60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone

60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPod/iPhone

The Open University

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Can a cat be both alive and dead? Can a computer think? How does a tortoise beat Achilles in a race? Voiced by comedian David Mitchell, these fast-paced animations explain six famous thought experiments, from the ancient Greeks to Albert Einstein, that have changed the way we see the world. Subjects as vast as time travel, infinity, quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence, are squeezed into 60-second clips that will tickle your funny bone a...Read More
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Achilles and the Tortoise

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 07 secs

Achilles and the Tor...

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 07 secs

The Grandfather Paradox

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 07 secs

The Grandfather Para...

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 07 secs

The Chinese Room

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 08 secs

The Chinese Room

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 08 secs

Hilbert’s Infinite Hotel

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 09 secs

Hilbert’s Infinite H...

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 09 secs

The Twin Paradox

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 09 secs

The Twin Paradox

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 09 secs

Schrödinger’s Cat

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 11 secs

Schrödinger’s Cat

28 Sep 2011 | 01 min 11 secs