# The mathematics of history

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2012
- Speaker: Jean-Baptiste Michel
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Society and politics, History, Literature and writing, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jean_baptiste_michel_the_mathematics_of_history)
- 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)

What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.

## Lectures

1. [The mathematics of history](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jean_baptiste_michel_the_mathematics_of_history/de5b549ddf0b), 5 min (TED's player)