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Why Our Counting System is Biased

2024-10-31 Science & Technology
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How do you count like a computer? Neil deGrasse Tyson examines our base ten number system and teaches Chuck different ways to count… or at least tries to. Is our counting system biased? Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #neildegrassetyson Timestamps: 00:00 - Counting to Ten 00:55 - Counting in Base 5 & Base 16 7:08 - Counting in Binary 12:40 - Are we Base 10 Biased? 14:14 - Closing

Top Comments (10)

@mihagom 2024-10-31

Alternate title: Niel psychologically tortures Chuck for 15 minutes straight.

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@emilianogonzalez4295 2024-11-01

Kept yelling 10 at my screen for 15 minutes straight.

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@AscendantPerfection 2024-10-31

Whoever edited this video deserves a raise 💀💀💀

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@StarTalk 2024-10-31

01010100 01101000 01100001 01101110 01101011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01100110 01101111 01110010 00100000 01110111 01100001 01110100 01100011 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01010011 01110100 01100001 01110010 01010100 01100001 01101100 01101011 00100001

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@squeebers9011 2024-10-31

Neil's patience for Chuck in this vid is larger than the observable universe 😂😂

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@Laochraiceann 2024-11-01

It's encouraging to see someone publish a video where they are struggling with grasping a concept, as we all do from time to time. More of this sort of thing.

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@KingDavidRules 2024-10-31

Lesson: don't talk to Neil after edibles.

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@bbqwhaaat 2024-11-12

My girlfriend: "Why were you yelling 'one zero' over and over earlier?"

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@Kngdaveed 2025-04-09

i almost died when he said "Dont even ask me, dont you dare ask me to count Quantum bits"

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@Matrium0 2025-08-05

Oh man, I laugned waaaaay to hard about Chuck struggling here - the elevator music, the crickets, his dumbfolded look - comedic gold. Thank you

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