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The Numeracy Ambassador - with Simon Pampena
The Numeracy Ambassador - with Simon Pampena

Speaking with Simon Pampena, Australia's National Numeracy Ambassador who once dreamed of being a Jedi.

Simon Pampena website

Videos with Simon on Nu…

5 years, 8 months ago

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The Happy Twin - with Ben Sparks
The Happy Twin - with Ben Sparks

Our guest is Ben Sparks - teacher, math populariser, and Numberphile regular.

Ben Sparks website

Videos with Ben on Numberphile

Video of Tim Sparks p…

5 years, 9 months ago

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The Parker Quiz - with Matt Parker
The Parker Quiz - with Matt Parker

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 …

5 years, 10 months ago

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The Accidental Streamer - with 3blue1brown
The Accidental Streamer - with 3blue1brown

Grant Sanderson from 3blue1brown returns to the podcast to talk about live-streaming lessons, tracing coronavirus, and a technical mishap.

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5 years, 11 months ago

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The Legendary John Conway (1937-2020)
The Legendary John Conway (1937-2020)

We pay tribute to John Horton Conway - with clips from the man himself, plus contributions from Siobhan Roberts, David Eisenbud, Colm Mulcahy and Ton…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Crystal Balls and Coronavirus - with Hannah Fry
Crystal Balls and Coronavirus - with Hannah Fry

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 s…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Gondor Calls For Aid - with Kit Yates
Gondor Calls For Aid - with Kit Yates

Mathematical biologist Kit Yates discussing the coronavirus pandemic.

Kit Yates website

Kit on Twitter

The Royal Society's call to arms for mathemati…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Champaign Mathematician - with Holly Krieger
Champaign Mathematician - with Holly Krieger

From Illinois to Cambridgeshire, Holly Krieger’s path to mathematics was an unusual one.

Holly’s webpage

And her publications

Watch Holly on Numberph…

6 years, 3 months ago

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Coffin Problems - with Edward Frenkel
Coffin Problems - with Edward Frenkel

Edward Frenkel's fascinating mathematical journey - from the Soviet Union to the United States.

Edward's website

Love and Math - Edward's book via Am…

6 years, 3 months ago

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The Badly Behaved Prime - with James Maynard
The Badly Behaved Prime - with James Maynard

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

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6 years, 4 months ago

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