The Quanta Podcast· Staffel 1· Folge 36

Audio Edition: How a Problem About Pigeons Powers Complexity Theory

Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2025 · 9 min

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When pigeons outnumber pigeonholes, some birds must double up. This obvious statement — and its inverse — have deep connections to many areas of math and computer science.
The story How a Problem About Pigeons Powers Complexity Theory (quantamagazine.org/how-a-problem-about-pigeons…) first appeared on Quanta Magazine.

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