7. Erdös: Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Mathematicians

For this trilogy, we meet a more modern mathematician – Paul Erdös.  We can wait to introduce to you one of our favorites: a teacher at heart who has collaborated with more mathematicians than anyone…ever! In this episode, we’ll attempt to answer the following questions.

• If an evil spirit wants to destroy humanity, do you sic the computers on it or punch it in the face?
• What’s the fastest way to get thrown off a plane?
• What do either of these things have to do with math?

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