The Mind-Blowing Base 13 Function – Numberphile

From Numberphile. John Conway’s amazing Base 13 Function, demonstrated by Asaf Karagila. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Asaf is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Asaf’s blog – https://karagila.org More videos and Numberphile podcast featuring Asaf – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJyt0zdvzvDoeL_8pqO0S7p The late John Conway on Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIL8XA1npoNAHseS-j1y-7V Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by Jane…

The Big Daddy of Infinite Integrals – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Tom Crawford explores the Gaussian Integral. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Tom videos on Numberphile: http://bit.ly/Crawford_Videos Tom on the Numberphile Podcast: https://youtu.be/_HwKGncsGo0 Infinity on Numberphile – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKORZ3UeTKlJiJa-89BBz3t Tom Crawford teaches at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. At Oxford he is the Public Engagement…

The Stein Paradox – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Professor Chris Oates discusses one of the most puzzling paradoxes in statistics. Extra footage: https://youtu.be/Z1-OH1ji8fU — More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More from the Leverhulme Trust at: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk (episode supporter) Chris’ Leverhulme Prize: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/philip-leverhulme-prize-winners-2023 Chris Oates at Newcastle University: https://oates.work Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Asteroid Bradyharan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLLrHQVMx64 Numberphile is supported by…

The 9-sided Enneahedron – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Christian Lawson-Perfect on creating the Herschel Enneahedron. See the free trial from episode sponsor Brilliant – https://brilliant.org/numberphile — More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Christian at Newcastle University – https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/christian.perfect/ And mathstodon at https://mathstodon.xyz/@christianp Christian’s blog post about this – https://aperiodical.com/2013/10/an-enneahedron-for-herschel/ 3D printable enneahedron on thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:248603 More interesting…

A simple equation that behaves weirdly – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Michael Magee explores a seemingly simple equation with hidden depths… And delves into Vieta jumping (or root flipping). More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More from the Leverhulme Trust at: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk (episode supporter) Michael’s Leverhulme Prize: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/philip-leverhulme-prize-winners-2023 Michael Magee is based at Durham University: http://www.mmagee.net Videos about the legendary question…

Cardioids in Coffee Cups – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Featuring Ben Sparks… Check out the free trial from episode sponsor Brilliant – https://brilliant.org/numberphile — More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Footnote 1: https://youtu.be/8tqGQ22nnTA Footnote 2: https://youtu.be/tKA7TqhBhnQ Patreon extra: https://www.patreon.com/posts/126871802 SparksMaths accompanying video: https://youtu.be/tV4zlEpd7lM Ben Sparks: https://www.bensparks.co.uk More Ben Sparks on Numberphile: http://bit.ly/Sparks_Playlist Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by Jane…

The Tea Lady Experiment – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Po-Ling Loh discusses hypothesis testing and a famous experiment involving cups of tea. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More from the Leverhulme Trust at: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk Professor Loh’s Leverhulme Prize: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/philip-leverhulme-prize-winners-2023 Our podcast with Professor Loh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZIYtMi5s4 Professor Loh’s webpage at the University of Cambridge: https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/person/pll28 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is…

The World’s LONGEST Klein Bottle – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Cliff Stoll and Lucas Clarke stretch a Klein Bottle to record lengths. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ In memory of Cliff’s wife, Pat. The movie poster: https://www.patreon.com/posts/126424202 (for Patrons) More videos on our Klein Bottle playlist: http://bit.ly/KleinBottles Cliff Stoll playlist: http://bit.ly/Cliff_Videos Lucas Clarke blows glass at Simon Fraser University:…

The Hyper Moser (and other Mega Numbers) – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Tony Padilla explores the Mega and Moser. Check out the free trial from episode sponsor Brilliant – https://brilliant.org/numberphile — More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Extra video from this interview on Numberphile2: https://youtu.be/ADwK4BgwzP8 Big numbers playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJ_FwchNAjB3xa8UnoKdmQI Graham’s Number playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKZEG7KVg6HfdN2uWFLIB5q Tony Padilla is a professor at the University of…

A 1.58-Dimensional Object – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Featuring Ben Sparks on all sorts of fractals, Sierpiński triangles, and other amazing stuff including imaginary cubes… Extra from this interview at https://youtu.be/Yz06NW6DwsE — More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Some bonus stuff from this video just for Patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123766224 Ben Sparks: https://www.bensparks.co.uk More Ben Sparks on Numberphile: http://bit.ly/Sparks_Playlist In…

A Magic Square Breakthrough – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Matt Parker is back with Multi-Magic Squares and news of a mathematical breakthrough. Extra footage and Matt’s warning is at: https://youtu.be/2Twa-z_WPE4 — More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Original Parker Square video: https://youtu.be/aOT_bG-vWyg More Parker Square stuff: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKcowaX3-U4lSRUnX5E1eGw Send your Parker Prize submissions to: parkersquareprize@standupmaths.com Get your signed copy of…

Shakespeare, Numbers, and Chronograms – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Rob Eastaway looks at numbers, quirks, and codes (plus some conspiracy theories) in William Shakespeare’s First Folio. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Including some interesting historical stuff about the use of numbers in Shakespeare’s plays, then some slightly wild conspiracy theories about Francis Bacon and codes in…

The Slightly Bungled Mersenne Prime Origin Story – Numberphile

From Numberphile. See Objectivity (293 videos and more to come) – https://www.youtube.com/c/objectivityvideos More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Brady Haran is at the Royal Society looking at the book which resulted in the name "Mersenne Primes". Mersenne Prime videos on Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKsTwVXpLscZdfiiqAkkGCA The Royal Society library: https://royalsociety.org/about-us/what-we-do/collections/visitors/ Translation and explanation of the…

The Snakey Hexomino (unsolved Tic-Tac-Toe problem) – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Sophie Maclean explains Animal Tic-Tac-Toe – and why the Snakey hexomino is the only "unsolved" creature. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Sophie’s previous polyominoes video: https://youtu.be/ONdgXYEBihA More Sophie on Numberphile: https://bit.ly/Sophie_Numberphile Sophie Maclean is based at Kings College, London: https://sophiethemathmo.wordpress.com Tic-Tac-Toe with Xs only – https://youtu.be/ktPvjr1tiKk Three board Tic-Tac-Toe…

The Frobenius Problem (and numerical semigroups) – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Featuring Professor David Eisenbud discussing numerical semigroups. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Also discussing Sylvester’s Theorem, prime numbers and the Frobenius Number Problem. Our previous video on ordering 43 chicken nuggets and Frobenius Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNTSugyS038 David Eisenbud: https://www.slmath.org/people/161 Counting numerical semigroups (Kunz and Waldi): https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.7150 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is…

Pentominoes and other Polyominoes – Numberphile

From Numberphile. Sophie Maclean discusses pentominoes and other polyominoes. See https://brilliant.org/numberphile for Brilliant and 20% off their premium service & 30-day trial (episode sponsor). More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Sophie Maclean is based at Kings College, London: https://sophiethemathmo.wordpress.com More Sophie on Numberphile: https://bit.ly/Sophie_Numberphile Previously on Numberphile, The Pentomino Puzzle: https://youtu.be/wZ1E_CM7MqA Patreon:…