Pinocchio and Paradox: Truth, Lie...

Pinocchio and Paradox: Truth, Lies, and Logical Limits

Weird & Unusual with Walter P. Effingmo by Walter P. Effingmo
S1 · E4
Apr 13, 2025
14:13

Episode notes

Explores the paradox created when Pinocchio says his nose will grow, linking this children's story to complex logical concepts. The authors analyze how this self-referential statement mirrors the Liar Paradox, Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems, Tarski's Undefinability Theorem, and Russell's Paradox.