Numberphile

Numberphile

@numberphile · 4.8M subscribers · 834 videos · English

Videos about numbers and mathematics. Videos by Brady Haran since 2011. Our thanks to Jane Street and our Patreon supporters.

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1:33

Blind Ranking Numbers (Daniel Litt)

88K views · 15d ago · 1:33

Daniel Litt, an assistant Professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto, takes on our Blind Ranking challenge. Daniel Numberphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at

1:15

Blind Ranking Numbers (Terence Tao)

313K views · 17d ago · 1:15

Possibly the world's greatest mathematician. Terence Tao is a Fields Medalist, Breakthrough Prize winner, and now a Numberphile Blind Ranker of Numbers! Order Six Math Essentials More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓

13:39

Squaring the Triangle - Numberphile

342K views · 19d ago · 13:39

The inimitable James Grime is back showing us how to convert an equilateral triangle into a square - and more... Additional links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ While a fan of Dudeney, we'd like to shout-out Charles William McElroy who is likely the discoverer of this dissection...

▶️ Mentioned videos: Squaring the Circle (featuring James) · James inspects a squaring the circle device on Objectivity · The Dehn Invariant

📄 Mentioned papers: The paper discussed in this video - Dudeney's Dissection is Optimal

16:07

A New Math Meme - Numberphile

429K views · 26d ago · 16:07

Matt Parker creates the ultimate mathematical meme?! More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Matt's own YouTube channel is Stand-up Maths Matt Parker playlist of Numberphile videos Or you can probably get a signed copy from Maths Gear

6:46

The End of Mathematical Mountain Climbing - Numberphile

226K views · 1mo ago · 6:46

Guest: Grant Sanderson

Fields medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin is grappling with how AI will change mathematics. The full 33-minute interview is at (or search Numberphile on your podcast player) More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ The OpenAI drop of AI proofs

▶️ Mentioned videos: or search Numberphile on your podcast player) · Brady speaks with Grant Sanderson about AI · Navier-Stokes cracked by AI · Tristan Buckmaster reacts to Navier-Stokes

25:47

Big News in Polyhedra - Numberphile

319K views · 1mo ago · 25:47

Guest: Connor Hill

Huge progress in the world of "Noble Polyhedra" is described by Richard Elwes. Full bonus interview with Connor Hill is on Numberphile2 More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Special thanks to Connor Hill and Robert Webb.

📖 Mentioned books: Book 1 on Amazon · Book 2 on Amazon

▶️ Mentioned videos: Noble Polyhedra · The Holey Monster · Perfect Shapes in Higher Dimensions

📄 Mentioned papers: Connor's paper

46:05

The Buckmaster Interview (Navier-Stokes) - Numberphile

445K views · 1mo ago · 46:05

Guest: Grant Sanderson

Tristan Buckmaster speaks about his role in the controversial Navier-Stokes solution. We are seeking an interview with OpenAI too. More links & important information in full description below ↓↓↓ Here's OpenAI's page about the proof (which also includes statements about Buckmaster's concerns)

▶️ Mentioned videos: Numberphile's initial video about OpenAI cracking Navier-Stokes · Video on youtube.com · Numberphile interview with Grant Sanderson about AI following the flurry of publicity

29:45

SOLVED: Navier-Stokes cracked by AI - Numberphile

1.1M views · 1mo ago · 29:45

Tony Padilla on how AI cracked Navier-Stokes - with a bit of controversy of course. Extra footage at More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ UPDATE: Catch our interview with Buckmaster at More Tony Padilla videos

📖 Mentioned book: Tony Padilla's book Fantastic Numbers and Where to Them

▶️ Mentioned videos: Video on youtube.com · UPDATE: Catch our interview with Buckmaster · Video on youtube.com · Video on youtube.com

📰 Mentioned news: There’s already a Wiki article about the controversy

10:32

The Biggest Gaps Between Primes - Numberphile

416K views · 1mo ago · 10:32

Ben Sparks on why the gaps between primes can be as large as you imagine... More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ See our playlist of videos about prime numbers Including this video which has previously covered the large gaps

📖 Mentioned books: Why Don't Rabbits Rule the World · Maths: 100 Ideas in 100 Words

▶️ Mentioned videos: Including this video which has previously covered the large gaps

29:59

The Immortal Kangaroo Sequence - Numberphile

387K views · 2mo ago · 29:59

Neil Sloane shares the comma sequence. Then thoughts turn to immortal kangaroos leaping through minefields. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ BONUS MATERIAL See more Neil Sloane videos on Numberphile Neil is the founder of the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS)

12:09

2.685 is (almost) everywhere - Numberphile

286K views · 2mo ago · 12:09

Extra footage from this interview We previously touched on the constant in this video from 2013 More Richard on Numberphile More about Richard Elwes (who is based at the University of Leeds) Richard's latest book Huge Numbers

📖 Mentioned books: Book 1 on Amazon · Book 2 on Amazon

▶️ Mentioned videos: Extra footage this interview · We previously touched on the constant in this video 2013

13:10

Cutting Moons - Numberphile

114K views · 3mo ago · 13:10

Guest: Cutting Moons

Neil Sloane is back, this time with some mathematical properties of Lunes. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ See more Neil Sloane videos on Numberphile Neil is the founder of the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS)

18:05

The Mountain Climbing Theorem - Numberphile

159K views · 3mo ago · 18:05

Sophie Maclean discusses the Mountain Climbing Theorem. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Sophie Playlist Sophie Maclean is based at Kings College, London Brady's boiling water at Everest video Some short clips from the Everest Base Camp Trek Everest from a plane Grave of Everest The Everest Problem (Objectivity) Letters from Everest (Objectivity)

▶️ Mentioned videos: Brady's boiling water Everest video · Everest a plane · Grave of Everest · The Everest Problem (Objectivity)

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1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³+10³+11³+12³+13³+14³+15³+16³+17³+18³+19³+20³+21³+22³+23³+24³+25³+26³+...

179K views · 3mo ago · 13:41

Ben Sparks with stunning visual proofs of some famous sums of series. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Ben on Numberphile Ben Sparks Sum of the Integers (if you dare) Geogebra files from this video... Triangle numbers, sum of integers Sum of squares Sum of cubes

📖 Mentioned books: Why Don't Rabbits Rule the World · Maths: 100 Ideas in 100 Words

22:21

Long Legged Letters - Numberphile

109K views · 4mo ago · 22:21

Guest: Long Legged Letters

The legendary Neil Sloane discusses the use of 'long-legged letters' to chop infinite pancakes. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ See more Neil Sloane videos on Numberphile Neil is the founder of the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS)

📖 Mentioned book: Concrete Mathematics

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