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The fastest way to board a plane, according to mathematics - Rachel Yang

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After hours of delay, your flight is finally boarding. But as the line grinds to a halt, you can’t help but think — there must be a faster way to board this plane. Mathematicians have been studying this problem for years, devising and testing a range of different boarding methods. Rachel Yang digs into our biggest plane-loading bottlenecks and potential methods to alleviate this travel headache.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Rachel Yang
Director
Avi Ofer
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Composer
Cem Misirlioglu, Work Play Work
Sound Designer
Cem Misirlioglu, Work Play Work
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Produced by
Sazia Afrin
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Shannon Odell
Fact-Checker
Charles Wallace

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