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49. Mathematician Sarah Hart on Why Numbers are Music to Our Ears

Oct 30, 202146 minEp. 49
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Playing notes on her piano, she demonstrates for Steve why whole numbers sound pleasing, why octaves are mathematically imperfect, and how math underlies musical composition. Sarah, a professor at the University of London and Gresham College, also talks with Steve about the gender gap in mathematics and why being interested in everything can be a problem. 

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