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Fame and Admiration - with Timothy Gowers
Fame and Admiration - with Timothy Gowers
Fields Medallist Sir Timothy Gowers discusses his career - and the role of ‘begrudging admiration’ in mathe…
6 years, 5 months ago
The Number Collector - with Neil Sloane
We speak with Neil Sloane - creator and keeper of the famed ‘On-line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences’.
OEIS
Sequences we featured from the OEIS inc…
6 years, 7 months ago
The C-Word - talking Calculus with Steven Strogatz
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 Ama…
6 years, 9 months ago
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 …
6 years, 10 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 a…
6 years, 10 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 di…
6 years, 11 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 fi…
7 years, 1 month 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 i…
7 years, 1 month 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 wi…
7 years, 2 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', writ…
7 years, 3 months ago