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PBS Infinite Series — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
PBS Infinite Series — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2016-11-17 |
| Seasons | 2 |
| Episodes | 33 |
| Genre | series |
| Language | English |
| Status | Returning Series |
PBS Infinite Series — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: A Breakthrough in Higher Dimensional Spheres (2016-11-17) — How do you stack hundred-dimensional oranges? Learn about recent breakthroughs in our understanding of hyperspheres in the first episode of Infinite Series, a show that tackles the
- E2: Are Prime Numbers Made Up? (2016-11-24) — Is math real or simply something made up by mathematicians? You can’t physically touch a number yet using numbers we’re able to build skyscrapers and launch rockets into space. Mat
- E3: How Many Humans Have the Same Number of Body Hairs? (2016-12-01) — Do two people on the planet have the exact same number of body hairs? How about more than two? There’s a simple yet powerful mathematical principle that can help you find out the a
- E4: A Hierarchy of Infinities (2016-12-08) — There are different sizes of infinity. It turns out that some are larger than others. Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards breaks down what these different sizes are and where they
- E5: Can You Solve the Poison Wine Challenge? (2016-12-15) — You’re about to throw a party with a thousand bottles of wine, but you just discovered that one bottle is poisoned! Can you determine exactly which one it is?
- E6: Can We Hear Shapes? (2016-12-22) — Mathematician Mark Kac asked the question “Can we hear the shape of a drum?” It was a question that took over 20 years to answer. Sine waves, fundamental frequencies, eigenvalues,
Season 2
- E1: When Pi is Not 3.14 (2017-01-05) — You’ve always been told that pi is 3.14. This is true, but this number is based on how we measure distance. Find out what happens to pi when we change the way we measure distance.
- E2: Can a Chess Piece Explain Markov Chains? (2017-01-12) — In this episode probability mathematics and chess collide. What is the average number of steps it would take before a randomly moving knight returned to its starting square?
- E3: Singularities Explained (2017-01-19) — Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains exactly what singularities are and how they exist right under our noses.
- E4: Kill the Mathematical Hydra (2017-01-26) — Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains how to defeat a seemingly undefeatable monster using a rather unexpected mathematical proof. In this episode you’ll see mathematician
- E5: How Infinity Explains the Finite (2017-02-02) — Peano arithmetic proves many theories in mathematics but does have its limits. In order to prove certain things you have to step beyond these axioms. Sometimes you need infinity.
- E6: The Mathematics of Quantum Computers (2017-02-16) — What is the math behind quantum computers? And why are quantum computers so amazing? Find out on this episode of Infinite Series.
- E7: Splitting Rent with Triangles (2017-02-23) — You can find out how to fairly divide rent between three different people even when you don’t know the third person’s preferences! Find out how with Sperner’s Lemma.
- E8: Infinite Chess (2017-03-02) — How long will it take to win a game of chess on an infinite chessboard?
- E9: 5 Unusual Proofs (2017-03-09)
- E10: Proving Pick's Theorem (2017-03-16)
- E11: What is a Random Walk? (2017-03-23)
- E12: Solving the Wolverine Problem with Graph Coloring (2017-04-06)
- E13: Can We Combine pi & e to Make a Rational Number? (2017-04-13)
- E14: How to Break Cryptography (2017-04-20)
- E15: Hacking at Quantum Speed with Shor's Algorithm (2017-04-27) — Classical computers struggle to crack modern encryption. But quantum computers using Shor’s Algorithm make short work of RSA cryptography. Find out how.
- E16: Building an Infinite Bridge (2017-05-04) — Using the harmonic series we can build an infinitely long bridge. It takes a very long time though. A faster method was discovered in 2009.
- E17: Topology Riddles (2017-05-11) — Can you turn your pants inside out without taking your feet off the ground?
- E18: The Devil's Staircase (2017-05-19) — Find out why Cantor’s Function is nicknamed the Devil’s Staircase.
- E19: Dissecting Hypercubes with Pascal's Triangle (2017-06-01)
- E20: Pantographs and the Geometry of Complex Functions (2017-06-08)
- E21: Voting Systems and the Condorcet Paradox (2017-06-15) — What is the best voting system? Voting seems relatively straightforward, yet four of the most widely used voting systems can produce four completely different winners.
- E22: Arrow's Impossibility Theorem (2017-06-22) — The bizarre Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, or Arrow’s Paradox, shows a counterintuitive relationship between fair voting procedures and dictatorships.
- E23: Network Mathematics and Rival Factions (2017-06-29) — The theory of social networks allows us to mathematically model and analyze the relationships between governments, organizations and even the rival factions warring on Game of Thro
- E24: Making Probability Mathematical (2017-07-13) — What happened when a gambler asked for help from a mathematician? The formal study of Probability
- E25: Why Computers are Bad at Algebra (2017-07-21) — The answer lies in the weirdness of floating-point numbers and the computer's perception of a number line.
- E26: The Honeycombs of 4-Dimensional Bees ft. Joe Hanson (2017-08-03) — Why is there a hexagonal structure in honeycombs? Why not squares? Or asymmetrical blobby shapes? In 36 B.C., the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro wrote about two of the leadin
- E27: Stochastic Supertasks (2017-08-10) — What happens when you try to empty an urn full of infinite balls? It turns out that whether the vase is empty or full at the end of an infinite amount of time depends on what order
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does PBS Infinite Series have? 2 season(s) with 33 episodes.
Where can I watch PBS Infinite Series? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
