📚 2 Books mentioned in "Tackling the Biggest Unsolved Problems in Math with 3Blue1Brown" of StarTalk Radio
Podcast: StarTalk Radio
Episode: Tackling the Biggest Unsolved Problems in Math with 3Blue1Brown
Published on May 27, 2025
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Flatland
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I happen to have a copy right here on my desk. Oh. Oh, really? That's great. Yeah, I've got one over on the shelf over here. So this is this is a very classic book where um the author had you imagine a world that's just two-dimensional.
A listener asks about Flatland, and Neil confirms he has a copy, describing it as a classic book about a two-dimensional world.
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica
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In honor of Sir Isaac Newton, there is a Spanish wine called Principia Mathematica, which is a bright white wine made with Charello. I'm going to find that wine. Yeah. So, so Principia is his greatest work. Uh, it's the mathematical principles of natural philosophy. Uhhuh. Sensibly abbreviated Principia. Principia. Yeah, but it's Principia Mathematica. If you want to give the full thing.
A listener mentions a wine named after Sir Isaac Newton's book, Principia Mathematica. Neil confirms it is Newton's greatest work and provides the full English title.