The Mathematical Marvel Of The Rubik's Cube
The Rubik's Cube was created 50 years ago by Hungarian inventor Ern\u0151 Rubik. Since then, over 500 million of them have been sold. We dive into this global phenomenon that's captured the imagination of countless people around the world and inspired all kinds of competitions \u2014 even solving with your feet! But no matter the cube, the process of solving one involves math \u2014 specifically, algorithms. Roman Chavez loved Rubik's Cubes so much, he founded the Jr. Oakland Cubers in high school. Now a mathematics student at Cornell University, Roman talks to host Emily Kwong about how to solve the cube and what life lessons he's learned from the cube.
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