The Numberphile Podcast

Brady Haran
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The Numberphile Podcast

Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube.

  1. 24 OKT.

    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 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

    40 min

  2. 30 JUL.

    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 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

    54 min

  3. 2 JUL.

    Winnie the Math Whiz - with Danica McKellar

    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

    45 min

  4. 6 JUN.

    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.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

    38 min

  5. 16 JAN.

    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 - 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

    54 min

  6. 12-10-2023

    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/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

    51 min

  7. 23-08-2023

    Finding Your Place - with Federico Ardila

    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

    55 min

  8. 02-08-2023

    Yes, I accept the Fields Medal - with James Maynard

    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

    28 min
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Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube.

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  • Maker
    Brady Haran
  • Jaren actief
    2018 - 2024
  • Afleveringen
    55
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