Video Genre: TedTalks
Dan Bricklin changed the world forever when he codeveloped VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet and
Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures manage to synchronize and act as a
Mohamad Jebara loves mathematics and explores how it’s helping students — and why learning math
Mathematician Hannah Fry shows how complex social behavior can be analyzed and perhaps predicted through
In this math talk, comedian and lifelong math geek Adam Spencer shares his passion for
Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin explores hidden properties of that weird and wonderful set of numbers, the
YouTube star Eddie Woo shares his passion for mathematics, calling it an extra sense that
Stephen Wolfram, creator of Wolfram Alpha, has no lesser goal than to model and explain
Jim Simons was a mathematician and cryptographer. TED’s Chris Anderson sits down with Simons to
Fields Medal winner Cédric Villani speaks to the thrill of discovery and details the sometimes
In this delightful talk about statistics, Alan Smith explores the mismatch between what we know
In a charming talk, Hannah Fry shows patterns in how we look for love, and
In this math talk, Ron Eglash tells of his travels around the continent of Africa
In this math talk, mathematics legend B. Mandelbrot explains the heme he first discussed at
In this math talk, M. Wertheim explains how she re-creates the creatures of the coral
In this math talk, mathemagician A. Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out
Eugenia Cheng explains how applying concepts from abstract mathematics to daily life can lead us
Masha Gershman describes how the adaptive, highly social Soviet approach to teaching math can be
Professional poker player Liv Boeree shares three strategies she’s learned from the game and how
Why is algebra so hard? Math teacher Emmanuel Schanzer believes the problem with math lies
In this math talk, physicist Geoffrey West plots the way that everything – the good,
Physicist Neil Turok speaks out for young Africans starved of opportunity: by unlocking and nurturing
You’ve never seen data presented like this. Statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the
Professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe, and discusses how we might
Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. You might just change your
Robert Lang is using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are
Sean Gourley and his team claim to have found a surprisingly strong mathematical relationship linking
“Am I going to use calculus in real life?” Arthur Benjamin offers a bold proposal
Swedish physician Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing
Evan Grant demonstrates the science and art of cymatics, a process for making soundwaves visible.It