Maths at the Movies: Flatland

This week we take a walk in the lower dimensions as we talk about Flatland: The Movie.

• How much is your life worth?
• Could 2D animals exist?
• Did George Orwell rip this story off by adding a third dimension?

All of these questions and more are interrupted in our Flatland: The Movie podcast.

Join us in our search for the third dimension and beyond!

If you're interested in watching Flatland: The Movie  you can follow the Amazon link below.

Further reading links:

• galleries of beautiful fractal images;
• learn more about maths in the courtroom;
• the the company behind the film have made a number of educational resources and other films;
• why not read the book the film is based on?
• This links takes you to one of Martin Gardener's review of Planiverse, Alexander Dewdney's fully thought out and scientifically accurate version of Flatland.

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Watch along with MATM: Flatland

It's been a long time coming, but we're finally back on track. Next Friday will be our 8th episode where we discuss and watch Flatland: The Movie.

Once again we have a star-studded cast of voice actors including Martin Sheen, Kristen Bell and Michael York.

You can buy a DVD copy from the company behind the film, or Amazon does stock imported US versions. However, they are quite expensive and will take a little while to arrive.

For those of you who do not want to seek an illegal online streaming copy (which we do not condone here at Maths At) there is always the possibility of reading the book by Edwin A. Abbott, which sticks pretty close to the movie, except for one or two plot points. The book also goes into much more detail about the Flatland universe.

Be there or be square.