Zeno's Paradox - Numberphile
Dr James Grime is back and talking about tortoises. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ In many ways this video follows on from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFNjA9LOPsg...
==========
DR. JAMES GRIME: So Zeno's paradox is a problem that's not just of interest to mathematicians, like myself. But it's also of interest to physicists and philosophers. And it has been for thousands of years. So Zeno was a Greek philosopher. He lived 2,500 years ago. And he came up with a list of paradoxes. There's about nine of these paradoxes. The ones I want to talk about, though, are kind of similar. The first one, though, I love, because there's a nice little story with it. So the first one is called Achilles and the Tortoise. You've got Achilles and the tortoise in a race. Now, the tortoise is slower, of course. So he's given a head start. He's got a 100 meter head start. And then they start the race. Now, Achille...
==========
DR. JAMES GRIME: So Zeno's paradox is a problem that's not just of interest to mathematicians, like myself. But it's also of interest to physicists and philosophers. And it has been for thousands of years. So Zeno was a Greek philosopher. He lived 2,500 years ago. And he came up with a list of paradoxes. There's about nine of these paradoxes. The ones I want to talk about, though, are kind of similar. The first one, though, I love, because there's a nice little story with it. So the first one is called Achilles and the Tortoise. You've got Achilles and the tortoise in a race. Now, the tortoise is slower, of course. So he's given a head start. He's got a 100 meter head start. And then they start the race. Now, Achille...
