The Numberphile Podcast
- Episodes
- 68
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- irregularly
- Latest episode
- Nov 9, 2026
About the podcast
Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube.
Episodes 68
Meat Pies and Math Essentials - with Terence Tao
Terence Tao discusses his new popular book about mathematics… and a little bit of Australian nostalgia.Order Six Math Essentials - https://www.quantabooks.org/books/six-math-essentials/Terence Tao’s blog …
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Terence Tao discusses his new popular book about mathematics… and a little bit of Australian nostalgia.
Order Six Math Essentials - https://www.quantabooks.org/books/six-math-essentials/
Terence Tao’s blog - https://terrytao.wordpress.com/
Some previous videos and podcasts with Terence Tao - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY7wcvVEDTvU
Calculating Pie with Meat Pies - https://youtu.be/ZNiRzZ66YN0
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
Learning to Live with AI - with Daniel Litt
Daniel Litt is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto.Visit his webpage here - https://www.daniellitt.com/And check out his blogposts here …
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Daniel Litt is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto.
Visit his webpage here - https://www.daniellitt.com/
And check out his blogposts here - https://www.daniellitt.com/blog/
Numberphile videos and event podcasts about AI - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVsSL1XVSphg
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
No More Heroes - Terry Tao on AI in Mathematics
A leading light in mathematics for much of his life, Terence Tao discusses the crisis being caused by a massive dump of AI proofs. Our playlist of videos on the current AI issue …
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A leading light in mathematics for much of his life, Terence Tao discusses the crisis being caused by a massive dump of AI proofs.
Our playlist of videos on the current AI issue - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVsSL1XVSphg
Terence Tao's excellent blog (featuring many guest posts about AI) - https://terrytao.wordpress.com/
Terence’s new book Six Math Essentials is available for pre-order - https://www.quantabooks.org/books/six-math-essentials/
Terence Tao previously on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXJ-zpJeY3E
Our Fields Medal playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIDErJihuPX2S7E-0rnkaeu
Here's the now famous (or infamous) dump of AI proofs - https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/CONTENTS.md
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
The Strip Mining of Mathematical Proofs - with Hugo Duminil-Copin
Fields Medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin describes how 16 proofs among the hundreds recently published by OpenAI left him in tears. And what next for mathematics?Watch this interview as a video …
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Fields Medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin describes how 16 proofs among the hundreds recently published by OpenAI left him in tears. And what next for mathematics?
Watch this interview as a video - https://youtu.be/omuJpoV-Ko4
Hugo’s website at University of Geneva - https://www.unige.ch/~duminil/
The OpenAI drop of AI proofs - https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/CONTENTS.md
Brady speaks with Grant Sanderson about AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HlIuxnuTKQ
Navier-Stokes cracked by AI - https://youtu.be/3geDF-DAwpg
Tristan Buckmaster reacts to Navier-Stokes - https://youtu.be/Mzbtj5nkMXI
Hugo previously on the podcast - https://www.numberphile.com/videos/hugo-duminil-copin-podcast
And Hugo in a Numberphile video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWtD0O-zSWY
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
The Glimmer in our Eye - with Grant Sanderson from 3Blue1Brown
AI has become the biggest talking point in mathematics. We discussed the topic - and the future - with Grant Sanderson (creator of the 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel).3Blue1Brown on YouTube …
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AI has become the biggest talking point in mathematics. We discussed the topic - and the future - with Grant Sanderson (creator of the 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel).
3Blue1Brown on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown
Grant’s guest post on Terry Tao’s blog - https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/if-math-is-more-than-proof-we-need-to-better-celebrate-the-rest-of-it/
A possible Navier Stokes breakthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3geDF-DAwpg Grant Sanderson on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKskQnjSsp3t8Uw2XMz5xYj
Grant previously on the podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0RH93XvSyU
Signals & Threads podcast - https://signalsandthreads.com/
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
To SAT, or not SAT, that is the question
A growing number of people claim being “test blind” to applicants’ SAT scores is lowering standards at the University of California. Math Professor Zvezda Stankova is among the academics calling for SATs to be …
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A growing number of people claim being “test blind” to applicants’ SAT scores is lowering standards at the University of California. Math Professor Zvezda Stankova is among the academics calling for SATs to be re-introduced to the admissions process.
