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- StarsKelsey Houston-EdwardsMatthew O'DowdMathematician Tai-Danae Bradley and physicist Gabe Perez-Giz offer ambitious content for viewers that are eager to attain a greater understanding of the world around them. Math is pervasive - a robust yet precise language - and with each episode you'll begin to see the math that underpins everything in this puzzling, yet fascinating, universe. Previous host Kelsey Houston-Edwards is currently working on her Ph.D. in mathematics at Cornell University.66 episodes
- StarsKristina HarrisCarl LiAndy ZouA ragtag team of math nerds from Yale embark on their journey to win the National Collegiate Math-a-Thon against their arch-nemesis, Harvard.32 episodes
- StarsCraig MichaelsonRobert McKeehenDan Rockmore13 episodes
- StarsKatie KnapmanBen ShephardJamie StocksEducational programme for schools which demonstrates how the mathematics skills learnt in classrooms can be applied in the real world.20 episodes
- StarsThom KikotLeyna WeberAvery Brooks***************** 103 episodes
- DirectorDaniel McCabeJaro SavolStarsAisha Hsu ArroyoEric BennettManjul BhargavaExplains where 0 came from & how to work with and think about infinity.
- StarsHannah FryDr Hannah Fry explores the strange rules, natures' mysteries and mystical origins of mathematics.3 episodes
- StarsMassimiliano RussoCédric VillaniDimitris NanopoulosNumbers brings to life the genius mathematicians who discovered new theories and frontiers in math in a way that have never been seen before to show the beauty of math. Departing from the likes of "serious" documentaries, Numbers will unravel the mysteries of numbers like a sleuth following strands of clues to make math fun and approachable.5 episodes
- DirectorDaniel McCabeRichard ReiszStarsDerek AbbottEduard AsaryanLiz BohannonAn exploration of mathematics, including where it comes from and why it explains the physical world; and whether it's a human invention or a hidden language of the universe.
- DirectorGreg McLeodStarsLucy MontgomeryGreg McHughMyles McLeodThe history of mathematical ideas; from the invention of number systems, through Pythagoream theorem to the use of binary in computer technology - plus a few zombies.
- StarsMarcus du SautoyKim RossmoTom NoddyNumbers are the rulers of the universe. What if there is a code for life's perfection? A code making the world we see, the "what we are" and the "everything else in the universe"?
- DirectorPeter GetzelsMathematics describes the real world with remarkable precision. Is mathematics a human invention? Or a discovery, always out there, like mysterious islands waiting to be found? Closer to Truth discerns the essence of mathematics,
- StarsMarcus du SautoyEleanor RobsonLeonhard EulerThe history of mathematics from ancient times to the present day. Narrated by Oxford mathematics professor Marcus du Sautoy, the series covers the seminal moments and people in the development of maths.4 episodes
- StarsDanny Glover
- StarsMichael AtiyahJean DieudonnePeter FranceA look at the some of the most famous mathematical problems yet to be solved, such as Fermat's Last Theorem and the Riemann Hypothesis.
- DirectorAdrian MaloneStarsJacob BronowskiMan invents mathematics.
- DirectorLes ClarkJoshua MeadorWolfgang ReithermanStarsJane FowlerPaul FreesClarence NashDonald's goes on an adventure in which it is explained how mathematics can be useful in real life. Through this journey it is shown how numbers are more than graphs and charts, they are geometry, music and magical living things.*******************
- DirectorStephen CooterStarsSteven BerkoffAnthony AguirrePeter CameronLarge numbers hard to comprehend such as google, googleplex, graham's number and infinity and their significance in mathematics. The infinite room hotel is used to conceptualize infinitely. Infinity comes in different sizes which can be shown mathematically. The finite size universe versus infinite size universe theory. The infinite monkey theorem and Shakespeare. How long would it take a monkey to write Shakespeare? Cosmic inflation theory explains the cosmic background radiation and if it is correct an infinitely expanding universe is implied. Infinitely expanding universe may also mean there are (infinite) multi-universes. In infinite universes anything happens all the time as can be different laws of physics for these other universes.
- DirectorCaroline Ross-PirieStarsPatrick BarlowSusannah DoyleNicholas GecksA brilliant bringing to life of David Hilbert's idea of an infinite hotel. Packed full of references to properties and paradoxes of the infinite, all done with great atmosphere and a great sense of fun
- DirectorAndrew ThompsonStarsMatt CollingsGlen CowanGraham Farmelo
- DirectorTim UsborneStarsDallas CampbellFrank DrakeJill TarterA look at the Drake equation, developed by Dr. Frank Drake as a way to think about the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy that could exist and communicate with us.
