Code: a mathematical treasure hunt
Hidden in the world around us are mysterious symbols and bizarre numbers. Do they hold the key to understanding the universe? Professor Marcus du Sautoy (presenter of The Story of Maths and The Music of the Primes) takes us on a gripping treasure hunt to discover the codes that unlock the power of nature. Marcus visits a medieval cathedral with the secret numbers of creation built into its stones, sees the plague of insects which sweeps Alabama every 13 years, finds cubic crystals in caves beneath our feet and meets the detective using equations to hunt serial killers. The three programmes are: Numbers, Shapes and Prediction.
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