Jane Street intern applications (episode sponsor): https://jane-st.co/internships2027-NumberphilePod
Here’s the Open Letter signed by over 3000 people at UC (including five Nobel laureates, they are keen to point out): https://ucstudentsuccess.org/
This New York Times editorial gave the issue extra prominence: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/opinion/university-california-sat-testing-admissions.html
This LA Times comment pieces argues against re-introducing SATs to the process: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-08/chabria-column-uc-sat-act-admissions
Numberphile videos with Zvezda: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIbAPK1oJgRIpe0sWiPKkQ4
Numberphile Podcast interview with Zvezda about her life and career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGbASf6W7SE
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
Rockets, Religion & Rejection - with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day
Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day.YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Anmaky0KkswListen to …
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Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day.
YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Anmaky0Kksw
Listen to the latest Signals & Threads podcast episode: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-ST-WillWilson
Check out other episodes Signals & Threads here: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-SignalsandThreads
Destin’s YouTube channel is Smarter Every Day: https://www.youtube.com/smartereveryday
We also co-hosts the podcast No Dumb Questions: https://www.nodumbquestions.fm/
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
The Man Who Loves Weather - with Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris
Dan Harris is a chief meteorologist at the UK Met Office - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/See him talking weather equations on Numberphile - https://youtu.be/YmZiq00CO60Dan's websites …
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Dan Harris is a chief meteorologist at the UK Met Office - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
See him talking weather equations on Numberphile - https://youtu.be/YmZiq00CO60
Dan's websites - https://www.roostweather.com/ and https://istheukhotrightnow.com/
Check out some Met Office archive stuff at Brady's Objectivity channel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd5y2WfrtsPrauSfrdFfkE7iZ-KG9pCzO
Weather videos on Brady's Sixty Symbols channel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNpsv8AWUvJxbOl6S2pw8so
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
The Storm is Coming - with Hugo Duminil-Copin
The ups and downs of winning the coveted Fields Medal, with 2022 winner Hugo Duminil-Copin.See our main video from this interview - https://youtu.be/JWtD0O-zSWYHugo is based at the University of Geneva and IHES …
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The ups and downs of winning the coveted Fields Medal, with 2022 winner Hugo Duminil-Copin.
See our main video from this interview - https://youtu.be/JWtD0O-zSWY
Hugo is based at the University of Geneva and IHES - https://www.ihes.fr/~duminil/
More Numberphile interviews and videos with Fields Medallists - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIDErJihuPX2S7E-0rnkaeu
With thanks to Nils Berglund for visualisations of percolation - https://www.youtube.com/c/NilsBerglund
Fields Medal 2022 - https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
And the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
Making Math Videos in Ukraine - with Sashko Olenchenko
Sashko Olenchenko is doing a masters in mathematical physics with a sideline making videos on YouTube - occasionally interrupted by drone attacks from Russia. Here is his YouTube channel …
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Sashko Olenchenko is doing a masters in mathematical physics with a sideline making videos on YouTube - occasionally interrupted by drone attacks from Russia.
Here is his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@aremathukr
And you can support his work on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Aremath
The YouTube version of this podcast has captions available - https://youtu.be/Nd813Dg93Bs
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran
I met with Sasko at the ‘From research to outreach’ conference in Les Diablerets, Switzerland - https://outreach.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en
Everything You Wanted To Know About Numberphile - with Brady Haran
Brady answers all manner of viewer questions about Numberphile - and a few unrelated topics too.Learn more about Jane Street’s Internships at - https://jane-st.co/internship-numberphile-pod-25A YouTube version …
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Brady answers all manner of viewer questions about Numberphile - and a few unrelated topics too.
