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The Numberphile Podcast

Brady Haran
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Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube.

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Terence Tao discusses his new popular book about mathematics… and a little bit of Australian nostalgia.

Order Six Math Essentials - www.quantabooks.org/books/six-math-essentials/

Terence Tao’s blog - terrytao.wordpress.com/

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Daniel Litt is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto.

Visit his webpage here - www.daniellitt.com/

And check out his blogposts here - www.daniellitt.com/blog/

Numberphile videos and event podcasts about... more

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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 - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVsSL1XVSphg

Terence Tao's e... more

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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 - youtu.be/omuJpoV-Ko4

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Recent Guests

Daniel Litt
Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
Episode: Learning to Live with AI - with Daniel Litt
Terence Tao
Mathematician and Fields Medalist known for major contributions across mathematics.
Episode: No More Heroes - Terry Tao on AI in Mathematics
Hugo Duminil-Copin
French mathematician and 2022 Fields Medalist specializing in probability and statistical physics
University of Geneva
Episode: The Strip Mining of Mathematical Proofs - with Hugo Duminil-Copin
Grant Sanderson
Creator of 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel
3Blue1Brown
Episode: The Glimmer in our Eye - with Grant Sanderson from 3Blue1Brown
Zvezda Stankova
Professor in the Math Department at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Episode: To SAT, or not SAT, that is the question
Destin Sandlin
Creator of Smarter Every Day
Smarter Every Day
Episode: Rockets, Religion & Rejection - with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day
Dan Harris
Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office
Met Office
Episode: The Man Who Loves Weather - with Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris
Sashko Olenchenko
Currently completing a master's in mathematical physics and creating YouTube videos about mathematics.
Episode: Making Math Videos in Ukraine - with Sashko Olenchenko
Po-Ling Loh
American theoretical statistician based at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Episode: Counting Crayons - with Po-Ling Loh

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Brady Haran
Australian journalist and creator of the Numberphile video series.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 1.6k ratings
  • Equity in Admissions Episode

    Great episode. I am glad that you were able to get the perspective of an actual professor who has direct experience with the ramifications of these decisions. Not everyone can play professional sports so why is it so difficult to understand that not everyone can be a high level mathematician? It’s the same thing.

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    Structeng2018
    United States2 months ago
  • It’s great lol-

    It is lowkey great to listen to in the background while doing things and stuff. :P

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    Yoki.LovesChips
    United Statesa year ago
  • Interesting

    Enjoy listening to intelligent people discuss their passions but discouraged by lack of concern about the energy used to find prime numbers and the impact on everyone else’s environment - just to have fun and get bragging rights.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Raven 1000
    United States2 years ago
  • Fantastic Work!

    I barely passed business calc and stats at a State school, but love math. Thanks for making this content available to everyone!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    therealescapegoat
    United States2 years ago
  • It's interesting listening to this episode some years after the event, with Covid 19 in the rear window, or rather we try to think it's gone when it's actively hanging around.

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    philjc52
    2 years ago

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Listeners praise Haran's personable, attentive interview style and the natural flow of conversations.
Some listeners prefer the video format or want more direct teaching, while others raise concerns about the environmental costs of mathematical computing.
Many value the blend of mathematicians' life stories, personal motivations and insights into their work.
Listeners often describe the discussions as approachable and inspiring, even for people without advanced mathematics training.

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Learning to Live with AI - with Daniel Litt
Q: Can you kind of help me understand and encapsulate what they're saying? What's the alarm bell they're ringing?
Litt says the concern is that AI companies' use of mathematics as a benchmark may conflict with professional structures that support collaborative work, human expertise and the development of ideas along the way.
Learning to Live with AI - with Daniel Litt
Q: How would you explain to someone what the state of play is now?
Litt says models have become strong at proving precisely stated claims, especially when standard techniques apply, but much of mathematical research involves discovering what the right statement should be.
No More Heroes - Terry Tao on AI in Mathematics
Q: Are AI companies the enemy now?
Tao says many people at AI companies share constructive goals, but the incentives of major companies can diverge from academia's priorities, including mathematical understanding, training future researchers, and sustaining a community that can pose new questions.
No More Heroes - Terry Tao on AI in Mathematics
Q: What are we calling this big event that happened at the start of October, this release of hundreds of proofs by OpenAI?
Tao says there is no standard name yet and describes the change as a transition from proof scarcity to proof abundance, with machines generating more proofs than mathematicians can readily understand or assess.
The Strip Mining of Mathematical Proofs - with Hugo Duminil-Copin
Q: Where do you stand on whether OpenAI was right to release all these proofs as it did?
He argues that AI should be developed through collaboration with mathematicians rather than strip-mining. Releasing results can abruptly disrupt students' work and learning, so researchers and AI developers need a better way to interact.

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Brady Haran leads relaxed, long-form interviews with mathematicians, science communicators and other specialists, exploring both their work and the experiences that shaped their interests. Mathematics is the central thread, from research and mathematical proofs to education, public communication and the effects of artificial intelligence, with conversations also extending into fields such as meteorology and engineering.

The emphasis is as much on people and how they think as on technical explanations. Guests range from leading academic mathematicians to educators and creators, sharing personal stories alongside insights into their fields. The accessible, curious interview style suits listeners who enjoy mathematics and science whether or n... more

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