The Infinite Hotel Paradox - Jeff Dekofsky
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The Infinite Hotel, a thought experiment created by German mathematician David Hilbert, is a hotel with an infinite
number of rooms. Easy to comprehend, right? Wrong. What if it’s
completely booked but one person wants to check in? What about 40? Or an
infinitely full bus of people? Jeff Dekofsky solves these heady lodging issues using Hilbert’s paradox.
Think 5 Multiple Choice &
3 Open Answer Questions Dig Deeper Learn More Discuss 1 Guided Discussion &
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3 Open Answer Questions Dig Deeper Learn More Discuss 1 Guided Discussion &
12 Open Discussions
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Jeff Dekofsky
- Director Nadav Arbel
- Artist Yoni Boaz
- Narrator Addison Anderson
