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The Land of Mathematics

Gödel's Theorem

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The Land of Mathematics

Irrationality

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The Land of Mathematics

A Complex Picnic

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The Land of Mathematics

Prime Numbers and the Rieman Hypothesis

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10 min

The Land of Mathematics

The Prisoner's Dilemma

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The Land of Mathematics

Newton and the Infinitesimal Calculation

The Land of MathematicsThe Prisoner's Dilemma

10 min

Available until 29/07/2026

Two prisoners must choose between cooperation and betrayal without consulting each other. This famous prisoner's dilemma that will take us to the heart of game theory. We think mathematically about a very philosophical question: is it in our interest to collaborate with others?

Director

Denis van Waerebeke

Country

France

Year

2020

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