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Searching for Order in the Universe

Searching for Order in the Universe

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When things don't go the way they're supposed to — viruses, star systems, presidents, even fish — we're often desperate to explain the chaos. In this episode, we search for order in the universe.



Original Air Date: August 08, 2020



Guests:



Patrik Svensson — Lulu Miller — Alexander Boxer — Margaret Wertheim — S. James Gates Jr.



Interviews In This Hour:



The Weird World Of Eels — We Call Them Fish. Evolution Says They're Something Else. — The Original Algorithm Was Written In The Stars — Seeing The World With A Mathematician's Eyes



Further Reading:



Nautilus: Eels Don’t Have Sex Until the Last Year of Their LifeNYAS: The Mystery of Our Mathematical Universe



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Searching for Order in the Universe

Searching for Order in the Universe

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