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26: Infinity Shades of Grey (Paradox)

26: Infinity Shades of Grey (Paradox)

Breaking Math Podcast · Autumn Phaneuf & Noah Giansiracusa

April 26, 201848m 23s

Show Notes

A paradox is characterized either by a logical problem that does not have a single dominant expert solution, or by a set of logical steps that seem to lead somehow from sanity to insanity. This happens when a problem is either ill-defined, or challenges the status quo. The thing that all paradoxes, however, have in common is that they increase our understanding of the phenomena which bore them. So what are some examples of paradox? How does one go about resolving it? And what have we learned from paradox?


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