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How the Human Brain Contends With the Strangeness of Zero

The Quanta Podcast

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The Enigma of Zero

This chapter explores the cognitive and philosophical complexities surrounding the concept of zero, highlighting its unique challenges in mathematics and its historical journey from rejection to acceptance. It also examines recent neuroscience findings that reveal how the brain uniquely processes the notion of zero, emphasizing its significance within the numerical system.

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