Base Sixty
Happy New Year, steeps! In a celebration of the 60th A Cup of Tea episode, co-hosts Tal and Jared have a thought-provoking discussion involving the ancient base sixty (sexagesimal) numeral system created by the Sumerians. Despite being an antiquated counting system, base sixty has various modern-day applications which may surprise you. Aside from the banter around mathematical culture and natural phenomena, they each toast to the new Season 5 of the show while reflecting on what has led to this moment.
Tal's "The Descent Into Illumination" on Spotify
References
4:11 - Why is a minute divided into 60 seconds, an hour into 60 minutes, yet there are only 24 hours in a day?
