59 Mind-Blowing Math Talks That Can Change Your Perspective on Life

Dan Bricklin changed the world forever when he codeveloped VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet and grandfather of programs.

Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures manage to synchronize and act as a unit when no one’s giving orders.

Mohamad Jebara loves mathematics and explores how it’s helping students — and why learning math is crucial in the era of fake news.

Mathematician Hannah Fry shows how complex social behavior can be analyzed and perhaps predicted through analogies to natural phenomena.

In this math talk, comedian and lifelong math geek Adam Spencer shares his passion for prime numbers, and for the mysterious magic of math.

Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin explores hidden properties of that weird and wonderful set of numbers, the Fibonacci series.

YouTube star Eddie Woo shares his passion for mathematics, calling it an extra sense that we can all access.

Stephen Wolfram, creator of Wolfram Alpha, has no lesser goal than to model and explain the physics underlying the universe.

Jim Simons was a mathematician and cryptographer. TED’s Chris Anderson sits down with Simons to talk about his extraordinary life in numbers.

Fields Medal winner Cédric Villani speaks to the thrill of discovery and details the sometimes perplexing life of a mathematician.