Watch on youtube. A big name-drop during the middle of the Russell episode was the sad story of Georg Cantor and his insanity-inducing continuum hypothesis. Anyone unaware of Cantor and his contributions might want to look at this clip from the Dangerous Knowledge BBC documentary. I thought it provided a good visual explanation of higher levels of infinity. But perhaps they Continue Reading …
Motherfuckin’ Leibniz
For a philosophy site that's at the same time bizarre, funny, and genuinely informative, see garygeck.com. His "Secret History" video series appears to be baiting crackpots and cranks everywhere only to give them a good dose of ... the philosophy of mathematics (to begin with). To see what a (sometimes too loud) soundtrack and visuals can do for a subject that might otherwise Continue Reading …