Playlist · 34 episodes

Machines that think

They decipher the Herculaneum scrolls, encrypt your messages and learn to win at go: algorithms have taken power — fortunately, maths hold the helm.

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Episodes (34)

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8 cm, twenty columns: a papyrus scroll digitally unwrapped
Jul 9, 2026 · 6 min
02
Earthquakes: can Android outrun destructive waves?
Jun 29, 2026 · 5 min
03
2026 World Cup: Spain is the favorite… with just a 16% chance
Jun 25, 2026 · 5 min
04
AI proofs: the paradox highlighted by Terence Tao
Jun 24, 2026 · 6 min
05
AI without proof: investigating the Leiden Declaration
Jun 19, 2026 · 5 min
06
Fog: investigating the brain mechanism that helps AI
Jun 10, 2026 · 6 min
07
Yi Jing, a divination text: Leibniz’s binary investigation Premium
Jun 8, 2026 · 22 min
08
The vanishing point: why hide it in sacred paintings? Premium
Jun 8, 2026 · 22 min
09
Gladys West: the hidden career behind GPS accuracy
Apr 30, 2026 · 6 min
10
Busy Beaver: Investigating Uncomputable Numbers
Apr 30, 2026 · 25 min
11
Terence Tao: AI suggests, the mathematician checks
Apr 30, 2026 · 5 min
12
Alkindi school contest: two hours to crack the codes
Apr 29, 2026 · 5 min
13
Ace takes on champions: how the robot chooses its shots
Apr 23, 2026 · 6 min
14
The 2038 bug: when a 32-bit clock jumps back to 1901
Apr 22, 2026 · 5 min
15
Is a line made of pixels really a straight line? Premium
Apr 22, 2026 · 18 min
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Cédric Aubouy: why mix maths with the absurd?
Feb 14, 2026 · 22 min
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Insee staff: why does their training go beyond the numbers? Premium
Feb 13, 2026 · 24 min
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Econometrics: investigating cause and correlation Premium
Feb 13, 2026 · 18 min
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Insee surveys: why every method has its own biases
Feb 13, 2026 · 6 min
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666: why the Number of the Beast amuses mathematicians Premium
Dec 16, 2025 · 20 min

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