Talks at Google Ep42 - Matt Parker | The Greatest Maths Mistakes
May 28, 2019
Matt Parker, YouTube personality and math communicator, discusses his favorite math mistakes from his book 'Humble Pi'. Topics include errors on the Two Pound Coin, specific rules for Swiss trains, costly unit conversion slip-ups, and the infamous 256th level of Pac-Man.
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Episode notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
From Math Teacher to Mathematics Communication
04:12 • 6min
Design Flaw in the 2-Pound Coin
09:48 • 3min
Geometry and Logic Mistakes
12:41 • 32min
Mistaken Experiment on Elephant Drug Dosage
44:40 • 2min
Parker Square and the Importance of Trying
46:39 • 8min
Analyzing the Extent of Public Post-mortems and Attitudes Towards Blaming in Different Industries
54:24 • 5min