The problem in Good Will Hunting - Numberphile
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DR. JAMES GRIME: Yeah, but like all mathematicians, he'stall, blond, and handsome.Yeah?Yeah?-Well, he's not tall or blond or--is he?DR. JAMES GRIME: Yeah.-Is he?He's not tall.DR. JAMES GRIME: I don't know.I wasn't counting.I guess the choice of maths was arbitrary.They wanted to do a film about a troubled genius.And originally they were going to do physics genius.And then they were advised to pick a mathematical geniusbecause it might work better with the script.It's a really good film.And the maths is less important.Should we talk about what they did in the film, the maths?-Yeah.DR. JAMES GRIME: All right, so we'll talk about that first.Near the beginning of the film, the MIT professor setshis students a challenge....
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DR. JAMES GRIME: Yeah, but like all mathematicians, he'stall, blond, and handsome.Yeah?Yeah?-Well, he's not tall or blond or--is he?DR. JAMES GRIME: Yeah.-Is he?He's not tall.DR. JAMES GRIME: I don't know.I wasn't counting.I guess the choice of maths was arbitrary.They wanted to do a film about a troubled genius.And originally they were going to do physics genius.And then they were advised to pick a mathematical geniusbecause it might work better with the script.It's a really good film.And the maths is less important.Should we talk about what they did in the film, the maths?-Yeah.DR. JAMES GRIME: All right, so we'll talk about that first.Near the beginning of the film, the MIT professor setshis students a challenge....
