52 episodes
The Numberphile Podcast Brady Haran
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- Science
Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube.
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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
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland
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