Math Videos

Video Series and Specials about Mathematics

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Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy examines the History of Mathematics from ancient times to the modern world. (BBC, 2008)
Episode 1: "The Language of the Universe"Episode 2: "The Genius of the East"Episode 3: "The Frontiers of Space"Episode 4: "To Infinity and Beyond"(This series is also available on Curiosity Stream)

Dr. Hannah Fry (UC London) takes us on a personal journey through the history of Maths. (BBC, 2018)
Episode 1: "Numbers as God"Episode 2: "Expanded Horizons"Episode 3: "Weirder and Weirder"
(This series is also available on Curiosity Stream)

Monty Python's Terry Jones takes a lighthearted look at the history of human counting and how the numbers 1 and 0 have changed our world.
"The Story of 1" with Terry Jones (BBC, 2005)
(Also available on Youtube with CC)

An exploration of how the power of math has changed the world, from wireless radio transmission, to making it possible to land rovers on Mars."The Great Math Mystery" (NOVA, 2015)

A look at fractal geometry, how it appears in many natural structures around us, and how we use it to understand nature and recreate nature in things we design and build."Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension" (NOVA, 2008)

What is Chance? What is Probability? Is Fate different from Luck? And will we ever be able to predict the weather with absolute certainty?"Tails You Win: The Science of Chance" (BBC, 2012)

Dr. Hannah Fry looks at our obsession with that four-letter word "data" and how it has shaped everything in the modern world."The Joy of Data" (BBC, 2016)(Also available on Tubi.com)

Dr. Hannah Fry takes us on a tour of the mathematics of success, helping us understand how to get more of what we want in our own lives."The Joy of Winning" (BBC, 2018)(Also available on Tubi.com)

Professor Marcus du Sautoy examines "the code" of the world: certain parts of mathematics that seem to rule all parts of our lives. (BBC, 2011)Episode 1: "Numbers"Episode 2: "Shapes"Episode 3: "Prediction"

When it comes to the Universe, size really does matter. Dr. Hannah Fry takes us into a thought experiment where the size of everything can be changed to reveal why things are the size they are. (BBC, 2018)
Episode 1: "Big Trouble" Episode 2: "That Shrinking Feeling"(Available on Dailymotion: Episode 1, Episode 2)

Ada Lovelace was the world's first computer programmer. 100 years before the first computer was ever made! (BBC, 2015)"Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing"(Also available on Youtube)

Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores how systems of measurement have shaped human history. (BBC, 2013)Episode 1: "Time & Distance"Episode 2: "Mass & Moles"Episode 3: "Heat, Light, & Electricity"