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How to think like a mathematician

The Infinite Monkey Cage

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How to Prove One Plus One Equals Two?

Bertrand Russell also tried to prove that one plus one equals two. He spent seven years and then just gave up, couldn't manage it. And so we give up at that point - I kind of went into a coma halfway. But as he's not a mathematician, Joe has struggled with maths in his own life.

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