12 is Sublime | The Greatest Numbers of All Time

Complete. Whole. Divine order. That's just the start of what makes the humble dozen extraordinary. It's one of only two numbers ever discovered in mathematics to be “sublime.” Twelve makes a number of appearances in pop culture, in religion, in non-fiction, everything from the 12 days of Christmas to the 12 people it takes to form a criminal jury. Still need convincing of 12’s perfection and indispensability? Check your watch.More episodes in our series, The Greatest Numbers of All Time:Listen to The Curse of 13Listen to 27 Club LoreListen to The 33,000 Horsepower GamechangerListen to How 4 Makes and Breaks RulesGuests in this episode:Glen Van Brummelen is a professor of mathematical sciences at Trinity Western University.Ainsley Hawthorn is a cultural historian and nonfiction writer. She has a PhD in Near Eastern Civilizations from Yale University.