The Numberphile Podcast

From high school drop-out to set theorist, Asaf Karagila shares his journey towards infinity.

Mathematical greatness can strike at any time - even on the train between Oxford and London.

Dr Tom Crawford has been known to strip to his underwear in the interests of math education. He is an Early Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow at Oxford University.

Experimental physicist Phil Moriarty works with temperamental microscopes and individual atoms. Today's topics include Ireland, mathematics, failing at university, microscopy, academic gripes... and music.

Astrophysicist Katie Mack discusses Twitter, athletics, mathematics, and the small matter of the fate of the Universe.

Adam Kucharski is among a number of leading epidemiologists who has suddenly been thrust into the limelight. We discuss his career and the current state of the coronavirus pandemic.

Professor Jennifer Rogers discusses coronavirus vaccinations, the media, and her own path to medical statistics.

Dr Vicky Neale's new book is about why people should study mathematics - so that begs the question, why did SHE study mathematics?

Author and puzzle guru Alex Bellos talks about mathematics, writing, reviews, and his early days running a nightclub.

School teacher Bobby Seagull made his name on a quiz show - but there's much more to his story.

A team of composers and musicians have joined forces to re-imagine classic nursery rhymes with new counts, timings and tempos. It's dubbed Tuplets for Toddlers, and has been led Numberphile's resident composer Alan Stewart.

Economist Tim Harford on the importance of numbers and statistics.

Sir Roger Penrose is one of the biggest names in mathematics AND physics. Here he talks about sibling rivalry, Stephen Hawking, having ideas, and toilet paper.

Dr Katie Steckles is a mainstay of the mathematics communications scene and a regular in our videos. Here she discusses her life at school, university, and now as a freelance maths communicator. Plus life as a pirate.

Tributes to mathematician Ronald Graham - a man of many talents.

Speaking with Simon Pampena, Australia's National Numeracy Ambassador and an Adelaide Alumni who dreamed of being a Jedi.

Our guest is Ben Sparks - teacher, math populariser, and Numberphile regular.

Matt Parker takes a quiz prepared by Brady.

Grant Sanderson from 3blue1brown returns to the podcast to talk about live-streaming lessons, tracing coronavirus, and a technical mishap.

We pay tribute to John Horton Conway - with clips from the man himself, plus contributions from Siobhan Roberts, David Eisenbud, Colm Mulcahy and Tony Padilla.

Dr Hannah Fry made a film two years ago which predicted the coronavirus pandemic with chilling accuracy.

Mathematical biologist Kit Yates discussing the coronavirus pandemic.

Edward Frenkel's fascinating mathematical journey - from the Soviet Union to the United States. [Edward's website](https://edwardfrenkel.com) [Love and Math - Edward's book via Amazon](https://amzn.to/2rbfWHd) [Edward on Twitter](https://twitter.com/edfrenkel) [His videos on Numberphile](http://bit.ly/Frenkel_Playlist) [Artificial Intelligence: First Person Perspective](https://www.edwardfrenkel.c...

From Illinois to Cambridgeshire, Holly Krieger's path to mathematics was an unusual one. [Holly's webpage](https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~hk439/) [And her publications](https://arxiv.org/find/math/1/au:+Krieger_H/0/1/0/all/0/1) [Watch Holly on Numberphile](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJ8GCgpFo5_OSyfl7j0nOiu) [Math or Maths?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbZCECvoaTA) [Champaig...

James Maynard is making waves in the world of prime numbers - we spoke to him in his office at Oxford University. [James is appointed a professor](https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/26989) [And wins the Cole Prize](http://www.ams.org/tools/news?news_id=5602) [James discusses the Twin Prime Conjecture - Numberphile video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKHKD8bRAro) [Small Gaps Between Primes - paper]...