Chapter
Tiling the globe with hexagons
1:32:53 - 1:36:46 (03:53)
The challenge of tiling a hexagon with smaller hexagons and attempting to tile the globe with hexagons is discussed in this episode.
Clips
The host discusses the challenges of tiling a sphere with hexagons and the mathematics behind it, including the need for vertices with more than six sides.
1:32:53 - 1:36:46 (03:53)
Mathematics
Summary
The host discusses the challenges of tiling a sphere with hexagons and the mathematics behind it, including the need for vertices with more than six sides. The speaker also describes their process of using a Mathematica notebook to work through the problem.