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The Magic (and Mystery) of Mirrors

Be Smart. · Nov 11, 2026 · 15:56

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Thank you to Brilliant for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to: https://brilliant.org/BeSmart/We’re on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Uploaded 03-03-22How many times do you look in a mirror every day? Have you ever stopped to wonder how they actually work? Mirrors do strange things to our world, seemingly flipping everything so that what was right is left and what was left is right. But what if I told you that mirrors don’t actually flip the world left to right? The real magic of mirrors is far stranger and more interesting, as you’re about to learn.Inspired by:Gardner, Martin - The New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to SuperstringsCheck out It's Lit: Unabridged, a new podcast from PBS:iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-lit-unabridged/id1603688708Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4XOCT3jhB12mYcbA15h7zx-----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Mehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardThe Clinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgDeliciousKashmiriBrian ChangRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellAlecZeroJoin us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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