PBS Infinite Series - Season 2 Episode 27 Stochastic Supertasks
What happens when you try to empty an urn full of infinite balls? It turns out that whether the vase is empty or full at the end of an infinite amount of time depends on what order you try to empty it in. Check out what happens when randomness and the Ross-Littlewood Paradox collide.
First Air Date: Nov 17, 2016
Last Air date: Aug 10, 2017
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 33 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
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