Few numbers have as storied a past as zero. Even fewer have had as great an impact on our ability to understand our universe. Yet zero is a relatively recent arrival in math. Find out all about this surprisingly fascinating number with Chuck and Josh. 

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Few numbers have as storied a past as zero. Even fewer have had as great an impact on our ability to understand our universe. Yet zero is a relatively recent arrival in math. Find out all about this surprisingly fascinating number with Chuck and Josh.  Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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Few numbers have as storied a past as zero. Even fewer have had as great an impact on our ability to understand our universe. Yet zero is a relatively recent arrival in math. Find out all about this surprisingly fascinating number with Chuck and Josh.

SYSK Selects: How Zero Works

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Once in a while someone comes up with a solution for a problem we didn’t know we had, and maybe even a problem that didn’t even exist. Even more rarely, the stars align just right so that some crackpot invention captures everyone’s imagination.

Once in a while someone comes up with a solution for a problem we didn&rsquo;t know we had, and maybe even a problem that didn&rsquo;t even exist. Even more rarely, the stars align just right so that some crackpot invention captures everyone&rsquo;s imagination.

Some Silly Inventions That Became Wildly Popular

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In this classic episode Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr.

In this classic episode Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr.

Selects: Sammy Davis Jr: National Treasure

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In 2014 a ferry carrying hundreds of South Korean high school students on a field trip sunk, killing almost everyone on board. Hauntingly, their deaths were fully avoidable: everyone from the dock inspector to the Coast Guard to the president failed them.

In 2014 a ferry carrying hundreds of South Korean high school students on a field trip sunk, killing almost everyone on board. Hauntingly, their deaths were fully avoidable: everyone from the dock inspector to the Coast Guard to the president failed them.

The Sewol Ferry Disaster

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SYSK Selects: How Zero Works

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