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20: Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy

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Rotating Wheels, Higher Dimensions, and the Dirac Scissors Problem

This chapter explores rotating wheels and pulley systems in higher dimensions, including discussions on the fundamental group and its relationship to Z mod two in dimension two. The hosts also address the challenge of tutoring intuition to visualize higher dimensional objects, and sponsor messages from Athletic Greens and Skillshare.

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