Themes Numbers at Play

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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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Play_iconJean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history

Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history

04:26 Posted: May 2012

Views: 218,204 | Comments: 60

Play_iconJoshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do

Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do

20:28 Posted: May 2012

Views: 401,261 | Comments: 114

Play_iconSebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words

Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words

07:34 Posted: Jan 2012

Views: 398,852 | Comments: 142

Play_iconDaniel Tammet: Different ways of knowing

Daniel Tammet: Different ways of knowing

10:53 Posted: Jun 2011

Views: 601,844 | Comments: 184

Play_iconRalph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon

Ralph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon

10:40 Posted: Mar 2011

Views: 523,763 | Comments: 185

Play_iconHans Rosling and the magic washing machine

Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine

09:15 Posted: Mar 2011

Views: 842,381 | Comments: 209

Play_iconGary Wolf: The quantified self

Gary Wolf: The quantified self

05:10 Posted: Sep 2010

Views: 297,898 | Comments: 126

Play_iconDan Cobley: What physics taught me about marketing

Dan Cobley: What physics taught me about marketing

07:38 Posted: Aug 2010

Views: 430,025 | Comments: 109

Play_iconBenoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the art of roughness

Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the art of roughness

17:09 Posted: Jul 2010

Views: 416,085 | Comments: 109

Play_iconStephen Wolfram: Computing a theory of everything

Stephen Wolfram: Computing a theory of everything

19:58 Posted: Apr 2010

Views: 649,098 | Comments: 254

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