The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem - Marcus du Sautoy
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Consider the following sentence: “This statement is false.” Is that true? If so, that would make the statement false. But if it’s false, then the statement is true. This sentence creates an unsolvable paradox; if it’s not true and it’s not false– what is it? This question led a logician to a discovery that would change mathematics forever. Marcus du Sautoy digs into Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem.
Some mathematicians regarded Gödel’s discovery as a set back to their life long work. Why is that the case?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Marcus du Sautoy
- Director BASA
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist Piruleta Ortiz
- Lead Animator Piruleta Ortiz
- Animator Daniela Espinosa
- Compositor Eduardo Moya
- Art Director Diego Huacuja
- Music Igor Figueroa , Mono
- Sound Designer Igor Figueroa, Mono
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Production Coordinator Abdallah Ewis
- Script Editor Eden Girma
- Fact-Checker Jennifer Nam
