Cedric Villani is one of the world's most famous mathematicians. What does he keep in his office, and how important is his office to doing inspirational mathematics? More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Villani playlist (more...

You'd have a hard time finding the medieval city K_nigsberg on any modern maps, but one particular quirk in its geography has made it one of the most famous cities in mathematics. Dan Van der Vieren explains how grappling with...

A classic problem that Johann Bernoulli posed to famous mathematicians of his time, such as Newton, and how Bernoulli found an incredibly clever solution using properties of light.

A classic problem that Johann Bernoulli posed to famous mathematicians of his time, such as Newton, and how Bernoulli found an incredibly clever solution using properties of light.

In this video, we explore the life and achievements of Sophie Germain, a trailblazing mathematician whose work laid the foundation for many mathematical theories and advancements. Born in 1776 in Paris, Germain pursued mathematics...

You might think that computers are the only things that run algorithms, but you're wrong. Here's a neat mental trick for calculating the day of the week for any day ever, developed by famous mathematician John H. Conway.

Mathematicians have helped art historians and art conservators reconstruct the famous Mantegna frescos, shattered into thousands of fragments by WWII bombing. Algorithms have helped to identify "roll mates" - paintings whose canvases...

What do Euclid, 12-year-old Einstein, and American President James Garfield have in common? They all came up with elegant proofs for the famous Pythagorean theorem, one of the most fundamental rules of geometry and the basis for...

Blaise Pascal was a famous mathematician and philosopher in the 17th Century. He also dabbled in Religion and the probability of faith. He viewed the world based on maximising benefits and returns. He is mostly known for "Pascal's...

Fibonacci is today one of the world's most famous mathematicians, but it was in 1202 that he produced 'Liber abaci' (or 'Book of Squares') which was paramount in introducing the Hindu-Arabic numerals we use today. Robin Wilson, Gresham...

When people think of philosophy, they often transport themselves to Ancient Greece. This era was a hotbed of intellectual activity, and it produced some of the most influential minds in human history. But before we get to the most famous...

Almost everyone knows about his first voyage. You know, in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean, dude? Far less people know about his last voyage. He left Spain on what would be his final voyage on May 11, 1502. It didn't go so well. An...

How can you evaluate an arithmetic series for the first n terms? This video derives the rule/equation, and then includes a few practice problems. We begin by investigating how to the the sum of the first "n" natural numbers, then we...

Stories of discovery and invention often begin with a problem that needs solving. Summoned by the king to investigate a suspicious goldsmith, the early Greek mathematician Archimedes stumbles on the principle that would make him famous.

A history of Hypatia, the first recorded female mathematician://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/hypatia-sifting-the-myths' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>mathematician The first woman mathematician of whom we have reasonably...

Two of the greatest mathematicians habe their shared history and correspondence examined'http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/gauss-and-germain' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>examined Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) was one...

Should mathematics be done for its pure beauty or should it have practical uses? And why are many mathematicians so bad at outreach? Discussion with famous French mathematician, Cédric Villani. More Villani