Understanding Infinity: A Mathematician Breaks It Down in 5 Levels 🔢

Discover how mathematician Emily explains the fascinating concept of infinity across five different levels of difficulty, making this complex idea easier to grasp for everyone.

Understanding Infinity: A Mathematician Breaks It Down in 5 Levels 🔢
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5.0M views • Jan 30, 2023
Understanding Infinity: A Mathematician Breaks It Down in 5 Levels 🔢

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While the concept of infinity may seem mysterious, mathematicians have developed processes to reason the strange properties of infinity. Mathematician Emily Riehl has been challenged to explain infinity to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.

Director: Maya Dangerfield
Producer: Wendi Jonassen
Director of Photography: Ben Finkel
Editor: Louville Moore
Host: Emily Riehl
Level 1: Samira Sardella
Level 2: Eris Busey
Level 3: Yoni Singer
Level 4: Elliot Lehrer
Level 5: Adriana Salerno

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila

Camera Operator: Larry Greenblatt
Gaffer: Randy Feldman
Audio: Ken Pexton
Production Assistant: Andrea Hines
Hair/Makeup Artist: Haki Pope Johns

Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Paul Tael


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