
The Numberphile Podcast
Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube.
Latest episodes

Feb 24, 2019 • 52min
Parker Square - with Matt Parker
Standup mathematician Matt Parker opens his heart to reveal... a standup comedian who loves mathematics.
This is the link for 'Humble Pi' - signed first-edition hardback
Matt Parker videos on Numberphile
Matt's website
The notorious Parker Square video
Parker Square T-Shirts via Numberphile on Teespring
The Malls Balls
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
You can support Numberphile on Patreon
A note: Humble Pi will be released at different times in different countries, but you can get your signed copy ASAP pretty much ANYWHERE in the world via Maths Gear

Feb 11, 2019 • 1h 12min
The Math Storyteller - with Simon Singh
Author and campaigner Simon Singh talks about his fascinating career, a famous legal case, and his attempts to change the way mathematics is taught in UK schools.
Simon Singh's website - links to all sorts of stuff
Watch Simon's videos on Numberphile
parallel - as discussed on the show
Simon's books on Amazon
Quest for a new £50 note
Brady's video with suggestion for the £50
British Chiropractic Association v Singh - via Wikipedia
With thanks to: MSRI and episode sponsor Meyer Sound
Brady’s other podcasts…
Hello Internet
The Unmade Podcast

Jan 8, 2019 • 59min
The Klein Bottle Guy - with Cliff Stoll
Computer hackers, Klein bottles and searching for a lost teacher - Cliff Stoll is a man with stories to tell.
Cliff's Klein bottle website
The man with 1000 Klein bottles under this house
Cliff Stoll videos on Numberphile
The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll
Silicon Snake Oil by Cliff Stoll
Boing Boing article about Cliff's predictions
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound
Also check out
Numberphile on Patreon
Numberphile T-Shirts and stuff

Dec 16, 2018 • 52min
Delicious Problems - with Hannah Fry
Math celebrity Hannah Fry tells us about her life as public intellectual and thought leader - plus her as-yet unreleased novel 'Free as a Bird', written as a schoolgirl.
Hannah's website - including links to her papers
Numberphile videos featuring Hannah Fry
Hannah Fry books on Amazon US
Hannah Fry books on Amazon UK
Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
Thanks to BBC 6 Music for the clip from Shaun Keaveny's show
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound

Nov 22, 2018 • 48min
Fermat’s Last Theorem - with Ken Ribet
Ken Ribet is the president of the American Mathematical Society. He played a key role in the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
Ken Ribet’s home page
The AMS
Ken’s famous paper
The Wiles Proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem
Numberphile video with Ken about his work
Ken’s 87 hair cuts
Simon Singh discusses Fermat’s Last Theorem in a Numberphile video
With thanks to
MSRI
Meyer Sound

Nov 5, 2018 • 1h 3min
The Hope Diamond - with 3blue1brown
Grant Sanderson, popular math video creator, discusses his surprising views on math education. Topics include the importance of weird and memorable names, origins of his YouTube channel, the connection between math and programming, the impact of his work on inspiring others, the use of visuals in explanations, and his thoughts on mathematical abilities and future plans.
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