Much Ado About Nothing: The Role of Zero in Math

Welcome to The Math Club! In this, our inaugural episode, we start at the origin of all things: Zero. Join us as we explore the special role zero plays in our system of arithmetic and discuss the dazzling way John von Neumann created everything from... nothing!

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Questions Answered in the Episode: • What is the importance of zero in place value and arithmetic? • How did John von Neumann use set theory to construct the natural numbers?