- Nature's Mathematics Nature follows a number of intricate and subtle mathematical rules to produce the patterns, shapes, and colour's that we find so mesmerizing.
- A witty and stimulating look at Chance, Logic, Data and S.
- DirectorCatherine GaleStarsHannah FryWhat data is, how it is captured, stored, shared, and analyzed. Engineers of the data age create a technological and philosophical revolution. Modern society runs on data, making information the world's most valuable asset.
- DirectorCatherine GaleStarsDave CliffKieran EdwardsPeter HendersonComputer Scientist, Professor Cliff, thru philosophy, math, science and technology exhibits the quest for certainty/ fundamentals of sound reasoning.
- DirectorDan HillmanStarsDavid SpiegelhalterMary Lou ZobackMike ShacklefordProfessor David Spiegelhalter tries to pin down what chance truly is and how it works in the real world. With his unique storytelling method, he applies a blend of wit and wisdom, animation, graphics, and gleeful nerdery to the joys of chance and the mysteries of probability. It is a vital branch of mathematics that tells us what might happen in the future based on the events of the past.
- DirectorDan HillmanStarsHans RoslingStephen EmmottSep KamvarProfessor Hans Rosling shares his excitement with statistics, and shows how researchers are handling the modern data deluge.
- DirectorNick MurphyStarsTerry JonesMarcus du SautoyLeo Jampinjinpa WayneTerry Jones hosts this documentary on the number one. It looks at early evidence of counting, the use of numbers for simple arithmetic in Sumeria, the development of large numbers and their use for engineering in Egypt, the worship of numbers by Pythagoras and the theoretical mathematics of the Archimedes. It also looks at the use of numbers by the Romans, the development of Arabic numerals in India, the discovery of the number zero, the development of algebra in the Islamic world, the decline of Roman numerals in the west, and the development of the binary system.
- Marcus du Sautoy presents the story of those who have tried to capture one of the greatest unsolved problems of mathematics, the pattern of prime numbers. Filmed on location in America, India, Greece, Germany and England, the film includes interviews with some of the world's leading mathematicians.
- DirectorSarah HoltFrançois-Xavier VivesStarsDaniel AukesDavid BakerAaron ChevalierThe centuries old Japanese art form has gone high tech. Building with examples in biology and applying sophisticated mathematics, computer software and good old fashion imagination it looks like any structure can be folded and practical applications are everywhere.
- DirectorEkaterina EremenkoA team of mathematicians is working together on a big project. Excitement of discovery, hope and disappointment, competition and recognition are shown from an infinitely close distance. Scientists united by the idea of discretization, which, in short, means: constructing continuous objects from basic building blocks. Akin to the scientists' search for the right discretization of continuum, this film itself is composed of fragments - individual characters of different ages, temperaments and scientific approaches - which form a single continuous melody. The question of where the boundaries lie between mathematics and the lives of those who are involved in it and how much they are willing to sacrifice is as important as the search for precise scientific answers. A unique and unprecedented dive into the unknown world of mathematicians.
- DirectorDavid NewStarsMichael BrouéElaine ChewJohn ConwayA portrait of the geometer Donald Coxeter and his ideas.
- DirectorVanessa GouldStarsErik D. DemaineMartin L. DemaineVincent FlodererDepicts a cast of fine artists and eccentric scientists (from MIT and NASA) who have devoted their lives to the unlikely medium of modern origami. Through their determination to reinterpret the world in paper, they arouse a fascinating mix of sensibilities towards art, form, expressiveness, creativity and meaning.
- DirectorDano JohnsonJeffrey TravisStarsMartin SheenKristen BellMichael YorkBased on Edwin Abott's book "Flatland", this is an animated film about geometric characters living in a two-dimensional world. When a young girl named "Hex" decides to "think outside the box" (in a world where such thought is forbidden), her life becomes in danger and it is up to her grandfather to save her life.G
- DirectorNeil GoodwinStarsWilliam Mason
- A series exploring various aspects and practical uses of geometry.
- StarsDavid StringerHost David Stringer explains and demonstrates the principles and applications of geometry.
- In the last few years, the data stream flowing through the internet has turned into a tsunami: Ninety percent of the information sitting on the world's servers was created in the last two years. This total digitization opens up completely new possibilities. Suddenly, our entire lives can be modeled mathematically - and become predictable.
- StarsDanica McKellarJohn TartagliaBrian Tyler CohenA web series featuring the beautiful Danica McKellar showing you how to do complicated math - the cool way.
