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Cantor's Infinity: Why Some Infinities Are Bigger

Numberphile · Explainer · YouTube title: Infinity is bigger than you think - Numberphile
Why it's here

HN people recommend it as a clear introduction to different sizes of infinity that non-mathematicians can follow.

What it covers

Numberphile's James Grime explains Cantor's result that some infinities are bigger than others, including why the reals outnumber the integers. It is a short, accessible introduction to countable and uncountable infinity.