The Numberphile Podcast
Brady Haran
66 episodes
Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube.
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No More Heroes - Terry Tao on AI in Mathematics
A leading light in mathematics for much of his life, Terence Tao discusses the crisis being caused by a massive dump of AI proofs. Our playlist of videos on the current AI issue -…
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The Strip Mining of Mathematical Proofs - with Hugo Duminil-Copin
Fields Medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin describes how 16 proofs among the hundreds recently published by OpenAI left him in tears. And what next for mathematics? Watch this interview as a video -…
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The Glimmer in our Eye - with Grant Sanderson from 3Blue1Brown
AI has become the biggest talking point in mathematics. We discussed the topic - and the future - with Grant Sanderson (creator of the 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel). 3Blue1Brown on YouTube -…
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To SAT, or not SAT, that is the question
A growing number of people claim being “test blind” to applicants’ SAT scores is lowering standards at the University of California. Math Professor Zvezda Stankova is among the academics calling for SATs to be…
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Rockets, Religion & Rejection - with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day
Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day. YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Anmaky0Kksw Listen to the…
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The Man Who Loves Weather - with Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris
Dan Harris is a chief meteorologist at the UK Met Office - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ See him talking weather equations on Numberphile - https://youtu.be/YmZiq00CO60 Dan's websites - https://www.roostweather.com/…
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The Storm is Coming - with Hugo Duminil-Copin
The ups and downs of winning the coveted Fields Medal, with 2022 winner Hugo Duminil-Copin. See our main video from this interview - https://youtu.be/JWtD0O-zSWY Hugo is based at the University of Geneva and IHES -…
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Making Math Videos in Ukraine - with Sashko Olenchenko
Sashko Olenchenko is doing a masters in mathematical physics with a sideline making videos on YouTube - occasionally interrupted by drone attacks from Russia. Here is his YouTube channel -…
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Numberphile - with Brady Haran
Brady answers all manner of viewer questions about Numberphile - and a few unrelated topics too. Learn more about Jane Street’s Internships at - https://jane-st.co/internship-numberphile-pod-25 A YouTube version of…
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The Indecisive Statistics Professor - with Chris Oates
Chris Oates is a professor of statistics at Newcastle University - he got there despite being somewhat indecisive about his career. This episode was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based organisation which…
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Counting Crayons - with Po-Ling Loh
Po-Ling Loh is an American theoretical statistician based at the University of Cambridge. She discusses her childhood, choosing a university, and her path to higher dimensional statistics and differential privacy. She…
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BREAKING NEWS: The Largest Known Prime Number
There’s a new largest known prime number and we speak to all the key players, including the discoverer Luke Durant. Also featured in the podcast are George Woltman from GIMPS, James Grime, and Matt Parker. Extended…
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The Secret Math Journal - with Ellen Eischen
Ellen Eischen is a professor of mathematics at the University of Oregon. Here she discusses creativity, collaboration - and a “secret” journal she has kept since childhood. Ellen Eischen website (includes some links…
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Winnie the Math Whiz - with Danica McKellar
Catch a video version of this episode at: https://youtu.be/xMAiBBxQGZI Danica McKellar is best-known for portraying girl-next-door Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years - but she has also proven a math theorem (which…
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The Hyper-Curious Billionaire - Jim Simons (1938-2024)
This podcast marks the passing of James Harris Simons, better-known as Jim. The interviewees are John Ewing, David Eisenbud and Andrew Millis. The Simons Foundation - https://www.simonsfoundation.org Simons…
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A Very Bad Estimator - with Donald Knuth
Donald Knuth is unquestionably a legend of computer science and mathematics - but he is bad at estimation and grew up with a “rhinoceros attitude”. Don Knuth’s homepage - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/…
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The Math of Movies - with Walt Hickey
