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Is math truly universal—or just human? Explore how alien minds might think, count, and reason in ways we don’t recognize as mathematics at all.
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Credits: Alien Mathematics
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic & Stellardrone
Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:02 Why We Expect Mathematics to Be Universal
6:32 Math Is Not the Same Even for Humans
10:47 How Alien Biology Could Reshape Their Mathematics
16:44 Alien Logic: When the Rules Themselves Don’t Match
20:37 Oldest & Newest
21:41 Can We Ever Bridge the Mathematical Gap?
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Is math truly universal—or just human? Explore how alien minds might think, count, and reason in ways we don’t recognize as mathematics at all.
Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur
Watch my exclusive video The Future of Interstellar Communication: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology
Check out Joe Scott's Oldest & Newest: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-oldest-and-newest-places-on-earth?ref=isaacarthur
🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join
🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/
🌐 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net
🎬 Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur
❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur
⭐ Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur
👥 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/
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Credits: Alien Mathematics
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic & Stellardrone
Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:02 Why We Expect Mathematics to Be Universal
6:32 Math Is Not the Same Even for Humans
10:47 How Alien Biology Could Reshape Their Mathematics
16:44 Alien Logic: When the Rules Themselves Don’t Match
20:37 Oldest & Newest
21:41 Can We Ever Bridge the Mathematical Gap?
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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