A show about seven of the most tantalizing mysteries in mathematics. Recognized by the Clay Institute as the Millennium Prize Problems, these are the greatest mathematical challenges of the 21st century.
Seven unsolved problems, each holding the potential to rewrite reality as we know it. Solve one, and you claim a million dollars. These are not mere equations; they are puzzles that hold the keys to the future.
From predicting the chaos of weather to decoding the deepest structures of reality, this show takes you on a treasure hunt—a battle of wits against the unknown. We’ll meet the rebels and visionaries who dare to dream of solutions and explore the mind-bending implications of their breakthroughs.
Join us as we unravel the enigmas behind these problems, stripping away the dense technical layers to reveal the elegant, breathtaking beauty of mathematics
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A show about seven of the most tantalizing mysteries in mathematics. Recognized by the Clay Institute as the Millennium Prize Problems, these are the greatest mathematical challenges of the 21st century.
Seven unsolved problems, each holding the potential to rewrite reality as we know it. Solve one, and you claim a million dollars. These are not mere equations; they are puzzles that hold the keys to the future.
From predicting the chaos of weather to decoding the deepest structures of reality, this show takes you on a treasure hunt—a battle of wits against the unknown. We’ll meet the rebels and visionaries who dare to dream of solutions and explore the mind-bending implications of their breakthroughs.
Join us as we unravel the enigmas behind these problems, stripping away the dense technical layers to reveal the elegant, breathtaking beauty of mathematics
Don't want to wait for episodes to come? Listen to all episodes together at https://theturingapp.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the final episode, we explore the Poincaré Conjecture—the only Millennium Prize Problem that has been solved so far.
At its core, the conjecture asks a deceptively simple question: how can we tell if a shape in three-dimensional space is essentially a stretched-out version of a sphere? Though it sounds simple, this problem sits at the heart of topology, the study of shapes and spaces, and has profound implications for understanding the very structure of the universe.
After stumping mathematicians for over a century, it was finally cracked in 2003 by the enigmatic Grigori Perelman, who rejected both the million-dollar prize and global fame. Join us as we unravel the beauty of this groundbreaking solution and the fascinating story of the man who solved it.