The Code Season 1 Episode 1

Marcus looks at how prime numbers can explain the unique 13-year life-cycle of the periodic cicada, how 12th-century medieval clergy used simple number ratios to create cathedrals that they felt mirrored GodΓΓé¼Γäós creation, and why the breaking of these harmonies helps us understand why sirens are so effective at getting our attention. Next, Marcus uses another ratio ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ pi ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ to predict a Brighton fishermanΓΓé¼Γäós biggest-ever catch.

Exploring the bizarre world of imaginary numbers, Marcus looks at how the radar used by air traffic controllers is only made possible because of a number that doesnΓΓé¼Γäót exist, and describes the surprising link between the structure of the nautilus shell and NewtonΓΓé¼Γäós Law of Universal Gravitation.