Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Tony Padilla explores the Mega and Moser. Check out the free trial from episode sponsor Brilliant - brilliant.org/numberphile --- More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓

Extra video from this interview on Numberphile2: youtu.be/ADwK4BgwzP8

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Some extra Steinhaus and Moser links that might be useful...
googology.fandom.com/wiki/Steinhaus-Moser_Notation
sites.google.com/site/allamsnumbers/home/part-2/steinhaus-moser-notation

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