Data journalist Walt Hickey looks deep into the numbers behind movies, TV shows, and all types of popular culture. Walt’s new book is You Are What You Watch - https://amzn.to/3F8SwVo Walt’s Website -…
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Finding Your Place - with Federico Ardila
Finding Your Place - with Federico Ardila Numberphile Podcast Download Federico Ardila is a combinatorialist at San Francisco State University. He’s Colombian and in this episode he talks candidly about the struggles…
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Yes, I accept the Fields Medal - with James Maynard
Yes, I accept the Fields Medal - with James Maynard Numberphile Podcast Download Oxford mathematician James Maynard explains why he feared accidentally refusing the most famous prize in mathematics. Watch this full…
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An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland
An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland Numberphile Podcast Download He dreamed of being a great cricketer - but his love for equations led Ed Copeland to a career in theoretical physics. Check out opportunities with…
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A Chain of Chance - with Michael Merrifield
A Chain of Chance - with Michael Merrifield Numberphile Podcast Download Astronomer Mike Merrifield had terrible handwriting and dreamed of captaining a submarine - now he's an astronomer and world expert on galaxies.…
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Finding a Path - with Tatiana Toro
Finding a Path - with Tatiana Toro Numberphile Podcast Download From a challenging situation in Bogota to a prestigious job in US academia, Tatiana Toro wants to help others find their mathematical pathway. Professor…
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An Educated Adult - with Tadashi Tokieda
An Educated Adult - with Tadashi Tokieda Numberphile Podcast Download Tadashi Tokieda is a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University - and a popular contributor to videos on our Numberphile video channel. But…
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The Orchid Room and Cancer - with Hannah Fry
The Orchid Room and Cancer - with Hannah Fry Numberphile Podcast Download Professor Hannah Fry discusses her cervical cancer diagnosis - and subsequent attempt to make sense of it all. Making Sense of Cancer -…
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A Passion for Big Numbers (and Liverpool FC) - with Tony Padilla
A Passion for Big Numbers (and Liverpool FC) - with Tony Padilla Numberphile Podcast Download Tony Padilla is known on Numberphile for tackling the big numbers... But by day he's a cosmologist and life-long fan of…
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The First and Last Digits of Pi
The First and Last Digits of Pi Numberphile Podcast Download Data visualisation guru Martin Krzywinski has teamed up with composer Gregory Coles to make music based on Pi - the early digits AND the last known digits.…
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An Infinite Debt - with Christopher Havens (Prisoner #349034)
An Infinite Debt - with Christopher Havens (Prisoner #349034) Numberphile Podcast Download Christopher Havens is serving a 25-year prison sentence for murder - but behind bars he's seeking redemption through advanced…
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The Little Star - with Zvezdelina Stankova
The Little Star - with Zvezdelina Stankova Numberphile Podcast Download Mathematician Zvezdelina Stankova was born in Bulgaria and is now a teaching professor at UC Berkeley. Zvezda's webpage Zvezda videos on…
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Google's 'DeepMind' does Mathematics
Google's 'DeepMind' does Mathematics Numberphile Podcast Download A breakthrough paper is published about using artificial intelligence to do mathematics - we discuss it with DeepMind's Alex Davies and Professor…
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Making Sense of Infinity - with Asaf Karagila
Making Sense of Infinity - with Asaf Karagila Numberphile Podcast Download From high school drop-out to set theorist, Asaf Karagila shares his journey towards infinity. Asaf is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the…
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A Chance at Immortality - with Marcus Du Sautoy
A Chance at Immortality - with Marcus Du Sautoy Numberphile Podcast Download Mathematical greatness can strike at any time - even on the train between Oxford and London. Marcus is the Simonyi Professor for the Public…
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The Naked Mathematician - with Tom Crawford
The Naked Mathematician - with Tom Crawford Numberphile Podcast Download Dr Tom Crawford has been known to strip to his underwear in the interests of math education. He is an Early Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow…
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Beauty in the Messiness - with Philip Moriarty
Beauty in the Messiness - with Philip Moriarty Numberphile Podcast Download Experimental physicist Phil Moriarty works with temperamental microscopes and individual atoms. Today's topics include Ireland, mathematics,…
