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Is God a Number?

Is God a Number?

Maths that Mimic the Mind

8.3

3 votes

January 1, 1999

52m

Documentary

Overview

This documentary explores whether we can use mathematics to describe the observable universe in order to reveal the potential connection to the mysteries of consciousness.

Directed by

Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon

Where to watch

In United States

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Cast

Roger Penrose

Roger Penrose

self — mathematician
V

Vicky Hastead

self — narrator
John Polkinghorne

John Polkinghorne

self — elementary particle physicist
Horace Barlow

Horace Barlow

self — professor / physiologist
Michael Barnsley

Michael Barnsley

self — mathematician

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