Learn more about Jane Street’s Internships at - https://jane-st.co/internship-numberphile-pod-25
A YouTube version of this episode - https://youtu.be/prT2YRwKc9w
Breakfast Sound Checks - https://youtu.be/IMItxzSZs0E
A list of Brady’s channels - https://www.bradyharanblog.com/projects
Rubik interview - https://youtu.be/zkRxfmECWSM
Zeeman Medal Lecture - https://youtu.be/tsZkzxEhpHk
The fastest ever snooker 147 - https://youtu.be/9D2rFMPN9js
Graham’s Number - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKZEG7KVg6HfdN2uWFLIB5q
6174 - https://youtu.be/d8TRcZklX_Q
Epic Circles - https://youtu.be/sG_6nlMZ8f4
Brady in Antarctica - https://www.bradyharanblog.com/antarctica-intro
The Unmade Podcast - https://www.unmade.fm/
Bibledex - https://www.youtube.com/bibledex
The White Gloves of Destiny - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd5y2WfrtsPq03H4uZSvJCBYBeBDBOmQ0
Boiling Water at Mt Everest - https://youtu.be/JTL4dj3Gx1o
Brady Numbers on the OEIS - https://oeis.org/A247698
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
Thanks also to Ben Delo
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
The Indecisive Statistics Professor - with Chris Oates
Chris Oates is a professor of statistics at Newcastle University - he got there despite being somewhat indecisive about his career.This episode was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based organisation …
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Chris Oates is a professor of statistics at Newcastle University - he got there despite being somewhat indecisive about his career.
This episode was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based organisation which funds ambitious blue skies research across various disciplines - https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk
Professor Oates was the recipient of prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize - https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/philip-leverhulme-prize-winners-2023
See a video with Professor Oates on Numberphile describing the Stein Paradox - https://youtu.be/FUQwijSDzg8
Chris Oates webpage - https://oates.work
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
Thanks also to Ben Delo.
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Counting Crayons - with Po-Ling Loh
Po-Ling Loh is an American theoretical statistician based at the University of Cambridge. She discusses her childhood, choosing a university, and her path to higher dimensional statistics and differential …
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Po-Ling Loh is an American theoretical statistician based at the University of Cambridge. She discusses her childhood, choosing a university, and her path to higher dimensional statistics and differential privacy.
She also compares life as an academic in the US and UK.
This episode was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based organisation which funds ambitious blue skies research across various disciplines - https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/
Professor Loh was the recipient of a Philip Leverhulme Prize. More about her prize here - https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/philip-leverhulme-prize-winners-2023
Professor Loh’s website - https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~pll28/
BREAKING NEWS: The Largest Known Prime Number
There’s a new largest known prime number and we speak to all the key players, including the discoverer Luke Durant. Also featured in the podcast are George Woltman from GIMPS, James Grime, and Matt …
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There’s a new largest known prime number and we speak to all the key players, including the discoverer Luke Durant. Also featured in the podcast are George Woltman from GIMPS, James Grime, and Matt Parker.
Extended interviews (as videos) can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIWS5Jd3k5QHdc0kxwfnZMg
Matt Parker’s epic video on Stand-up Maths is here: https://youtu.be/zsyGRDrDfbI
Numberphile’s main video on the discovery is here: https://youtu.be/Yp4ilFOtoeg
The GIMPS press release is here: https://www.mersenne.org/primes/?press=M136279841
GIMPS: https://www.mersenne.org
More Numberphile videos on Mersenne Primes from over the year: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKsTwVXpLscZdfiiqAkkGCA
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
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Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
The Secret Math Journal - with Ellen Eischen
Ellen Eischen is a professor of mathematics at the University of Oregon. Here she discusses creativity, collaboration - and a “secret” journal she has kept since childhood.Ellen Eischen website (includes some …
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Ellen Eischen is a professor of mathematics at the University of Oregon. Here she discusses creativity, collaboration - and a “secret” journal she has kept since childhood.
