In this episode
The story of exponential growth for kids: why folding a sheet of paper 42 times would reach the Moon, and how Britney Gallivan set the folding record in California in 2002.
• How Britney Gallivan folded a single sheet of paper in half twelve times
• The old legend of rice doubling on every square of a chessboard
• Why a pond half covered in lily pads is full the very next day
• Quiz questions to answer along the way
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