I is a Strange Loop - written and performed by Marcus du Sautoy and Victoria Gould

From the creative ensemble behind Complicité’s sensational A Disappearing Number, this two-hander unfolds to reveal an intriguing take on mortality, consciousness and artificial life. Alone in a cube that glows in the darkness, X is content with its infinite universe and abstract thought. But then Y appears, insisting they interact, exposing X to Y's sensory and physical existence. Each begins to hanker after what the other has until a remarkable thing happens … involving a strange loop. After the screening, Marcus and Victoria are joined by Simon McBurney, founder of Complicité, to discuss the play and mathematics and theatre. An Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture in partnership with Faber Members.The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.

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I is a Strange Loop - written and performed by Marcus du Sautoy and Victoria Gould is an episode from The Secrets of Mathematics by Oxford University.

This episode is 124:27 long.

This episode was published on Jul 19, 2021.

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