Journey into Maths Country — Season 1, Episode 1: Benford’s Law
Documentary • 10 min • 2 seasons, 20 episodes • ★ 8.5/10
Episode synopsis
Frank Benford observed that the number one seems to pop up a lot in both in the supermarket and on tax bills. In understanding this law, it helps to simply look at the world from a different perspective.
About Journey into Maths Country
Math is an exotic and confusing country. We speak a bizarre language, full of homeomorphisms, differential varieties, transfinite numbers. But we also find epic landscapes, dizzying ideas and even, sometimes, useful things!