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The Singing Banana - with James Grime
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…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
The Offensive Lineman - with John Urschel
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…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
A Proof in the Drawer - with David Eisenbud
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 …
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
Parker Square - with Matt Parker
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 Numberp…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
The Math Storyteller - with Simon Singh
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…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
The Klein Bottle Guy - with Cliff Stoll
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…
Published on 6 years, 10 months ago
Delicious Problems - with Hannah Fry
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 …
Published on 6 years, 10 months ago
Fermat’s Last Theorem - with Ken Ribet
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…
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
The Hope Diamond - with 3blue1brown
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...
MS…
Published on 7 years ago