From 23 to 5 million years ago, the Miocene rewired Earth. Himalayan–Tibetan uplift reshaped climate and monsoons; Africa–Arabia sutured to Eurasia, enabling massive faunal exchanges; Antarctica's isolation launched the circumpolar current and long-term cooling. Global drying and cooling spurred grasslands, drove mammal diversification, and fostered kelp forests, while creating the habitat mosaic that set the stage for human origins in East Africa. This episode ties deep Earth processes to th...
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From 23 to 5 million years ago, the Miocene rewired Earth. Himalayan–Tibetan uplift reshaped climate and monsoons; Africa–Arabia sutured to Eurasia, enabling massive faunal exchanges; Antarctica's isolation launched the circumpolar current and long-term cooling. Global drying and cooling spurred grasslands, drove mammal diversification, and fostered kelp forests, while creating the habitat mosaic that set the stage for human origins in East Africa. This episode ties deep Earth processes to th...
Zermelo's Theorem: The First Formal Game Theory Result
Intellectually Curious
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1 week ago
Zermelo's Theorem: The First Formal Game Theory Result
We explore Ernst Zermelo's 1913 theorem for two-player, perfect-information, deterministic games. It guarantees that such games are solvable: one side can force a win, or both can force at least a draw. We unpack the non-repetition argument, why it's finite, and how this foundational insight underpins modern game theory, AI, and formal verification—long before backward induction became standard. Note: This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can make mistakes. Please double-check any ...
Intellectually Curious
From 23 to 5 million years ago, the Miocene rewired Earth. Himalayan–Tibetan uplift reshaped climate and monsoons; Africa–Arabia sutured to Eurasia, enabling massive faunal exchanges; Antarctica's isolation launched the circumpolar current and long-term cooling. Global drying and cooling spurred grasslands, drove mammal diversification, and fostered kelp forests, while creating the habitat mosaic that set the stage for human origins in East Africa. This episode ties deep Earth processes to th...
