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Thought Experiment: The Infinite Hilbert's Hotel

In a thought experiment first proposed in the 1920s, the Hilbert’s Hotel has an infinite number of rooms and helps demonstrate some of the strange properties of infinity.

Thought Experiment: The Infinite Hilbert's Hotel

4m 9s

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    Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine

    53m 30s

    Now at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans, Indigenous peoples and scholars practice climate resilience and adaptation, scientists track developments, and entrepreneurs find new ways to make a living from the sea.

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    Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine

    53m 30s

    Dive into Cashes Ledge with scientists as they race to discover if this remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf of Maine is vulnerable to rapid warming. Can Cashes still offer hope for the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species?

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    Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine

    53m 30s

    Discover the Gulf of Maine and how its bounty was forever changed by a global appetite for fish. Now with the Gulf warming faster than 97 percent of the world’s oceans, witness how wildlife and people are adapting to rapid change.

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