Ellen Eischen website (includes some links to the teaching we discussed): http://www.elleneischen.com
Women in Numbers: https://awm-math.org/research-networks/win/
Creativity Counts museum exhibit: https://jsma.uoregon.edu/CreativityCounts
Ellen on Numberphile discussing Faulhaber's Fabulous Formula (and Bernoulli Numbers): https://youtu.be/83NFR7JDlww
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
We also work with the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute - https://www.slmath.org
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Winnie the Math Whiz - with Danica McKellar
Catch a video version of this episode at: https://youtu.be/xMAiBBxQGZIDanica McKellar is best-known for portraying girl-next-door Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years - but she has also proven a math theorem …
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Catch a video version of this episode at: https://youtu.be/xMAiBBxQGZI
Danica McKellar is best-known for portraying girl-next-door Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years - but she has also proven a math theorem (which bears her name) and writes books to inspire future mathematicians.
Check out her math website and books at: https://mckellarmath.com
And Danica’s general website at: https://danicamckellar.com
Danica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danicamckellar/
Danica’s books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3VQdzny
Danica’s co-authored paper which led to the Chayes–McKellar–Winn theorem: https://scienceblogs.de/geograffitico/wp-content/blogs.dir/70/files/2012/07/i-5bb4f4203312f2a650f3294cf4ddac13-percolation.pdf
Brady’s dog Winnie: https://www.instagram.com/the_wonderful_winnie/
The Wonder Years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_Years
Jane Street opportunities (episode sponsor): https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/overview/
Jane Street’s Insight program as mentioned on the show: https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/programs-and-events/insight/
Numberphile is also supported by the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute: https://www.slmath.org
You can support Numberphile on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons: https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
The Hyper-Curious Billionaire - Jim Simons (1938-2024)
This podcast marks the passing of James Harris Simons, better-known as Jim.The interviewees are John Ewing, David Eisenbud and Andrew Millis.The Simons Foundation - https://www.simonsfoundation.orgSimons …
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This podcast marks the passing of James Harris Simons, better-known as Jim.
The interviewees are John Ewing, David Eisenbud and Andrew Millis.
The Simons Foundation - https://www.simonsfoundation.org
Simons Foundation article about Jim’s life - https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2024/05/10/remembering-the-life-and-careers-of-jim-simons/
Brady’s interview with Jim for Numberphile (full hour-log version) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNznD9hMEh0
Shorter 18-minute version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjVDqfUhXOY
Math For America - https://www.mathforamerica.org
The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath, formerly MSRI) - https://www.slmath.org
The Flatiron Institute - https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/
The Chern-Simons form - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chern%E2%80%93Simons_form
The Archimedes (Jim’s yacht) - https://www.feadship.nl/fleet/archimedes1
Numberphile has been supported by The Simons Foundation (via SLMath) for many years. We are yet another of Jim’s legacies.
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile Podcast by Brady Haran
A Very Bad Estimator - with Donald Knuth
Donald Knuth is unquestionably a legend of computer science and mathematics - but he is bad at estimation and grew up with a “rhinoceros attitude”.Don Knuth’s homepage …
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Donald Knuth is unquestionably a legend of computer science and mathematics - but he is bad at estimation and grew up with a “rhinoceros attitude”.
Don Knuth’s homepage - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/
The Art of Computer Programming (books) - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/taocp.html
On Amazon - https://amzn.to/4aUkkeT
3:16 (book) - https://amzn.to/4aRs9lH
Knuth’s questions for Chat GPT - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/chatGPT20.txt
Knuth videos on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWLfLjzHzmFO6T8jCZdipvQc
Brady’s video on John 3:16 from his Bibledex series - https://youtu.be/ZJjFebPW5b8
Ziegler’s Giant Bar - https://www.halfnuts.net/products/an-original-ziegler-giant-bar?variant=55664909259
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
We also work with the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute - https://www.slmath.org
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
The Math of Movies - with Walt Hickey
Data journalist Walt Hickey looks deep into the numbers behind movies, TV shows, and all types of popular culture.Walt’s new book is You Are What You Watch - https://amzn.to/3F8SwVoWalt’s Website …
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Data journalist Walt Hickey looks deep into the numbers behind movies, TV shows, and all types of popular culture.
