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Mathematician Kelsey Houston-Edwards explains exactly what singularities are and how they exist right under our noses.

Written and Hosted by Kelsey Houston-Edwards
Produced by Rusty Ward
Graphics by Ray Lux
Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)

Sources include:

Doomsday on Friday, November 13, 2026
science.sciencemag.org/content/132/3436/1291
Terence Tao paper:

Navier Stokes and Finite Time Blow Up
arxiv.org/abs/1402.0290

Comments answered by Kelsey:

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