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Themes Numbers at Play
We all use numbers every day -- but some people have more fun with them than others. The talks in this Theme show off the amusements and amazements of math.
Look here for fresh ways to see and understand data ... for new patterns found in ancient cultures ... and for some good old-fashioned feats of numerical prestidigitation.
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James B. Glattfelder: Who controls the world?
14:10 Posted: Feb 2013
Views: 756,910 | Comments: 227
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Sanjay Pradhan: How open data is changing international aid
14:26 Posted: Oct 2012
Views: 291,587 | Comments: 54
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Marco Tempest: A cyber-magic card trick like no other
06:35 Posted: Oct 2012
Views: 1,158,421 | Comments: 95
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Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history
04:26 Posted: May 2012
Views: 506,341 | Comments: 86
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Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do
20:28 Posted: May 2012
Views: 948,140 | Comments: 159
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Scott Rickard: The beautiful math behind the ugliest music
09:46 Posted: Jan 2012
Views: 394,156 | Comments: 165
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Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words
07:34 Posted: Jan 2012
Views: 492,033 | Comments: 149
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Daniel Tammet: Different ways of knowing
10:53 Posted: Jun 2011
Views: 758,297 | Comments: 202
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Ralph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon
10:40 Posted: Mar 2011
Views: 668,631 | Comments: 200
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Hans Rosling: The magic washing machine
09:15 Posted: Mar 2011
Views: 1,207,011 | Comments: 235
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