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How Can Some Infinities Be Bigger Than Others?

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Cornell mathematician Justin Moore joins Steven Strogatz to explain different sizes of infinity and the question of whether intermediate infinities exist. They explore the role of infinity in the foundations of mathematics and contrast the ways mathematicians and physicists use infinite quantities.

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