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Kakeya's Needle Problem

Kakeya's Needle Problem

Alex Bellos discusses how the Incans used knots in string (Quipu) to record numbers.Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brillian...

The famed Kakeya Needle Problem, discussed by Charles Fefferman from Princeton University.

Edit and animation by Pete McPartlan
Film and interview by Brady Haran

17-gon: https://youtu.be/87uo2TPrsl8

Skewes' Massive Number

Skewes' Massive Number

Powers of 2

Powers of 2