My Favorite Theorem

Episode 61 - Yoon Ha Lee

My Favorite Theorem

Show Notes

Science fiction author Yoon Ha Lee has degrees in mathematics and it shows. We revisit an old favorite, Cantor's diagonalization argument. Also waffles.

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