Singularities Explained | Infinite Series

2017-01-19

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Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains exactly what singularities are and how they exist right under our noses.

Written and Hosted by Kelsey Houston-Edwards

Produced by Rusty Ward

Graphics by Ray Lux

Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)

Sources include:

Doomsday on Friday, November 13, 2026

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/132/3436/1291

Terence Tao paper:

Navier Stokes and Finite Time Blow Up

https://arxiv.org/abs/1402.0290

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