# What's so sexy about math?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2016
- Speaker: Cédric Villani
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/cedric_villani_what_s_so_sexy_about_math)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Hidden truths permeate our world; they're inaccessible to our senses, but math allows us to go beyond our intuition to uncover their mysteries. In this survey of mathematical breakthroughs, Fields Medal winner Cédric Villani speaks to the thrill of discovery and details the sometimes perplexing life of a mathematician. "Beautiful mathematical explanations are not only for our pleasure," he says. "They change our vision of the world."

## Lectures

1. [What's so sexy about math?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/cedric_villani_what_s_so_sexy_about_math/593fd6249080), 17 min (TED's player)