- DirectorOlivier PeyonStarsEitan GrinspunCédric VillaniWhat is striking when you talk with mathematicians is that sparkle in their eyes, and their sudden joyful voice trying to share with you a concept, a theory. They continuously use words such as invention, beauty, freedom. You then ask yourself : how such a rich language, this quasi-philosophical proposition about the world becomes rejected by a majority, 'the only discipline where one prides itself to be bad at it'! But for 40 years, mathematitians have become essential in sickness and in health !
- DirectorKen MeyeringA stunning trip into the visions of kaleidoscope, where geometrical form converges to create fractal illusions.
- DirectorScott LaidlawJennifer LightwoodThe Biggest Story Problem is an independent documentary film that explores a previously unexplained phenomenon: why students in the United States perform well in math in their elementary years, score above average until 8th grade, and then precipitously drop to the bottom tier in the world by 10th grade. With highlights from top-scoring Finland to an exploration of the largest textbooks in the world and how they affect students in our country, this is not a story of failure, but one of hope. From the perspective of one teacher-turned-game designer, Scott Laidlaw, you will meet the teachers, students and schools on the frontlines, taking charge in changing our nation's story of math education.
- DirectorEkaterina EremenkoTo most people math appears abstract, mysterious, complicated, inaccessible. But math is nothing but a different language to express the world. Math can be sensual... Math can be tasted, it smells, it creates sound and color. One can touch it- and be touched by it...
- DirectorTimothy LanzoneStarsDanny BarclayEric BloomDavid John ColeFour mathematicians are hired by the US government to solve the most powerful problem in computer science history.
- DirectorNic StaceyStarsJim Al-KhaliliChaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand. It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how did we get here? In this documentary, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to uncover one of the great mysteries of science - how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life? How does order emerge from disorder? It's a mindbending, counterintuitive and for many people a deeply troubling idea. But Professor Al-Khalili reveals the science behind much of beauty and structure in the natural world and discovers that far from it being magic or an act of God, it is in fact an intrinsic part of the laws of physics. Amazingly, it turns out that the mathematics of chaos can explain how and why the universe creates exquisite order and pattern. And the best thing is that one doesn't need to be a scientist to understand it. The natural world is full of awe-inspiring examples of the way nature transforms simplicity into complexity. From trees to clouds to humans - after watching this film you'll never be able to look at the world in the same way again.
- DirectorDavid MaloneMark TannerStarsJames LovelockDavid MaloneA discussion of the mathematics of chaos that tries to tie it to climate change and fluctuating financial markets.
- DirectorJeremy TaylorStarsDon Wescott
- DirectorBill JerseyMichael SchwarzStarsRalph AbrahamLoren CarpenterDana CartwrightA look at fractal geometry, and how it is found just about everywhere in everything, and how the mathematics of fractals can be used to model and measure such things as mountains, coastlines, telephone line noise and heart rhythm. It also shows how they are used in animation, communications and textile design.
- DirectorGeorge Paul CsicseryStarsZachary AbelYacov Berchenko-KoganZarathustra 'Zeb' BradyAbout the extraordinary gifted students who represented the United States in 2006 at the world s toughest math competition: The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). It is the story of six American high school students who competed with 500 others from 90 countries in Ljublijana, Slovenia. The film shows the dedication and perseverance of these remarkably talented students, the rigorous preparation they undertake, and the joy they get out of solving challenging math problems. It captures the spirit that infuses the mathematical quest at the highest level.
- StarsSimon SinghMitchell LeimonMohammed MrayatiHost Simon Singh examines the secretive history behind the development and evolution of ciphers and code breaking. Thestories in the series range from the cipher that sealed the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the coded Zimmermann Telegram that changed the course of the First World War.
- DirectorNigel Lesmoir-GordonStarsArthur C. ClarkeMichael BarnsleyStephen HawkingArthur C. Clarke presents this unusual documentary on the mathematical discovery of the Mandelbrot Set (M-Set) in the visually spectacular world of fractal geometry. This show relates the science of the M-Set to nature in a way that seems to identify the hand of God in the design of the universe itself. Dr. Mandelbrot in 1980 discovered the infinitely complex geometrical shape called the Mandelbrot Set using a very simple equation with computers and graphics.
- DirectorJeremy ZerechakStarsJulia ConcolinoLorrie CranorJennifer GranickCODE 2600 documents the Info-Tech Age, told by the events and people who helped build and manipulate it. It explores the impact this new connectivity has on our ability to remain human while maintaining our personal privacy and security.
- StarsMarcus du SautoyMichael de PodestaPete LoftusProfessor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us and why we have reduced the universe to just a handful of fundamental units of measurement.
