Robert Kaplan
co-founder of the Maths Circle at Harvard University and author of The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero
2 episodes
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Zero
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the number between 1 and -1, which has strange and uniquely beguiling qualities. How was zero invented and what role does it play in mathematics today?
13 May 2004
Also featuring: Ian Stewart, Lisa Jardine
Infinity
Melvyn Bragg discusses a core concept in modern maths which philosophers and mathematicians have continued to grapple with; what is mathematical infinity and does it exist in nature?
23 October 2003
Also featuring: Ian Stewart, Sarah Rees