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Explaining Huge Numbers with Richard Elwes artwork
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Explaining Huge Numbers with Richard Elwes

Breaking Math Podcast by Autumn Phaneuf & Noah Giansiracusa

Apr 28, 202656:37Science & Medicine

What does it actually mean for a number to be “big”? In this episode of Breaking Math , Autumn chats with mathematician Richard Elwes to explore how huge numbers reveal the limits of human intuition, language, and even m...