# Mathematics and the Making of the Modern and Future World

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Chris Budd
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Biology, Medicine and health, Computer science, Earth and environment, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Mathematics has played a vital role in the development of human civilisation, and is the foundation of much of modern technology and popular culture. However, the achievements of mathematics and mathematicians are often unknown or misunderstood.

## Lectures

1. [What have Mathematicians Done for Us?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/8d173fd31be0) (YouTube)
2. [The Challenge of Big Data](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/b2b4aa0717ba) (YouTube)
3. [Mathematics Goes To The Movies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/b66818712f0e) (YouTube)
4. [How Much Maths Can You Eat?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/7e0c42e4ea67) (YouTube)
5. [Mathematical Materials](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/19c04e557a0b) (YouTube)
6. [Energetic Mathematics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/39cf2f19bd0d) (YouTube)
7. [How Maths Can Save Your Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/67f983a12610) (YouTube)
8. [Maths Goes Into Space](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/ed714e673734) (YouTube)
9. [Maths is Coded in Your Genes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/9e5598e0f5f4) (YouTube)
10. [Is a Mathematician a Robot?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/a3e0c90b6158) (YouTube)
11. [The Quantum Mathematician](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/1476cf231fb6) (YouTube)
12. [Can You Do Mathematics In A Crowd?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/c1abe94bffea) (YouTube)
13. [Can Maths Predict The Future? The Maths Behind Chaos Theory and Sudden Change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/cb1d5c4f2348) (YouTube)
14. [The Mathematics of Climate Change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/ae49857b31ca) (YouTube)
15. [Can Maths Tell Us Where We Are?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/b4282ba4d564) (YouTube)
16. [Maths in the City: Future Cities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/1db9afe084ba) (YouTube)
17. [How Will We Learn Maths in the Future?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/2ed25285089e) (YouTube)
18. [500 Years of Mathematics: Are We Living in a New Golden Age?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematics-and-making-modern-and-future-world/14a6d55b3dce) (YouTube)