Maps: Longitude & the Four-Color Theorem

Deadly seas, high-stakes clock-making, and a mathematician who devoted his life to color.

Show Notes

Jesse takes us back to 1707, when a simple navigational error claimed the lives of hundreds of sailors, sparking a race to build the perfect clock. Bryan introduces us to a quirky mathematician known as "Pussy" who spent decades studying the colors on maps

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What is Truth and Beauty?

In school, science and art are taught in different classrooms. Truth & Beauty brings them together at last, proving that throughout history the two fields have a common goal: to better understand the world around us.