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Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire and A Prime Number Conspiracy
Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire and A Prime Number Conspiracy
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21 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
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On this episode of the MIT Press podcast, Thomas Lin, Editor-in-Chief of Quanta Magazine, discusses the research and current climate behind the science and math in Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire: The Biggest Ideas in Science from Quanta and The Prime Number Conspiracy: The Biggest Ideas in Math from Quanta.
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Released:
Apr 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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