Beginning September 20, A two-part series called A Brief History of Infinity takes a look at why people have trouble coming to terms with the concept of infinity. The listener will be taken on a tour of size and quantity-traveling from the idea of Achimedes (counting the grains of sand that would fill the universe) to the latest theories on the physical reality of the infinite.
The first program is a journey of discovery that stretches from the early origins of numerical concepts. The second program travels outside the known universe, and tries to measure whether it has a beginning and end.
Shortwave airtimes include Wednesdays at: (UTC) 0806, 1106, 1906 and 2306 (Europe/live webcast), Wednesdays 0906, 1306,and 2106 plus Thursdays 0006 (Africa), and Wednesdays 1406 and 1906, plus Thursday 0006 and 0506 (Americas XM).
(Source: NASWA Easy Listening via R. Cuff)
