Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Podcast Pick of the Day - The Math Factor

The Math Factor
CG. Graham’s Number
Run Time: 11:25

Hosted by Kyle Kellams and Chaim Goodman-Strauss, The Math Factor is a weekly podcast delving into the world of mathematics and mathematical problems. This episode featured big numbers - really big numbers. Numbers like 7,625,597,484,987, which is 3 raised to third power three times (3^3^3^3). It could also be written as 3^^4. Seven trillion is a huge number, but not nearly as big as Graham’s number. Enjoy!

This podcast can be found on iTunes and here.

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