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What does it feel like to invent math?

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Take 1 plus 2 plus 4 plus 8 and continue on and on adding the next power of 2 up to infinity. This might seem crazy, but there's a sense in which this infinite sum equals negative 1. If you're like me, this feels strange or obviously false when you first see it, but I promise you, by the end of this video you and I will make it make sense. To do th... Read More

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