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1. A strange determinant
Timothy Gowers
Timothy Gowers thinks aloud, in real time, as he tries to understand why Pascal's determinant equals 1. He does not fully solve it in this episode, but shows his exploratory process.
HN commenters recommend it to see how a top mathematician approaches an unfamiliar problem through experiments and curiosity.
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