Eureka Sequences - Numberphile

OEIS founder Neil Sloane with more sequences to ponder - of course! Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brilliant.org/numberphile (sponsor) More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Neil Sloane videos: http://bit.ly/Sloane_Numberphile Visit the OEIS: https://oeis.org/ Today's featured sequences:...

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The Levine Sequence - Numberphile

Neil Sloane from the OEIS has another number sequence which escalates quickly. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More videos with Neil Sloane: http://bit.ly/Sloane_Numberphile Levine's sequence on the OEIS: https://oeis.org/A011784 Neil is the founder and keeper of the The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences: https://oeis.org/...

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Nightingale Diagrams - Numberphile

Professor Mike Merrifield discusses diagrams popularized by Florence Nightingale. Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brilliant.org/numberphile (sponsor) More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Professor Mike Merrifield is an astronomer at the University of Nottingham, UK. He's updating his own Nightingale...

Mar 2021

Cuneiform Numbers - Numberphile

Alex Bellos discusses how numbers were written in ancient Cuneiform. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More from this interview on Numberphile2: https://youtu.be/n-sxOVSZc-Q Alex Bellos website: http://www.alexbellos.com And his books on Amazon (including the Language Lovers Puzzle Book which features cuneiform): https://amzn.to/3czJjXl...

Mar 2021

All the World's Coronavirus fits in a Coke Can - Numberphile

Kit Yates explains how he calculated that all the SARS-CoV-2 in the world would fit inside a Coke can - and discusses "Fermi Estimates". More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ A little extra from this interview on Numberphile2: https://youtu.be/4qVM5CbKnF8 Kit Yates website: https://kityates.com More coronavirus content on Numberphile......

Mar 2021

Gabriel's Horn Paradox - Numberphile

Featuring Tom Crawford. Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brilliant.org/numberphile (sponsor) More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Extra footage from this interview: https://youtu.be/EsX9y0lKsZw Tom Crawford's website, with links to his work and other outreach: https://tomrocksmaths.com More...

Feb 2021

Annoying Puzzles (and Cognitive Reflection Problems) - Numberphile

This video features Tim Harford. Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brilliant.org/numberphile (sponsor) More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ See an extra snippet from this interview on Numberphile2: https://youtu.be/1lwocqnBmVc Tim Harford website: https://timharford.com How to Make the World Add...

Jan 2021

A proof that e is irrational - Numberphile

Professor Ed Copeland shows a proof by Joseph "Voldemort" Fourier that e is irrational. Check out episode sponsor http://KiwiCo.com/Numberphile for 50% off your first month of any subscription. The crates are great! More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Ed Copeland is a physics professor at the University of Nottingham. Check out...

Jan 2021

Quasiperfect Numbers with Eric Lander - Numberphile

Eric Lander discusses how quasiperfect numbers gave him a start... More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ This interview was filmed in 2015 but remained unedited and unpublished until now... The other main interview from that day (about "Basic Research") can be found here: https://youtu.be/6gnsQjPCC78 The Westinghouse Science Talent...

Jan 2021

The Drag Equation (Empire State Building v Eiffel Tower) - Numberphile

Tom Crawford discusses drag - then we drop the Empire State Building and Eiffel Tower into the ocean... Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brilliant.org/numberphile (sponsor) More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Find out more about Tom Crawford: https://tomrocksmaths.com/about/ More Tom videos on Numberphile:...

Jan 2021