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Stochastic Supertasks

What happens when you try to empty an urn full of infinite balls? It turns out that whether the vase is empty or full at the end of an infinite amount of time depends on what order you try to empty it in. Check out what happens when randomness and the Ross-Littlewood Paradox collide.

English
  • Originally Aired August 10, 2017
  • Runtime 13 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created March 31, 2018 by
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