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Ian Stewart, “The Joy of Mathematics” (Open Agenda, 2021)

Nov 12, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
I Don't Know Much About Mathematical Equations, but I Can't Have That Conversation
02:12 • 2min
3
Mathematical at School
04:04 • 3min
4
Is There a Terror in Mathematics?
06:46 • 2min
5
Is There a Hard and Fast Barrier to Mathematics?
08:56 • 2min
6
Mathematicians Are More Than What Most People Think They Are
10:35 • 3min
7
Is the Back of the Book Containing Everything?
13:21 • 4min
8
The Importance of a Very Good Teacher
17:47 • 4min
9
A History of Mathematical Problems
21:50 • 3min
10
I'm a Romantic. I Believe in Elegance
24:21 • 5min
11
The Rainbow Is Not a Conjuring Trick
29:01 • 2min
12
What Is Mathematics?
30:58 • 4min
13
How Did You Become a Mathematician?
34:31 • 6min
14
The Algebra of Symmetry
40:17 • 2min
15
The Process of Discovery and Coating and Notes
42:38 • 2min
16
Is There a Binocular Rivalry?
45:02 • 3min
17
Is It Possible to Make Predictions?
48:08 • 2min
18
Horse Traps Aren't Moving the Way They Really Are Moving
49:45 • 2min
19
What Is Mathematical?
51:36 • 2min
20
Are You Trying to Get People to Stop Switching Off and Spend Ten Minutes?
53:46 • 6min
21
How to Get Your Hands Dirty in a PHD Course?
59:46 • 4min
22
Are You a Mathematical Mind?
01:04:06 • 5min
23
Women in Mathematics
01:09:27 • 2min
24
Are You a Mathematician?
01:10:59 • 2min
25
Is There a Minority of Mathematicians?
01:12:33 • 3min
26
I Don't Want to Do Math Anymore
01:15:57 • 4min
27
Math Is All Around Us
01:19:53 • 4min