The Language of the Universe

Surprisingly Brilliant by Seeker

Feb 4, 202150:51Science & Medicine

The universe speaks in a common language...the mathematics of change. Maren wasn't so sure about math, but after this episode she's a truly changed person. Isaac Newton DID stand on the shoulders of giants to translate t...

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