Flatland
Book
A 19th-century comic novel by Edwin Abbott Abbott about a two-dimensional world, used in the discussion as a metaphor for perceiving higher dimensions.
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Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Geometries | Lex Fridman Podcast #190
Lex Fridman
A 19th-century comic novel by Edwin Abbott Abbott about a two-dimensional world, used in the discussion as a metaphor for perceiving higher dimensions.
Something Very Strange Is Happening at the Top - Eric Weinstein (4K)
Chris Williamson
Edwin Abbott Abbott's book about a two-dimensional world visited by a sphere, used as an analogy for understanding higher dimensions and breaking out of limited conceptual frameworks. Also known as Escaping Flatland.