A mathematician explains the best way to cut a bagel
We wanted to know if it was possible to use math to make a delicious, mess free bagel. So we brought in Eugenia Cheng, a mathematician and the author of …
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A Harvard mathematician reveals how algorithms are making police and the courts more biased
Cathy O’Neil, a self-proclaimed math nerd and author of “Weapons of Math Destruction” explains how police data leads to bias in the criminal justice system. ————————————————– BI Video on : …
A mathematician explains infinity
Infinity is an elusive concept that can often be difficult to comprehend. In order to better define what infinity actually is, we brought in Eugenia Cheng, a mathematician and the …
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The mathematician who cracked Wall Street | Jim Simons
Jim Simons was a mathematician and cryptographer who realized: the complex math he used to break codes could help explain patterns in the world of finance. Billions later, he’s working …
The World’s Best Mathematician (*) – Numberphile
(*) Among current mathematicians, many people regard Professor Tao as the world’s finest… Opinions on such things vary, of course. Professor Tao kindly fielded some of our questions, including many …
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This Mathematician Hacked His Way To True Love On OkCupid
Chris McKinlay was just like thousands of other graduate students. He spent most of his nights chiseling away at his PhD thesis—an arcane treatise on large-scale data processing with supercomputers—living …
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NASA Mathematician, Recipient of Nations Highest Civilian Honor
Katherine Johnson spent more than three decades as a mathematician at NASA and the NACA.
NASA Dedicates Facility to Mathematician, Presidential Medal Winner
NASA commemorated the many contributions of retired mathematician Katherine Johnson to America’s space program during a building dedication ceremony on May 5, at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, …
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Billionaire Mathematician – Numberphile
Full length version of this interview (one hour): More about The Simons Foundation: James Harris Simons has been described as “the world’s smartest billionaire”, amassing a fortune through the clever …
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