12:19
Splitting Rent with Triangles

You can find out how to fairly divide rent between three different people even when you do

16:21
The Mathematics of Quantum Computers

What is the math behind quantum computers? And why are quantum computers so amazing?

12:35
How Infinity Explains the Finite

Peano arithmetic proves many theories in mathematics but does have its limits.

11:46
Kill the Mathematical Hydra

How do you defeat a creature that grows two heads for every one head you chop off?

13:29
Singularities Explained

Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains exactly what singularities are.

10:22
Can a Chess Piece Explain Markov Chains?

In this episode probability mathematics and chess collide.

13:20
When Pi is Not 3.14

You’ve always been told that pi is 3.14. This is true, but this number is based on...

11:31
Can We Hear Shapes?

Mathematician Mark Kac asked the question “Can we hear the shape of a drum?”

10:35
Can You Solve the Poison Wine Challenge?

You’re about to throw a party with a thousand bottles of wine but...

8:45
A Hierarchy of Infinities

There are different sizes of infinity. It turns out that some are larger than others.

8:04
How Many Humans Have the Same Number of Body Hairs?

Do two people on the planet have the exact same number of body hairs?

8:35
Are Prime Numbers Made Up?

Is math real or simply something made up by mathematicians?

7:39
A Breakthrough in Higher Dimensional Spheres

How do you stack hundred-dimensional oranges?

7:51

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