- DirectorDan WalkerStarsMarcus du SautoyAlan DaviesClare ElwellEver since he was at school, actor and comedian Alan Davies has hated maths. And like many people, he is not much good at it either. But Alan has always had a sneaking suspicion that he was missing out. So, with the help of top mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy, Alan is going to embark on a maths odyssey. Together they visit the fourth dimension, cross the universe and explore the concept of infinity. Along the way, Alan does battle with some of the toughest maths questions of our age. But did his abilities peak 25 years ago when he got his grade C O-Level? Or will Alan be able to master the most complex maths concept there is?
- DirectorDavid GarrigusStarsSteve RondinaroCreativity in Mathematics: Inquiry-Based Learning and the Moore Method explores the world of Inquiry-Based Learning and seeks to identify the reasons behind its celebrated success. More than twenty-five influential teachers, top researchers, inventors, and leaders of industry attest to the life changing rewards that began for them in a classroom taught by IBL and the Moore Method.
- DirectorKhaled HamzeStarsGerald Everett JonesLive presentation with lots of example slides of good and bad practice in visual presentation design for business meetings.
- DirectorGeorge Paul CsicseryStarsRobert BekesDavid EisenbudPaul HalmosThe film contains a rare interview with Paul Halmos by Peter Renz, revealing his thoughts on mathematics, and how to teach it and write about it.*************************************************************
- DirectorVittorio MusciaStarsLeslie La PennaFelix De Marez OyensFrancis J. WahlgrenThe story of the Archimedes Palimpsest told by the team of scholars that restored it.
- DirectorLiz TuckerStarsJeremiah KisselAn ancient Archimedes Manuscript is discovered over written by a medieval prayer book. Program follows the effort to recover the lost text an the implications of its loss to history.
- DirectorStephen MizelasStarsAlbert EinsteinGeoffrey HintonJeremy IronsNarrated by Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons, The Genius of George Boole assembles academics and industry leaders from across the globe to explore the life and importance of one of the world's greatest mathematicians and unsung heroes. This film shines new light on the legacy of George Boole, now recognized as the forefather of the information age.
- DirectorNat SharmanStarsHannah FryTilly BlythDoron SwadeAda Lovelace was a most unlikely computer pioneer. In this film, Dr Hannah Fry tells the story of Ada's remarkable life. Born in the early 19th century Ada was a countess of the realm, a scandalous socialite and an 'enchantress of numbers'. The film is an enthralling tale of how a life infused with brilliance, but blighted by illness and gambling addiction, helped give rise to the modern era of computing.
- DirectorMatt BrownStarsDev PatelJeremy IronsMalcolm SinclairThe story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.
- DirectorDavid MaloneStarsDavid MaloneRoger PenroseDocumentary about four of the most brilliant mathematicians of all time, Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing, their genius, their tragic madness and their ultimate suicides.
- DirectorClare BeavanNic StaceyStarsEd StoppardHenry GoodmanPaul McGannThe highs and lows of Alan Turing's life, tracking his extraordinary accomplishments, his government persecution through to his tragic death in 1954. In the last 18 months of his short life, Turing visited a psychiatrist, Dr. Franz Greenbaum, who tried to help him. Each therapy session in this drama documentary is based on real events. The conversations between Turing and Greenbaum explore the pivotal moments in his controversial life and examine the pressures that may have contributed to his early death. The film also includes the testimony of people who actually knew and remember Turing. Plus, this film features interviews with contemporary experts from the world of technology and high science including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. These contributors bring Turing's exciting impact up to the present day, explaining why, in many ways, modern technology has only just begun to explore the potential of Turing's ideas.
- DirectorGeorge Paul CsicseryTaking the Long View: The Life of Shiing-shen Chern (2010) examines the life of a remarkable mathematician whose formidable mathematical contributions were matched by an approach and vision that helped build bridges between China and the West. Shiing-shen Chern is portrayed as a man who dedicated his life to pure mathematics with the style of a classical Chinese sage.
- DirectorSimon SinghStarsEve MathesonJohn CoatesJohn Conway
- DirectorGeorge Paul CsicseryStarsPaul ErdösRonald GrahamJoel SpencerN Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdos is a 1993 biographical documentary about the life of mathematician Paul Erdos, directed by George Paul Csicsery.
- DirectorMichele EmmerStarsM.C. EscherExplores the life and work of the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher.
- DirectorBen LewisStarsBrendan PriceNicolas ChapmanMolly MalcolmThe most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet: Google's master plan to scan every book in the world and the people trying to stop them. Google say they are building a library for mankind, but they also have other intentions.