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The High Jumping Cosmologist - with Katie Mack
The High Jumping Cosmologist - with Katie Mack Numberphile Podcast Download Astrophysicist Katie Mack discusses Twitter, athletics, mathematics, and the small matter of the fate of the Universe. Katie Mack's website…
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Rockstar Epidemiologists - with Adam Kucharski
Rockstar Epidemiologists - with Adam Kucharski Numberphile Podcast Download Adam Kucharski is among a number of epidemiologists who has suddenly been thrust into the limelight. We discuss his career and the current…
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Statistics and Saving Lives - with Jennifer Rogers
Statistics and Saving Lives - with Jennifer Rogers Numberphile Podcast Download Professor Jennifer Rogers discusses coronavirus vaccinations, the media, and her own path to medical statistics. Jennifer Rogers…
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Why Study Mathematics - with Vicky Neale
Why Study Mathematics - with Vicky Neale Numberphile Podcast Download Dr Vicky Neale's latest book is about why people should study mathematics - but why did SHE study mathematics? Dr Neale's website - with links to…
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Club Automatic - with Alex Bellos
Club Automatic - with Alex Bellos Numberphile Podcast Download Author and puzzle guru Alex Bellos talks about mathematics, writing, reviews, and his early days running a nightclub. Check out Alex's books on Amazon…
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Quiz Shows and Math Anxiety - with Bobby Seagull
Quiz Shows and Math Anxiety - with Bobby Seagull Numberphile Podcast Download School teacher Bobby Seagull is well-known for appearing on a quiz show - but there's much more to his story. Episode sponsored by…
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Nursery Rhymes and Numbers - with Alan Stewart
Nursery Rhymes and Numbers - with Alan Stewart Numberphile Podcast Download Nursery Rhymes and Numbers - with Alan Stewart A team of composers and musicians have joined forces to re-imagine classic nursery rhymes…
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The Importance of Numbers - with Tim Harford
The Importance of Numbers - with Tim Harford Numberphile Podcast Download Economist Tim Harford on the importance of numbers and statistics. Tim Harford's website has links to most of his projects Tim's book How to…
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Why Did The Mathematician Cross The Road? - with Roger Penrose
Why Did The Mathematician Cross The Road? - with Roger Penrose Numberphile Podcast Download Sir Roger Penrose is one of the biggest names in mathematics AND physics. Here he talks about sibling rivalry, Stephen…
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The Third Cornet - with Katie Steckles
The Third Cornet - with Katie Steckles Numberphile Podcast Download Dr Katie Steckles is a mainstay of the mathematics communications scene and a regular in our videos. Here she discusses her life at school,…
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The Mathematical Showman - Ron Graham (1935-2020)
The Mathematical Showman - Ron Graham (1935-2020) Numberphile Podcast Download Tributes to mathematician Ronald Graham - a man of many talents. Our guests include Steve Butler, Tom Leighton, and Joe Buhler Ron…
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The Numeracy Ambassador - with Simon Pampena
The Numeracy Ambassador - with Simon Pampena Numberphile Podcast Download Speaking with Simon Pampena, Australia's National Numeracy Ambassador who once dreamed of being a Jedi. Simon Pampena website Videos with…
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The Happy Twin - with Ben Sparks
The Happy Twin - with Ben Sparks Numberphile Podcast Download Our guest is Ben Sparks - teacher, math populariser, and Numberphile regular. Ben Sparks website Videos with Ben on Numberphile Video of Tim Sparks…
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The Parker Quiz - with Matt Parker
The Parker Quiz - with Matt Parker Numberphile Podcast Download Matt Parker takes a quiz prepared by Brady. The YouTube version of this quiz contains a few visuals. Do you like quizzes and puzzles and interactive…
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The Accidental Streamer - with 3blue1brown
The Accidental Streamer - with 3blue1brown Numberphile Podcast Download Grant Sanderson from 3blue1brown returns to the podcast to talk about live-streaming lessons, tracing coronavirus, and a technical mishap.…
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The Legendary John Conway (1937-2020)
The Legendary John Conway (1937-2020) Numberphile Podcast Download We pay tribute to John Horton Conway - with clips from the man himself, plus contributions from Siobhan Roberts, David Eisenbud, Colm Mulcahy and Tony…
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Crystal Balls and Coronavirus - with Hannah Fry
Crystal Balls and Coronavirus - with Hannah Fry Numberphile Podcast Download Dr Hannah Fry made a film two years ago which predicted the coronavirus pandemic with chilling accuracy. Dr Hannah Fry's website - links to…
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