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Paradox

A playful look at famous intellectual puzzles

World Service,5 episodes

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Achilles Heel and the Tortoise
An entertaining look at Zeno’s paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles
04 Aug 1997,13 mins
God's Breakfast
The omnipotence paradox. Can God create a breakfast so big he can't eat it?
09 Aug 1997,13 mins
Sorites paradox
When is a heap of sand not a heap? And when does a man go bald?
09 Aug 1997,13 mins
Ship of Theseus
If Theseus' ship is repaired until no original planks remain is it still Theseus' ship?
09 Aug 1997,13 mins
The Surprise Test
How logic can prove the impossibility of a surprise test. So what's the flaw?
25 Oct 1997,13 mins