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Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the street to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' Douglas Adams, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.We human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. Philosophers and mathematicians have gone mad contemplating its nature and complexity - yet it is a concept routinely used by schoolchildren. Exploring the infinite is a

Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, and insight.

A fun, nontechnical, and wonderfully engaging guide to that most powerful and mysterious of mathematical concepts: infinity. In this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity.

"A gripping guide to the modern taming of the infinite." —New York Times Part history, part philosophy, part love letter to the study of mathematics, Everything and More is an illuminating tour of infinity. With his infectious curiosity and trademark verbal pyrotechnics, David Foster Wallace...

Embark on a mind-bending popular science journey where the pursuit of endlessness drove brilliant thinkers to madness. Perfect for an intellectually stimulating commute or a deep-focus listening session, this narrative plunges you into existential wonder. Witness how a single, ungraspable...

Explore the mind-bending mathematics and philosophy of the boundless in this accessible popular science adventure. Whether you are seeking deep focus on your morning commute or satisfying a lifelong curiosity, these thought experiments transform abstract concepts into clear, tangible reality...

Explore the captivating history of science and cosmological philosophy as finite humans confront a boundless universe. Perfect for an intellectual commute or a late-night session of deep focus, this narrative transforms abstract equations into an unsettling yet deeply inspiring adventure. Trace...

The concept of infinity and how it applies to our daily lives is, well, endless. If you insist on learning cool facts and applications of infinity in your daily life, listen to this soothing podcast and you will be sure to say to infinity and beyond!

Step into a dramatic history of science where obsessive genius and bitter rivalry spark the creation of calculus. Perfect for an engaging daily commute or deep-focus learning, this cinematic narrative transports you to the plague-ridden academies of seventeenth-century Europe. You will witness...

Infinity and God have been close bedfellows over the recent millennia of human thought. But this is James A. Lindsay's point. These two ideas are thought, mere concepts. Lindsay shows in a concise and readable manner that infinity is an abstraction, and shows that, in all likelihood, so is God, particularly if he has infinite properties.