The Weather Equation – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris discusses (at length) one of the most famous equations in weather forecasting – the Quasi Geostrophic Omega Equation. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Catch our podcast with Dan on podcast players or here on YouTube – https://youtu.be/lnARyhaqMvU Dan works for the Met Office as a…

Calculating Pi with Skittles (and census data!?) – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Tony Padilla calculates Pi with Skittles – then uses UK population data to do the same thing. Results may vary! More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Pi videos from Numberphile – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4870492ACBDC2E7C More Tony Padilla videos – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWL8KAJKO3WfHhJcWrJfjgfU Tony Padilla’s book Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them –…

Feeling Grumpy about Pi Day – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Date formats and other reasons for Pi Day grumpiness from emeritus astronomy professor Mike Merrifield. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Pi videos from Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4870492ACBDC2E7C Professor Merrifield on Sixty Symbols (our physics channel): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNGAgplgACrGL9UlxyDHq7k Professor Merrifield is also a regular on Deep Sky Videos (our astronomy channel): https://www.youtube.com/@DeepSkyVideos…

3867632931 × 10^10001 +1 – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Matt Parker explains there’s a new title-holder for the largest known reversible prime (or Emirp). Learn for free on Brilliant (and get 20% off a premium subscription) at https://brilliant.org/numberphile (episode sponsor) — More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Full interview with Stephan Schöler (who discovered the number) – https://youtu.be/Rd8moV7jVX0 Patrons…

The 15-Game – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Ben Sparks explores hidden depths of a seemingly simple game. More on Jane Street’s AMP program at https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-AMP-2026 (sponsor) — More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ An extra snippet on Numberphile2: https://youtu.be/lz2POMYd4YM And a 4.5-minute longer version of this video can be watched by Patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/150089653 Ben Sparks own website…

Tools of the Trade (for infinite sums) – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Ed Copeland goes deep as we explore how we cracked an infinite sum relating to black holes. The extra bit as at https://youtu.be/s8Jd8Z7A5tA — More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Ed Copeland is a physics professor at The University of Nottingham More Ed on Numberphile – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJwf-59lYWThTpSj2Ivt5jB Ed on our…

A Fake Fields Medal – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Fields Medallist Hugo Duminil-Copin would like a replica of his prize for outreach purposes. We interview him about the famous medal and his mathematical work. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Podcast version of the interview: https://youtu.be/jWiKKq_Q5n8 Hugo is based at the University of Geneva and IHES – https://www.ihes.fr/~duminil/ More…

Euclid’s Algorithm – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Sophie Maclean demonstrates some fun properties of Euclid’s Algorithm. Episode sponsor Brilliant has 30-day free trial and 20% discount – more at https://brilliant.org/numberphile More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Sophie Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJL8jqE19RlDCMJp7psCA6r Sophie Maclean is based at Kings College, London: https://sophiethemathmo.wordpress.com Ayliean playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIVNbbisfbcJKpb44__r2Rw Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by…

Base Fibonacci – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Tony Padilla does a ‘magic trick’ with Fibonacci numbers and talks about Zeckendorf decompositions. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Tony on Numberphile – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWL8KAJKO3WfHhJcWrJfjgfU More Tony of Sixty Symbols (our physics channel) – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBPJmX64Jay51cdZTKMz4ACs Tony is a physics professor at the University of Nottingham. His book Fantastic Numbers…

Almost Interesting Facts about 6-7 – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Part 2 of Tony Padilla’s deep dive into 6-7. The full set of videos are here… https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWK9aLnVoe-HcCJ62WkHCAAe More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Heegner Numbers – https://youtu.be/mw4DM1952KI Tony Padilla’s book Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them – https://amzn.to/3VywNyy More from Tony on Numberphile – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWL8KAJKO3WfHhJcWrJfjgfU Plus Tony on Sixty…

Super Facts about 6-7 – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Tony Padilla takes a mathematical look at the pair of numbers 6-7 and why they are a perfect prime pair – plus SUPER PRIMES. The other videos from this interview are at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWK9aLnVoe-HcCJ62WkHCAAe More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Our prime number playlist – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0D0BD149128BB06F Our perfect number playlist –…

An Unexpected Twist on Möbius Strips – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Ben Sparks uses simulations for a new insight into Möbius loops. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Ben Sparks: https://www.bensparks.co.uk More Ben Sparks on Numberphile: http://bit.ly/Sparks_Playlist Möbius videos on Numberphile – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWLX3Y7d3Hqq-qcsDTRaZef6 Ben’s Geogebra file for this video – https://www.geogebra.org/m/v5z33vth Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more…

100000001 is divisible by 17 – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Featuring Matt Parker. Learn for free on Brilliant (and get 20% off a premium subscription) at https://brilliant.org/numberphile (episode sponsor). Extended footnote and other links in full description below ↓↓↓ Extra clips and outtakes from this video on our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/posts/145064106 Matt Parker books – https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books And Matt’s books on Amazon – https://amzn.to/4rK4j3C…

Closer Look at the Birthday Paradox – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Featuring Tom Crawford (happy birthday!) – More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Extra footage from this video and interview – https://youtu.be/4rdLQso6_8U See our original video from 2012 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2ey9a70yY0 Tom Crawford playlist on Numberphile – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJ2TNTA79reKQ6S88kTvDR- Tom Crawford website – https://tomrocksmaths.com/ Tom’s YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/tomrocksmaths Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is…

Polyominoes on Chessboards – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Sophie is back with more Polyominoes. Check our Jane Street internships in Hong Kong and elsewhere – https://jane-st.co/hkginternship26-numberphile More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Previous Polyominoes with Sophie Pentominoes: https://youtu.be/ONdgXYEBihA Snakey: https://youtu.be/ouTE-GYGIA8 Sophie Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJL8jqE19RlDCMJp7psCA6r Sophie Maclean is based at Kings College, London: https://sophiethemathmo.wordpress.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by…