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The Importance of Numbers - with Tim Harford
The Numberphile Podcast
09/12/20 • 47 min
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 Make the World Add Up - signed copies on Maths Gear
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The Mathematical Showman - Ron Graham (1935-2020)
The Numberphile Podcast
07/13/20 • 39 min
Tributes to mathematician Ronald Graham - a man of many talents.
Our guests include Steve Butler, Tom Leighton, and Joe Buhler
A collection of Numberphile videos about Graham's Number
Gondor Calls For Aid - with Kit Yates
The Numberphile Podcast
03/31/20 • 28 min
Mathematical biologist Kit Yates discussing the coronavirus pandemic.
The Royal Society's call to arms for mathematicians
NHS advice on Coronavirus and COVID-19
Ben Sparks on Numberphile - The Coronavirus Curve
3blue1brown on the exponential growth of epidemics
Simulating an epidemic with 3blue1brown
Extended presentation by Nick Jewell for MSRI
With thanks to MSRI
The Parker Quiz - with Matt Parker
The Numberphile Podcast
05/21/20 • 55 min
Matt Parker takes a quiz prepared by Brady. The YouTube version of this quiz contains a few visuals.
Many of the links below contain QUIZ SPOILERS.
Matt Parker is standupmaths - his website has links to most stuff
Matt's first appearance on this podcast
Good Will Hunting which is directed by Gus Van Sant
Two Numberphile videos about Good Will Hunting are here and here - featuring James Grime
Newton, Euler, Gauss, Ramanujan, and Turing
Newton videos from Brady's Objectivity channel
Festival of The Spoken Nerd, featuring Matt with Steve Mould and Helen Arney
Steve and Matt's YouTube channels
The video which created the Parker Square legend
Latin/Euler Squares on Numberphile
West Coast Eagles win the 1992 AFL Grand Final
With thanks to MSRI
The Legendary John Conway (1937-2020)
The Numberphile Podcast
04/13/20 • 38 min
We pay tribute to John Horton Conway - with clips from the man himself, plus contributions from Siobhan Roberts, David Eisenbud, Colm Mulcahy and Tony Padilla.
Genius at Play by Siobhan Roberts
John Conway Numberphile Playlist
Crystal Balls and Coronavirus - with Hannah Fry
The Numberphile Podcast
04/10/20 • 44 min
Dr Hannah Fry made a film two years ago which predicted the coronavirus pandemic with chilling accuracy.
Dr Hannah Fry's website - links to all her stuff
The BBC Contagion special on iPlayer
If it doesn't work on iPlayer, this is a version I found on YouTube!?
Numberphile video about the SIR curve with Ben Sparks
Numberphile discusses coronavirus mathematics with Kit Yates
False Positives on Numberphile with Lisa Goldberg
PAPER: Contagion! The BBC Four Pandemic – The model behind the documentary
BBC Horizon Coronavirus Special - the more recent film Hannah made with the Beeb
RI Christmas Lectures 2019: Secrets and lies
Mathematician/epidemiologist Adam Kucharski on Twitter
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The Happy Twin - with Ben Sparks
The Numberphile Podcast
05/27/20 • 62 min
Our guest is Ben Sparks - teacher, math populariser, and Numberphile regular.
Videos with Ben on Numberphile
Video of Tim Sparks performing Your Own Idea - Nikko Fir and here's Tim's website
Ben's Mandelbrot Video on Numberphile
Advanced Mathematics Support Programme
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Champaign Mathematician - with Holly Krieger
The Numberphile Podcast
12/13/19 • 40 min
From Illinois to Cambridgeshire, Holly Krieger’s path to mathematics was an unusual one.
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Coffin Problems - with Edward Frenkel
The Numberphile Podcast
12/03/19 • 81 min
Edward Frenkel's fascinating mathematical journey - from the Soviet Union to the United States.
Love and Math - Edward's book via Amazon
Artificial Intelligence: First Person Perspective
Coffin Problems paper (aka Jewish Problems)
Rites of Love and Math - the film
About the film and its Formula of Love
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The Third Cornet - with Katie Steckles
The Numberphile Podcast
07/23/20 • 59 min
Dr Katie Steckles is a mainstay of the mathematics communications scene and a regular in our videos. Here she discusses her life at school, university, and now as a freelance maths communicator. Plus life as a pirate.
Check out Katie's videos on Numberphile
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Numberphile Podcast have?
The Numberphile Podcast currently has 55 episodes available.
What topics does The Numberphile Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Natural Sciences, Podcasts, Social Sciences and Science.
What is the most popular episode on The Numberphile Podcast?
The episode title 'The Importance of Numbers - with Tim Harford' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Numberphile Podcast?
The average episode length on The Numberphile Podcast is 52 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Numberphile Podcast released?
Episodes of The Numberphile Podcast are typically released every 33 days, 2 hours.
When was the first episode of The Numberphile Podcast?
The first episode of The Numberphile Podcast was released on Nov 5, 2018.
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