Vi Hart, in this video, explains and plays with many kinds of infinity: BONUS QUESTION (for mathematicians): Are there infinitely many kinds of infinity?
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The math controversy that, they say, led to a mental breakdown
In an essay called “The Root of Infinity: It’s Surreal!“, the ThatsMath blog writes about a dark side to the power of numbers. The Cantor mentioned here is George Cantor [pictured here], who pretty much created large subsets of certain branches of mathematics : … But the extended system was hugely controversial, and for good […]