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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics (1x1)

Air date: Jan 01, 2010

Begin your mathematical odyssey across a wide range of topics, exploring the apparently unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics at solving problems in the real world. As an example, Professor Saari introduces Simpson's paradox, which shows that a whole can surprisingly often differ from the sum of its parts.