Zero Marks The Spot

<p>It’s round. It has a hole in it. It symbolises nothing and yet it is the possibility of something... meet zero.</p><p>The zero we know and love today is the foundation of our modern world. And we have India to thank for it; in particular one special Indian birch bark book — the Bakhshali manuscript.</p><p>This is the story of how these fragile pages travelled to Oxford University and what their future looks like.</p><p>This podcast is a co-production of ABC Australia and CBC Podcasts</p>