The Magic Number - A selection of programmes looking at the quirky side of maths
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The Magic Number
A selection of programmes looking at the quirky side of maths
· The Mathematical Mind with Cedric Villani Start the Week
Tom Sutcliffe with Cedric Villani, Vicky Neale, Zia Haider Rahman and Morgan Matthews.
09 Mar 2015
43:00
· The Statistical State A History of Britain in Numbers, Series 2
Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
16 Feb 2015
15:00
· Maths and Magic
Magician Jolyon Jenkins investigates the links between numbers and illusion.
20 Dec 2013
28:00
· The Most Beautiful Equation in The World Book of the Week, Cédric Villani - Birth of a Theorem
Rock-star mathematician Cédric Villani's magical mystery tour through the world of maths
09 Mar 2015
· Jo Boaler The Educators
Professor Jo Boaler believes there is a crisis in maths education.
17 Sep 2014
28:00
· Land Of The Rising Sums
Alex Bellos visits Japan to discover why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths.
29 Oct 2012
30:00
· Six degrees of separation Simon Singh's Numbers, A Further Five Numbers
Six is often treated as 2x3, but has many characteristics of its own.
06 Sep 2005
14:00
· Random and Pseudorandom In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss mathematical randomness and pseudorandomness.
13 Jan 2011
45:00
· The Sphere Marcus du Sautoy's Five Shapes
The sphere's perfect form is the most economical shape for containing matter.
21 Sep 2005
14:00
· The maths of spies and terrorists More or Less
Tim Harford examines the maths of terror surveillance, and kidney donations.
31 May 2013
25:00
· How to Teach Maths
Alex Bellos looks at the science behind learning maths and if school lessons reflect this.
05 Feb 2014
28:00
· Godel's Incompleteness Theorems In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mathematician Kurt Godel and his work.
09 Oct 2008
45:00
· The Number Seven Simon Singh's Numbers, Another Five Numbers
Are 7 shuffles sufficient to achieve a good degree of randomness in a deck of 52 cards?
28 Oct 2003
14:00
· Zero In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg examines the number between 1 and -1, once denounced as the devil's work.
13 May 2004
45:00
· Imaginary Numbers In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss imaginary numbers.
23 Sep 2010
45:00
· Infinity Simon Singh's Numbers, Five Numbers
Georg Cantor defined infinity as the size of the never-ending list of counting numbers.
15 Mar 2002
14:00
· The Bagel Marcus du Sautoy's Five Shapes
The bagel is not just a good shape for baking. It's also good for office complexes.
22 Sep 2005
14:00
· Infant mortality rates presented in sound
Andrew Dilnot presents an innovative use of sound to bring numbers home to the senses.
1:40
· The Cube Marcus du Sautoy's Five Shapes
Why isn't the cube form used more often? And what does it look like in four dimensions?
19 Sep 2005
14:00
· Zero Simon Singh's Numbers, Five Numbers
Strangely, 'nothing' had to be invented, and then it took thousands of years to catch on.
11 Mar 2002
14:00
· The Pyramid Marcus du Sautoy's Five Shapes
The Pyramid: a classic shape to bury Pharoahs and an influence on modern designers.
20 Sep 2005
14:00
· The Blob Marcus du Sautoy's Five Shapes
From globular cartoon characters to curvy cars, the blob has always been around.
23 Sep 2005
14:00
· Joseph Fourier A Brief History of Mathematics
Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
16 Jun 2010
15:00
· Leonhard Euler A Brief History of Mathematics
Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
15 Jun 2010
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The Magic Number
A selection of programmes looking at the quirky side of maths
· Newton and Leibniz A Brief History of Mathematics
Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
14 Jun 2010
15:00
· Evariste Galois A Brief History of Mathematics
Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
17 Jun 2010
15:00
· The Mathematicians Who Helped Einstein A Brief History of Mathematics
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
21 Jun 2010
15:00
· Carl Friedrich Gauss A Brief History of Mathematics
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
18 Jun 2010
15:00
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