The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve

The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via get 20 off a yearly subscription. Special thanks to Prof. Alex Kontorovich for introducing us to this topic, filming the interview, and consulting on the script and earlier drafts of this video. References: Lagarias, J. C. (2006). The 3x+ 1 problem: An annotated bibliography, II (20002009). arXiv preprint math, 0608208. Lagarias, J. C. (2003). The 3x+ 1 problem: An annotated bibliography (19631999). The ultimate challenge: the 3x, 1, 267341. Tao, T (2020). The Notorious Collatz Conjecture A. Kontorovich and Y. Sinai, Structure Theorem for (d, g, h)Maps, Bulletin of the Brazilian Mathematical Society, New Series 33(2), 2002, pp. 2