
MATH!
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A Playlist all about maths

YouTube description: The Galton Board is a 7.5” by 4.5” desktop probability machine. This device brings to life the statistical concept of normal distribution. As you rotate the Galton Board... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark
A bit about the math behind OK Go's epic video The One Moment and how they did it. It's all a giant math problem. :)
posted by Zawash
YouTube description: With Dr Holly Krieger from Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge. More Numberphile videos with Dr Krieger: http://bit.ly/HollyKrieger Her Twitter: https://twitter.com/hollykrieger ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark
Abbott & Costello 7 x 13 = 28 PlayhousePals' "Alternative Math" video reminded me of this routine.
posted by BSR
Dr Hannah Fry discusses Secret Santa, anonymity and derangements. And a better way to do it.
posted by Mordhaus
The Death Star is no moon, but it’s close to the size of one, so does this mean it needs its own gravity?
posted by Mordhaus
YouTube description: Can you unknot a twist of fate with logic? Vox's Phil Edwards asked mathematician Joseph Mazur about his book, Fluke, and one of its most incredible stories. Find a link to the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark
Your favorite band is great at playing music...but not so great at being organized. They keep misplacing their instruments on tour, and it’s driving their manager mad. Can you solve the brain-numbing... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus


Chris McKinlay was just like thousands of other graduate students. He spent most of his nights chiseling away at his PhD thesis—an arcane treatise on large-scale data processing with supercomputers—living... continue reading
posted by eric3579
From YT: A wide-ranging interview with the legendary mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson in which he discusses his work with Richard Feynman, his attempts to build a spaceship propelled by nuclear bombs... continue reading
posted by rbar
This year, Pi Day is round. A rallying cry against those who would praise appearance over substance. Source YouTube
posted by cricket
120 years old. Not bad.
posted by nock
Using a metal plate, a violin bow, and couscous to illustrate resonance patterns.
posted by newtboy
YouTube Description: Jim Simons was a mathematician and cryptographer who realized: the complex math he used to break codes could help explain patterns in the world of finance. Billions later, he’s... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark
YouTube Description: This video features Dr Holly Krieger. Extra footage from this interview: https://youtu.be/r8Ksuc7T-VQ More videos with Holly Krieger: http://bit.ly/HollyKrieger Numberphile... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark
"Pianos can't be perfectly tuned - it's a mathematical fact!" -YT
posted by messenger
Numberphile covers the best and worst ways to shuffle a deck of cards to get what qualifies as random. One common way about 7 times, another common one about 10,000 times. Also covers what it means to... continue reading
posted by RFlagg