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Mathematics has an uncanny ability to describe the physical world. It elegantly explains and predicts features of space, time, matter, energy and gravity. But is this magnificent scientific articulation an invention of the human mind or is mathematics indelibly imprinted upon the substrate of reality? Brian Greene and leading thinkers parse the thorny problems of math’s existence.Learn More

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TOPICS: Art & Science, Biology & Origins of Life, Earth & Environment, Kavli, Mind & Brain, Physics & Math, Science in Society, Science Unplugged, Space & The Cosmos, Technology & Engineering, Your Daily Equation, Youth & Education

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Video Duration: 01:36:02

Original Program Date: Thursday, August 19, 2021

Moderator: Brian Greene

Participants: David Z. Albert, Silvia Jonas, Sheldon Goldstein, Max Tegmark

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