Walt’s new book is You Are What You Watch - https://amzn.to/3F8SwVo
Walt’s Website - https://walthickey.com
Numlock News - https://www.numlock.com
Dr Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park - https://jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Ian_Malcolm
Does Hollywood ruin books? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUD8h9JpEVQ Math and Movies (Animation at Pixar) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0NB9IyYpU
The problem in Good Will Hunting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_LkYiuTKE
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
We also work with the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute - https://www.slmath.org
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Finding Your Place - with Federico Ardila
Finding Your Place - with Federico Ardila Numberphile Podcast Download Federico Ardila is a combinatorialist at San Francisco State University.He’s Colombian and in this episode he talks candidly about the …
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Finding Your Place - with Federico Ardila Numberphile Podcast DownloadFederico Ardila is a combinatorialist at San Francisco State University.
He’s Colombian and in this episode he talks candidly about the struggles and prejudice encountered by people from different backgrounds as they try to make their mark in academia.
And just so you know there’s happy ending in sight - this episode of the podcast will conclude with a stirring musical finale.
Federico’s site - https://fardila.com
SFSU page - https://math.sfsu.edu/faculty/ardila
SLMath supports Numberphile - https://www.slmath.org
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Yes, I accept the Fields Medal - with James Maynard
Yes, I accept the Fields Medal - with James Maynard Numberphile Podcast Download Oxford mathematician James Maynard explains why he feared accidentally refusing the most famous prize in mathematics.Watch this …
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Yes, I accept the Fields Medal - with James Maynard Numberphile Podcast DownloadOxford mathematician James Maynard explains why he feared accidentally refusing the most famous prize in mathematics.
Watch this full interview on YouTube - https://youtu.be/yz-5BY_TTNI
Full 2022 Fields Medal Winners - https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022
See our Fields Medal Playlist - https://bit.ly/Fields_Playlist
More James Maynard videos - https://bit.ly/JamesMaynard
James Maynard - https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/professor-james-maynard/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
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An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland
An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland Numberphile Podcast Download He dreamed of being a great cricketer - but his love for equations led Ed Copeland to a career in theoretical physics.Check out opportunities …
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An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland Numberphile Podcast DownloadHe dreamed of being a great cricketer - but his love for equations led Ed Copeland to a career in theoretical physics.
Check out opportunities with episode sponsor Jane Street
Ed Copeland at the University of Nottingham
A trilogy of longer videos with Ed
A Chain of Chance - with Michael Merrifield
A Chain of Chance - with Michael Merrifield Numberphile Podcast Download Astronomer Mike Merrifield had terrible handwriting and dreamed of captaining a submarine - now he's an astronomer and world expert on …
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A Chain of Chance - with Michael Merrifield Numberphile Podcast DownloadAstronomer Mike Merrifield had terrible handwriting and dreamed of captaining a submarine - now he's an astronomer and world expert on galaxies.
Episode sponsored by Jane Street - check out their latest opportunities
Mike Merrifield Video Playlist
Sixty Symbols - Physics videos, many featuring Mike
Ralph Merrifield author page on Amazon
Galactic Astronomy by James Binney and Michael Merrifield
Hand-written version of Mike's 'Good Will Hunting' paper
And here is the published version
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Finding a Path - with Tatiana Toro
Finding a Path - with Tatiana Toro Numberphile Podcast Download From a challenging situation in Bogota to a prestigious job in US academia, Tatiana Toro wants to help others find their mathematical pathway …
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Finding a Path - with Tatiana Toro Numberphile Podcast DownloadFrom a challenging situation in Bogota to a prestigious job in US academia, Tatiana Toro wants to help others find their mathematical pathway.
