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60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
The Open University
12 episodes
2 hours ago
Can a cat be both alive and dead? Can a computer think? How does a tortoise beat Achilles in a race? Voiced by comedian David Mitchell, these fast-paced animations explain six famous thought experiments, from the ancient Greeks to Albert Einstein, that have changed the way we see the world. Subjects as vast as time travel, infinity, quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence, are squeezed into 60-second clips that will tickle your funny bone and blow your mind.
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Can a cat be both alive and dead? Can a computer think? How does a tortoise beat Achilles in a race? Voiced by comedian David Mitchell, these fast-paced animations explain six famous thought experiments, from the ancient Greeks to Albert Einstein, that have changed the way we see the world. Subjects as vast as time travel, infinity, quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence, are squeezed into 60-second clips that will tickle your funny bone and blow your mind.
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Education
Episodes (12/12)
60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Achilles and the Tortoise
Ancient mathematical trickery proves that a mighty hero cannot overtake a tortoise.
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14 years ago
1 minute 7 seconds

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Transcript -- Achilles and the Tortoise
Ancient mathematical trickery proves that a mighty hero cannot overtake a tortoise.
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14 years ago

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
The Grandfather Paradox
A well known story that questions the logic of time travel.
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14 years ago
1 minute 7 seconds

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Transcript -- The Grandfather Paradox
A well known story that questions the logic of time travel.
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14 years ago

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
The Chinese Room
An argument against computers ever being truly intelligent.
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14 years ago
1 minute 8 seconds

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Transcript -- The Chinese Room
An argument against computers ever being truly intelligent.
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14 years ago

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Hilbert’s Infinite Hotel
A never-ending hotel, always full of guests, helps to explain the nature of infinity.
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14 years ago
1 minute 9 seconds

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Transcript -- Hilbert’s Infinite Hotel
A never-ending hotel, always full of guests, helps to explain the nature of infinity.
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14 years ago

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
The Twin Paradox
An identical twin in space illustrates Einstein's special theory of relativity.
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14 years ago
1 minute 9 seconds

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Transcript -- The Twin Paradox
An identical twin in space illustrates Einstein's special theory of relativity.
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14 years ago

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Schrödinger’s Cat
This famous experiment tackling quantum theory involves a cat in a potentially lethal box.
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14 years ago
1 minute 11 seconds

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Transcript -- Schrödinger’s Cat
This famous experiment tackling quantum theory involves a cat in a potentially lethal box.
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14 years ago

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone
Can a cat be both alive and dead? Can a computer think? How does a tortoise beat Achilles in a race? Voiced by comedian David Mitchell, these fast-paced animations explain six famous thought experiments, from the ancient Greeks to Albert Einstein, that have changed the way we see the world. Subjects as vast as time travel, infinity, quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence, are squeezed into 60-second clips that will tickle your funny bone and blow your mind.