From zero to hero part 2 -- Richard Webb -- Nothing event

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Channel: New Scientist · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Mathematics would be nowhere without nothing. Richard Webb explains just how much zero matters -- ever tried dividing MCDXL by XII? -- taking us on a journey that begins in ancient Babylonia. 

Watch the other videos from this event to join the team from New Scientist and our of guest speakers for an entertaining evening of amazing insights into nothingness. Find out now nothing shapes the world around us, from the importance of zero to how a few words can kill to understanding the big bang.

13 November 2013, Conway Hall, London

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