Professor Toro is the new director of the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SL Math).
Announcement of Professor Toro's appointment
An Educated Adult - with Tadashi Tokieda
An Educated Adult - with Tadashi Tokieda Numberphile Podcast Download Tadashi Tokieda is a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University - and a popular contributor to videos on our Numberphile video channel …
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An Educated Adult - with Tadashi Tokieda Numberphile Podcast DownloadTadashi Tokieda is a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University - and a popular contributor to videos on our Numberphile video channel. But his path to mathematics was unusual.
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The Orchid Room and Cancer - with Hannah Fry
The Orchid Room and Cancer - with Hannah Fry Numberphile Podcast Download Professor Hannah Fry discusses her cervical cancer diagnosis - and subsequent attempt to make sense of it all. Making Sense of Cancer …
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The Orchid Room and Cancer - with Hannah Fry Numberphile Podcast DownloadProfessor Hannah Fry discusses her cervical cancer diagnosis - and subsequent attempt to make sense of it all.
Making Sense of Cancer - Showing on BBC2 on June 2 and then on BBC iPlayer
Numberphile videos with Hannah
Hannah previously on the podcast
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A Passion for Big Numbers (and Liverpool FC) - with Tony Padilla
A Passion for Big Numbers (and Liverpool FC) - with Tony Padilla Numberphile Podcast Download Tony Padilla is known on Numberphile for tackling the big numbers... But by day he's a cosmologist and life-long fan …
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A Passion for Big Numbers (and Liverpool FC) - with Tony Padilla Numberphile Podcast DownloadTony Padilla is known on Numberphile for tackling the big numbers... But by day he's a cosmologist and life-long fan of Liverpool FC. Brady joined him at Anfield for a game against Watford.
Tony at the University of Nottingham
Order Tony's book Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity --- Amazon US - Amazon UK - MacMillan US - Penguin UK
Some videos with Tony on Numberphile
And some videos with Tony on Sixty Symbols
The Sum of the Integers being -1/12
Liverpool v Watford on 2 April 2022
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The First and Last Digits of Pi
The First and Last Digits of Pi Numberphile Podcast Download Data visualisation guru Martin Krzywinski has teamed up with composer Gregory Coles to make music based on Pi - the early digits AND the last known …
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The First and Last Digits of Pi Numberphile Podcast DownloadData visualisation guru Martin Krzywinski has teamed up with composer Gregory Coles to make music based on Pi - the early digits AND the last known digits.
Three One Four: A Number of Notes
The project is a collaboration between Martin, Gregory Coles, and Emma Beauxis-Aussalet
YouTube album discussions and score analysis
62.8 trillion digit computation of Pi
Some of Martin's previous Pi visualisations can be found here
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An Infinite Debt - with Christopher Havens (Prisoner #349034)
An Infinite Debt - with Christopher Havens (Prisoner #349034) Numberphile Podcast Download Christopher Havens is serving a 25-year prison sentence for murder - but behind bars he's seeking redemption through …
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An Infinite Debt - with Christopher Havens (Prisoner #349034) Numberphile Podcast DownloadChristopher Havens is serving a 25-year prison sentence for murder - but behind bars he's seeking redemption through advanced mathematics.
He has published an academic paper... and is bringing math to other inmates via The Prison Mathematics Project.
The Prison Mathematics Project
Article by Marta Cerruti on The Conversation
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The Little Star - with Zvezdelina Stankova
The Little Star - with Zvezdelina Stankova Numberphile Podcast Download Mathematician Zvezdelina Stankova was born in Bulgaria and is now a teaching professor at UC Berkeley. Zvezda's webpage Zvezda videos on …
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The Little Star - with Zvezdelina Stankova Numberphile Podcast DownloadMathematician Zvezdelina Stankova was born in Bulgaria and is now a teaching professor at UC Berkeley.
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