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Paradox Episodes

  1.

    The Surprise Test

    How logic can prove the impossibility of a surprise test. So what's the flaw?

  2. Ship of Theseus

    If Theseus' ship is repaired until no original planks remain is it still Theseus' ship?

  3. Sorites paradox

    When is a heap of sand not a heap? And when does a man go bald?

  4. God's Breakfast

    The omnipotence paradox. Can God create a breakfast so big he can't eat it?

  5. Achilles Heel and the Tortoise

    An entertaining look at Zeno鈥檚 paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles