The Numberphile Podcast: Recent Episodes
Brady Haran
Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube.
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
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
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
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
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
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
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
Federico 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
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Oxford 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
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
He 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
Numberphile videos with Ed
Some physics videos with Ed
A trilogy of longer videos with Ed
You can support Numberphile on Patreon
With thanks to SLMath
Astronomer 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
Professor Michael Merrifield
Mike's Twitter
Mike Merrifield Video Playlist
Sixty Symbols - Physics videos, many featuring Mike
Deep Sky Videos
Messier Objects Playlist
Ralph Merrifield
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
You can support Numberphile on Patreon like these people
With thanks to SLMath
From 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).
SL Math website
Announcement of Professor Toro's appointment
MSRI is renamed SL Math
Professor Toro's University of Washington webpage
Podcast with David Eisenbud - Professor Toro's predecessor
Tadashi at Stanford - https://mathematics.stanford.edu/people/tadashi-tokieda
Tadashi videos on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWI9eDSJREzp1wvOJsjt23H_
Lev Davidovich Landau - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Landau
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile) like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
Professor 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 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017wzq
Telegraph Article - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/prof-hannah-fry-calculating-risks-cancer-treatment-would-have/
Hannah Fry website - https://hannahfry.co.uk/
Hannah Fry books - Amazon - https://amzn.to/3PzW4nz
Numberphile videos with Hannah - http://bit.ly/hannah_vids
Hannah previously on the podcast - https://www.numberphile.com/podcast/hannah-fry
Macmillan Cancer Support - https://www.macmillan.org.uk
NHS Cancer help - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cancer/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile Like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
Tony Padilla is known on Numberphile for tackling the big numbers... But by day he's a cosmologist at the University of Nottingham. Tony's also a life-long fan of Liverpool FC. Brady joined him at Anfield for a game against Watford.
Tony at the University of Nottingham - https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/people/antonio.padilla
Order Tony's book Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity
Amazon US - https://amzn.to/3JYQbws
Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3M3yvB8
MacMillan US - https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374600570/fantasticnumbersandwheretofindthem
Penguin UK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/316/316964/fantastic-numbers-and-where-to-find-them/9780241445372.html
Some videos with Tony on Numberphile - http://bit.ly/Padilla_Numberphile
And some videos with Tony on Sixty Symbols - https://bit.ly/Padilla_SixtySymbols
The Sum of the Integers being -1/12 - https://www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/2015/1/11/this-blog-probably-wont-help
Liverpool v Watford on 2 April 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eHdk_1mJqA
You can 'watch' the podcasts, including this one, on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH2AOVeIaWFmnXrXQ_UhKVy9Zp0RtRMm5
This episode was supported by G-Research, a world-leading quantitative finance research firm, hiring the brightest minds to tackle the biggest questions in finance - learn more at gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/ - https://www.gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile) like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
Three One Four: A Number of Notes - http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/pi/piday2022/
The project is a collaboration between Martin, Gregory Coles, and Emma Beauxis-Aussalet
On Bandcamp - https://ecstaticquiet1.bandcamp.com/album/three-one-four-a-number-of-notes
YouTube track playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLewycy5dwN_nDZVW9fPcTRhGiGMEXqoxs
YouTube album discussions and score analysis - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLewycy5dwN_k_nAU9bhbTaDAKW3YAo_WW
Martin Krzywinski - http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca
62.8 trillion digit computation of Pi - https://www.fhgr.ch/en/specialist-areas/applied-future-technologies/davis-centre/pi-challenge
Some of Martin's previous Pi visualisations can be found here - http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/pi/
This episode was supported by G-Research, a world-leading quantitative finance research firm, hiring the brightest minds to tackle the biggest questions in finance - learn more at gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/ - https://www.gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile) like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
Catch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/DPyWf4cI548
The Prison Mathematics Project - https://www.prisonmathproject.org/about/
The Paper: Linear fractional transformations and non-linear leaping convergents of some continued fractions - https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.12644
Article by Marta Cerruti on The Conversation - https://theconversation.com/an-inmates-love-for-math-leads-to-new-discoveries-130123
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile) like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
Mathematician Zvezdelina Stankova was born in Bulgaria and is now a teaching professor at UC Berkeley.
Zvezda's webpage - https://math.berkeley.edu/~stankova/
Zvezda videos on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIbAPK1oJgRIpe0sWiPKkQ4
The Legend of Question Six - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y30VF3cSIYQ
Berkeley Math Circle - https://mathcircle.berkeley.edu
This episode was supported by G-Research, a world-leading quantitative finance research firm, hiring the brightest minds to tackle the biggest questions in finance - learn more at gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/ - https://www.gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile Like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
A breakthrough paper is published about using artificial intelligence to do mathematics - we discuss it with DeepMind's Alex Davies and Professor Marcus du Sautoy.
DeepMind - https://deepmind.com
DeepMind blog on this topic - https://deepmind.com/blog/article/exploring-the-beauty-of-pure-mathematics-in-novel-ways
Nature article on the topic - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03593-1
Article from The Conversation by Geordie Williamson, who worked on the project - https://theconversation.com/mathematical-discoveries-take-intuition-and-creativity-and-now-a-little-help-from-ai-172900
Marcus du Sautoy - https://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk
The Creativity Code - book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3Dmxak2
Collaborator Geordie Williamson - https://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/geordie/
Collaborator Marc Lackenby - http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/lackenby/
Collaborator Andras Juhasz - https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/people/andras.juhasz
This episode was supported by G-Research, a world-leading quantitative finance research firm, hiring the brightest minds to tackle the biggest questions in finance - learn more at gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/ - https://www.gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile - like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
From high school drop-out to set theorist, Asaf Karagila shares his journey towards infinity. Asaf is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of East Anglia.
Asaf's blog - http://karagila.org
Asaf's Twitter - https://twitter.com/AsafKaragila
Some Infinity stuff on Numberphile - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKORZ3UeTKlJiJa-89BBz3t
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile) like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
This episode was also made possible by the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship - https://www.ukri.org/our-work/developing-people-and-skills/future-leaders-fellowships/
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship MR/T021705/1
Mathematical greatness can strike at any time - even on the train between Oxford and London.
Marcus is the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University - https://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk
Marcus' author page on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3eJNd1Z
I is a Strange Loop - book - https://amzn.to/3eJNd1Z
I is a Strange Loop - performance on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEORIj1Ecug
This episode was supported by G-Research, a world-leading quantitative finance research firm, hiring the brightest minds to tackle the biggest questions in finance - learn more at gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/ - https://www.gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile) like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
Podcast by Brady Haran - https://www.bradyharanblog.com
With thanks to GWR - https://www.gwr.com - for the Oxford-London rail footage used in the YouTube version of this podcast - https://youtu.be/PVSkzNOXG1k
Additional train footage courtesy of Don Coffey - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8LH7xMAyCSqpClAvTHwJRw - whose video work is supporting Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/donate-now/
Dr Tom Crawford has been known to strip to his underwear in the interests of math education. He is an Early Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow at Oxford University.
Tom's page at St Edmund Hall - https://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/people/tom-crawford
Tom Rock's Maths YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/tomrocksmaths
Tom's main website with links to most stuff - https://tomrocksmaths.com
Numberphile videos featuring Tom Crawford - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJ2TNTA79reKQ6S88kTvDR-
This episode was supported by G-Research, a world-leading quantitative finance research firm, hiring the brightest minds to tackle the biggest questions in finance - learn more at gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/ - https://www.gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile) like these people - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
With thanks to MSRI - https://www.msri.org
Experimental physicist Phil Moriarty works with temperamental microscopes and individual atoms. Today's topics include Ireland, mathematics, failing at university, microscopy, academic gripes... and music.
Professor Moriarty's university page - including links to some of his papers
Phil's book: When the Uncertainty Principle Goes to 11: Or How to Explain Quantum Physics with Heavy Metal
Some of Brady's videos with Phil
The Golden Ratio music video
Phil's blog
Want more? Hear Phil with Brady on The Unmade Podcast
This episode was supported by G-Research, a world-leading quantitative finance research firm, hiring the brightest minds to tackle the biggest questions in finance - learn more at gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon like these people
With thanks to MSRI
Astrophysicist Katie Mack discusses Twitter, athletics, mathematics, and the small matter of the fate of the Universe.
Katie Mack's website
And her Twitter @AstroKatie
The End of Everything - Dr Mack's book on Amazon
This episode was supported by G-Research, a world-leading quantitative finance research firm, hiring the brightest minds to tackle the biggest questions in finance - learn more at gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon like these people
With thanks to MSRI
Adam Kucharski is among a number of epidemiologists who has suddenly been thrust into the limelight. We discuss his career and the current state of the coronavirus pandemic.
This episode was supported by G-Research, a world-leading quantitative finance research firm, hiring the brightest minds to tackle the biggest questions in finance - learn more at gresearch.co.uk/numberphile/
Adam Kucharski's website
Adam's books on Amazon, including The Rules of Contagion
Some of our previous podcasts that touch on epidemiology include these ones with Kit Yates, Hannah Fry and Jennifer Rogers
You can support Numberphile on Patreon like these people
With thanks to MSRI
Podcast Transcripts
Professor Jennifer Rogers discusses coronavirus vaccinations, the media, and her own path to medical statistics.
Jennifer Rogers website, with links to all sorts of things
Jennifer's TEDx Talk
Jennifer has written about cornavirus vaccinations on the Phastar blog here and here
For some previous Numberphile chat and videos about coronavirus you can check these out:
Gondor Calls For Aid with Kit Yates
The Coronavirus Curve with Ben Sparks
Crystal Balls with Hannah Fry
Other links...
The Royal Statistical Society
Phastar
Support Numberphile on Patreon
With thanks to MSRI
Dr Vicky Neale's latest book is about why people should study mathematics - but why did SHE study mathematics?
Dr Neale's website - with links to her work and books and craft
Why Study Mathematics - book on Amazon
Vicky's author page on Amazon
Vicky's craft, including the prime bracelets
Support Numberphile on Patreon like these people do
With thanks to
MSRI
Podcast Transcripts
Author and puzzle guru Alex Bellos talks about mathematics, writing, reviews, and his early days running a nightclub.
Check out Alex's books on Amazon including his latest, The Language Lover's Puzzle Book
Alex's website has more information and links to his work and here is Alex on Twitter
Playlist of Alex's videos on Numberphile
Elliptical Pool Table video and Cake Cutting video
Please consider supporting Numberphile on Patreon
With thanks to
MSRI
School teacher Bobby Seagull is well-known for appearing on a quiz show - but there's much more to his story.
Episode sponsored by Brilliant - brilliant.org/numberphile
Bobby Seagull's website
Bobby on Twitter
Bobby's book The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers
National Numeracy
West Ham Utd
Watch Bobby on University Challenge
Support Numberphile on Patreon
With thanks to
MSRI
Podcast Transcripts
Nursery Rhymes and Numbers - with Alan Stewart
A team of composers and musicians have joined forces to re-imagine classic nursery rhymes with new counts, timings and tempos. It's dubbed Tuplets for Toddlers, and has been led Numberphile's resident composer Alan Stewart.
Check out the album on Amazon
On iTunes
Spotify
And on Bandcamp
An old interview with Alan can be found here
A couple of Brady's favourite videos scored by Alan include this one from Mt Everest and this one from Chile - but there are countless more!
Oh, this fire log one was good too
Economist Tim Harford on the importance of numbers and statistics.
Tim Harford's website has links to most of his projects
Tim's book How to Make the World Add Up - signed copies on Maths Gear
Tim Harford books on Amazon
Tim's video on Numberphile
Support Numberphile on Patreon
With thanks to
MSRI
Sir Roger Penrose is one of the biggest names in mathematics AND physics. Here he talks about sibling rivalry, Stephen Hawking, having ideas, and toilet paper.
Roger Penrose Wikipedia
Roger Penrose books - Amazon
The Order of Merit
The Theory of Everything - 2014 movie about Stephen Hawking
Penrose Tiling
Penrose Toilet Paper
The San Francisco Transit Center with its Penrose Tiling
With thanks to
MSRI
Support us on Patreon
Dr Katie Steckles is a mainstay of the mathematics communications scene and a regular in our videos. Here she discusses her life at school, university, and now as a freelance maths communicator. Plus life as a pirate.
Katie Steckles website
Follow Katie on Twitter
Talking Maths in Public
Check out Katie's videos on Numberphile
Support this podcast - and our videos - via Patreon
With thanks to
MSRI
Apologies for the change in audio quality part way through - we had technical issues!
Podcast Transcripts
Tributes to mathematician Ronald Graham - a man of many talents.
Our guests include Steve Butler, Tom Leighton, and Joe Buhler
Ron Graham 'fan' webpage
Ron Graham papers
Ron Graham on Numberphile
A collection of Numberphile videos about Graham's Number
Tom Leighton written tribute to Ron
Steve Butler tribute to Ron
Speaking with Simon Pampena, Australia's National Numeracy Ambassador who once dreamed of being a Jedi.
Simon Pampena website
Videos with Simon on Numberphile
Epic Circles and The Legend of Question Six
Simon on Twitter
Beyond 2000
The Malls' Balls are also discussed in our Quiz Episode with Matt Parker
With thanks to
MSRI
Support us on Patreon - we appreciate your help
The Patron Wall of Fame
You can also catch this episode on the Numberphile2 YouTube channel
Our guest is Ben Sparks - teacher, math populariser, and Numberphile regular.
Ben Sparks website
Videos with Ben on Numberphile
Video of Tim Sparks performing Your Own Idea - Nikko Fir and here's Tim's website
A pic of Ben and Tim
The Bill Clinton picture
Ben's Mandelbrot Video on Numberphile
Advanced Mathematics Support Programme
Talking Maths in Public
With thanks to
MSRI
Support us on Patreon - we appreciate your help
The Patron Wall of Fame
Matt Parker takes a quiz prepared by Brady. The YouTube version of this quiz contains a few visuals.
Do you like quizzes and puzzles and interactive courses? Then definitely check out episode sponsor Brilliant - and go to brilliant.org/numberphile for 20% off a premium subscription
Many of the links below contain QUIZ SPOILERS.
Matt Parker is standupmaths - his website has links to most stuff
Matt's books on Amazon
Matt's first appearance on this podcast
Matt's videos on Numberphile
Terry Tao on Numberphile
Good Will Hunting which is directed by Gus Van Sant
Two Numberphile videos about Good Will Hunting are here and here - featuring James Grime
Newton, Euler, Gauss, Ramanujan, and Turing
Newton videos from Brady's Objectivity channel
Millennium Problems
Festival of The Spoken Nerd, featuring Matt with Steve Mould and Helen Arney
Steve and Matt's YouTube channels
The Parker Square
The video which created the Parker Square legend
Parker Square T-Shirt
Bonnie Parker
Matthew Parker
Ernest Parker
Latin/Euler Squares on Numberphile
Parker Solar Probe
Lucie Green's PhD thesis
Edna Parker
Professor's Cube
Superbowl 50
Luc Longley
West Coast Eagles win the 1992 AFL Grand Final
The Malls Balls
Australia's Highest Point
And the lowest
Akshay Venkatesh
With thanks to MSRI
Grant Sanderson from 3blue1brown returns to the podcast to talk about live-streaming lessons, tracing coronavirus, and a technical mishap.
Support this podcast and Numberphile on Patreon
Grant's channel - 3blue1brown
Grant's first live lesson
Exponential Growth - 3 blue1brown
Simulating an epidemic - 3blue1brown
The Coronavirus Curve with Ben Sparks - Numberphile
Itempool
Matt Parker
Ben Eater
Nicky Case Tweet
The Accidental Stream
Grant's eye video on Objectivity
Objectivity channel
We pay tribute to John Horton Conway - with clips from the man himself, plus contributions from Siobhan Roberts, David Eisenbud, Colm Mulcahy and Tony Padilla.
Genius at Play by Siobhan Roberts
John Conway Numberphile Playlist
Does John Conway hate his Game of Life?
Inventing Game of Life
Life, Death and the Monster
Look-and-Say Numbers
Monster Group
Siobhan Roberts
David Eisenbud
Colm Mulcahy
Tony Padilla
Dr Hannah Fry made a film two years ago which predicted the coronavirus pandemic with chilling accuracy.
Dr Hannah Fry's website - links to all her stuff
The BBC Contagion special on iPlayer
If it doesn't work on iPlayer, this is a version I found on YouTube!?
Numberphile video about the SIR curve with Ben Sparks
Numberphile discusses coronavirus mathematics with Kit Yates
False Positives on Numberphile with Lisa Goldberg
PAPER: Contacts in context: large-scale setting-specific social mixing matrices from the BBC Pandemic project
PAPER: Contagion! The BBC Four Pandemic – The model behind the documentary
BBC Horizon Coronavirus Special - the more recent film Hannah made with the Beeb
RI Christmas Lectures 2019: Secrets and lies
Mathematician/epidemiologist Adam Kucharski on Twitter
With thanks to
MSRI
Support us on Patreon
Mathematical biologist Kit Yates discussing the coronavirus pandemic.
Kit Yates website
Kit on Twitter
The Royal Society's call to arms for mathematicians
NHS advice on Coronavirus and COVID-19
Ben Sparks on Numberphile - The Coronavirus Curve
3blue1brown on the exponential growth of epidemics
Simulating an epidemic with 3blue1brown
Tom Crawford on the SIR Model
Kurzgesagt on COVID-19
Extended presentation by Nick Jewell for MSRI
With thanks to MSRI
Support our content via Patreon
From Illinois to Cambridgeshire, Holly Krieger’s path to mathematics was an unusual one.
Holly’s webpage
And her publications
Watch Holly on Numberphile
Math or Maths?
Champaign, Illinois
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
Podcast Transcripts
Edward Frenkel's fascinating mathematical journey - from the Soviet Union to the United States.
Edward's website
Love and Math - Edward's book via Amazon
Edward on Twitter
His videos on Numberphile
Artificial Intelligence: First Person Perspective
Coffin Problems paper (aka Jewish Problems)
Rites of Love and Math - the film
About the film and its Formula of Love
Frenkel research papers
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
James Maynard is making waves in the world of prime numbers - we spoke to him in his office at Oxford University.
James is appointed a professor
And wins the Cole Prize
James discusses the Twin Prime Conjecture - Numberphile video
Small Gaps Between Primes - paper
Large Gaps Between Primes - paper
Large Gaps Between Primes - Numberphile video
James on his love of primes - Numberphile video
James Maynard playlist
Prime Number playlist
Numberphile on Patreon
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
Fame and Admiration - with Timothy Gowers
Fields Medallist Sir Timothy Gowers discusses his career - and the role of ‘begrudging admiration’ in mathematics.
Sir Timothy Gowers webpage at Cambridge
Timothy Gowers blog
And his Twitter
The Fields Medal
Terminator 2
The unconditional basic sequence problem
Szemerédi's theorem
Tim Gowers International Math Olympiad results
The Fields Medal with Cédric Villani - Numberphile
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
We speak with Neil Sloane - creator and keeper of the famed ‘On-line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences’.
OEIS
Sequences we featured from the OEIS included Fibonacci Numbers, A068679, Bell or exponential numbers, A000435 - The Genesis Sequence, Euler totient function, King Louis births, Recaman's sequence, Gijswijt's sequence, and Brady Numbers.
Videos featuring Neil on Numberphile
Neil Sloane homepage
Traralgon and Brady’s podcast with Tim from Traralgon
1956 Melbourne Olympics
Neil’s works on Amazon
Neil’s PhD thesis
Sloane's Gap - Numberphile
The Slightly Spooky Recaman Sequence - Numberphile
Guardian article on Neil Sloane
Works citing the OEIS
OEIS Foundation and donations
Birth of the Brady Numbers
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
We record at the Royal Society in London, with Isaac Newton's original calculus papers.
Infinite Powers by Steven Strogatz
Steve's author page on Amazon
Some bonus video footage we filmed at the Royal Society
Hannah Fry with the same documents on Objectivity
And the Principia on Objectivity
The Royal Society
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
From a difficult school to serving two terms as president of the juggling club - James Grime discusses his mathematical journey.
James Grime website - includes a section to book his talks
A selection of James’ videos on Numberphile
James’ own channel - Singing Banana
James discusses The Little Professor
The first proper Numberphile video from 2011
Filming at a gritty, urban underpass
Status: Black Eagle
James talks about Enigma
Brady’s Bibledex
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
John Urschel is studying for a PhD in mathematics - and played three seasons of professional football in the NFL.
Mind and Matter - by John Urschel and Louisa Thomas - on Amazon
Book on the publisher's website
John's math publications
John's NFL stats
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
Numberphile merchandise
David Eisenbud's entertaining stories about mathematics are a fascinating glimpse into how math works - how it really works.
MSRI - where David is director
David Eisenbud's MSRI page with some links to publications and other material
Google Scholar citations
Videos with David on Numberphile
The 17-gon video
David's math genealogy
With thanks to
Meyer Sound
Standup mathematician Matt Parker opens his heart to reveal... a standup comedian who loves mathematics.
This is the link for 'Humble Pi' - signed first-edition hardback
Matt Parker videos on Numberphile
Matt's website
The notorious Parker Square video
Parker Square T-Shirts via Numberphile on Teespring
The Malls Balls
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
You can support Numberphile on Patreon
A note: Humble Pi will be released at different times in different countries, but you can get your signed copy ASAP pretty much ANYWHERE in the world via Maths Gear
Author and campaigner Simon Singh talks about his fascinating career, a famous legal case, and his attempts to change the way mathematics is taught in UK schools.
Simon Singh's website - links to all sorts of stuff
Watch Simon's videos on Numberphile
parallel - as discussed on the show
Simon's books on Amazon
Quest for a new £50 note
Brady's video with suggestion for the £50
British Chiropractic Association v Singh - via Wikipedia
With thanks to: MSRI and episode sponsor Meyer Sound
Brady’s other podcasts…
Hello Internet
The Unmade Podcast
Computer hackers, Klein bottles and searching for a lost teacher - Cliff Stoll is a man with stories to tell.
Cliff's Klein bottle website
The man with 1000 Klein bottles under this house
Cliff Stoll videos on Numberphile
The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll
Silicon Snake Oil by Cliff Stoll
Boing Boing article about Cliff's predictions
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
Also check out
Numberphile on Patreon
Numberphile T-Shirts and stuff
Math celebrity Hannah Fry tells us about her life as public intellectual and thought leader - plus her as-yet unreleased novel 'Free as a Bird', written as a schoolgirl.
Hannah's website - including links to her papers
Numberphile videos featuring Hannah Fry
Hannah Fry books on Amazon US
Hannah Fry books on Amazon UK
Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
Thanks to BBC 6 Music for the clip from Shaun Keaveny's show
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
Ken Ribet is the president of the American Mathematical Society. He played a key role in the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
Ken Ribet’s home page
The AMS
Ken’s famous paper
The Wiles Proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem
Numberphile video with Ken about his work
Ken’s 87 hair cuts
Simon Singh discusses Fermat’s Last Theorem in a Numberphile video
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
Grant Sanderson makes incredibly popular math videos - but his views on math education may surprise you.
3blue1brown on YouTube
Grant's 'Hope Diamond' Eye
The actual Hope Diamond
With thanks to...
MSRI
Meyer Sound
Podcast by Brady Haran