Curated Video
The African Origin of Mathematics
Perhaps the oldest known mathematical device in the history of mankind was created in Central Africa and could potentially be the originator of Egyptian and Greek mathematics.
Intelligence Squared
Parag Khanna on why South America will be the next superpower
Parag Khanna speaking at the IQ2 debate. Parag Khanna: South America will be the 21st century's superpower - IQ2 debate
Curated Video
Maths Legends: A Game of Chess
In this video we tell the tale of the ancient Indian traveller who beat a king at a game of chess and used his knowledge of exponential growth to become rich!
Gresham College
The Mathematics that Counts - Professor Robin Wilson
Combinatorial mathematics is concerned with selecting, arranging and counting objects of various kinds. Included under its wide umbrella are permutations and combinations, graphs and networks, certain geometrical problems, and sudoku...
Gresham College
Vedic Mathematics: My Trip to India to Uncover the Truth - Alex Bellos
One day on YouTube, Alex Bellos saw a video of an amazing mathematical "trick". He wanted to know more about this 'Vedic Mathematics', so he got on a plane to India. This is a lecture about his journey that touched on mathematics,...
Curated Video
Easy Math Trick No One Taught You - How Ancient Egyptians Divided Numbers
The ancient Egyptians used a division method we call "partial quotients." It's a quick an intuitive way to do division. Also check out how ancient Egyptians multiplied numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHXsKyVSPOU Then read why...
Curated Video
Amazing Math Trick Schools Don't Teach - Egyptians/Russian Peasant Method
You can multiply two numbers if you know how to double, halve, and add up numbers. This is really interesting: basically the Egyptians were using binary multiplication! Watch the video to see how it works. READ why this method works:...
Gresham College
Hardy, Littlewood, Ramanujan and Cartwright - Professor Raymond Flood
The story of the most productive collaborations in mathematical history: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/hardy-littlewood-cartwright-and-ramanujan The collaboration between G.H. Hardy (1877-1947) and J.E. Littlewood...
Domain of Science
The Map of Mathematics
How does all this math fit together? The resource creates a graphical view of the extent of mathematics. The map shows the pure and applied sides of studying mathematics and breaks them down into their many disciplines.
Crash Course
India: Crash Course History of Science #4
Ever wonder where the ideas of land management and forestry came from? Welcome to ancient India! Travel back in time using a video, the fourth in the History of Science series. The narrator describes the relationship between science and...