Sunflowers and Snowflakes - Ian Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lectures 1/5
Ian Stewart explains how mathematics is the magic thread that binds our universe. This was recorded on 1 Dec 1997. This opening Lecture introduces the concept that far from being a dusty collection of rules about angles and equations, mathematics is the magic thread that binds our universe. Okay. We all know that mathematics can be about as interesting as watching a silent movie wearing a blindfold. The trick is to make it relevant. Make it electric.
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