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Join mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (Vsauce) as they dig into the weird scientific questions that often go unexplored. Welcome to The Rest Is Science, a show that sits in the fascinating space between what we think we know, and what we actually know.

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Mathematicians Are The Canary Down The AI Coal Mine

October 18, 2026

Hannah Fry (0:01)

Welcome to The Rest Is Science. I'm Hannah Fry.

Michael Stevens (0:03)

And I'm Michael Stevens.

Hannah Fry (0:04)

I'm really excited.

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