Donald Knuth is unquestionably a legend of computer science and mathematics - but he is bad at estimation and grew up with a “rhinoceros attitude”.Don Knuth’s homepage - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/The Art of Computer Programming (books) - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/taocp.htmlOn Amazon - https://amzn.to/4aUkkeT3:16 (book) - https://amzn.to/4aRs9lHKnuth’s questions for Chat GPT - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/chatGPT20.txtKnuth videos on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWLfLjzHzmFO6T8jCZdipvQcBrady’s video on John 3:16 from his Bibledex series - https://youtu.be/ZJjFebPW5b8Ziegler’s Giant Bar - https://www.halfnuts.net/products/an-original-ziegler-giant-bar?variant=55664909259Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetWe also work with the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute - https://www.slmath.org You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons

<description>&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Donald Knuth is unquestionably a legend of computer science and mathematics - but he is bad at estimation and grew up with a “rhinoceros attitude”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Don Knuth’s homepage - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The Art of Computer Programming (books) - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/taocp.html&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;On Amazon - https://amzn.to/4aUkkeT&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;3:16 (book) - https://amzn.to/4aRs9lH&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Knuth’s questions for Chat GPT - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/chatGPT20.txt&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Knuth videos on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWLfLjzHzmFO6T8jCZdipvQc&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Brady’s video on John 3:16 from his Bibledex series - https://youtu.be/ZJjFebPW5b8&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Ziegler’s Giant Bar - https://www.halfnuts.net/products/an-original-ziegler-giant-bar?variant=55664909259&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We also work with the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute - https://www.slmath.org &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Donald Knuth is unquestionably a legend of computer science and mathematics - but he is bad at estimation and grew up with a “rhinoceros attitude”.

Donald Knuth is unquestionably a legend of computer science and mathematics - but he is bad at estimation and grew up with a “rhinoceros attitude”.

Don Knuth’s homepage - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/

The Art of Computer Programming (books) - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/taocp.html

On Amazon - https://amzn.to/4aUkkeT

3:16 (book) - https://amzn.to/4aRs9lH

Knuth’s questions for Chat GPT - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/chatGPT20.txt

Knuth videos on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWLfLjzHzmFO6T8jCZdipvQc

Brady’s video on John 3:16 from his Bibledex series - https://youtu.be/ZJjFebPW5b8

Ziegler’s Giant Bar - https://www.halfnuts.net/products/an-original-ziegler-giant-bar?variant=55664909259

Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street

We also work with the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute - https://www.slmath.org 

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A Very Bad Estimator - with Donald Knuth

Data journalist Walt Hickey looks deep into the numbers behind movies, TV shows, and all types of popular culture.Walt’s new book is You Are What You Watch - https://amzn.to/3F8SwVoWalt’s Website - https://walthickey.comNumlock News - https://www.numlock.comDr Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park - https://jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Ian_MalcolmDoes Hollywood ruin books? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUD8h9JpEVQ  Math and Movies (Animation at Pixar) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0NB9IyYpUThe problem in Good Will Hunting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_LkYiuTKENumberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetWe also work with the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute - https://www.slmath.org You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons

<description>&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Data journalist Walt Hickey looks deep into the numbers behind movies, TV shows, and all types of popular culture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Walt’s new book is You Are What You Watch - https://amzn.to/3F8SwVo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Walt’s Website - https://walthickey.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Numlock News - https://www.numlock.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Dr Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park - https://jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Ian_Malcolm&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Does Hollywood ruin books? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUD8h9JpEVQ  Math and Movies (Animation at Pixar) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0NB9IyYpU&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The problem in Good Will Hunting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_LkYiuTKE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We also work with the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute - https://www.slmath.org &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Data journalist Walt Hickey looks deep into the numbers behind movies, TV shows, and all types of popular culture.

Data journalist Walt Hickey looks deep into the numbers behind movies, TV shows, and all types of popular culture.

Walt’s new book is You Are What You Watch - https://amzn.to/3F8SwVo

Walt’s Website - https://walthickey.com

Numlock News - https://www.numlock.com

Dr Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park - https://jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Ian_Malcolm

Does Hollywood ruin books? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUD8h9JpEVQ  Math and Movies (Animation at Pixar) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0NB9IyYpU

The problem in Good Will Hunting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_LkYiuTKE

Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street

We also work with the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute - https://www.slmath.org 

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The Math of Movies - with Walt Hickey

Federico Ardila is a combinatorialist at San Francisco State University.He’s Colombian and in this episode he talks candidly about the struggles and prejudice encountered by people from different backgrounds as they try to make their mark in academia.And just so you know there’s happy ending in sight - this episode of the podcast will conclude with a stirring musical finale.Federico’s site - <a href="https://fardila.com" target="_blank">https://fardila.com</a>SFSU page - <a href="https://math.sfsu.edu/faculty/ardila" target="_blank">https://math.sfsu.edu/faculty/ardila</a>SLMath supports Numberphile - <a href="https://www.slmath.org" target="_blank">https://www.slmath.org</a>You can support Numberphile on Patreon - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/numberphile" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/numberphile</a>Here are our Patrons - <a href="https://www.numberphile.com/patrons" target="_blank">https://www.numberphile.com/patrons</a>

<description>Federico Ardila is a combinatorialist at San Francisco State University. He’s Colombian and in this episode he talks candidly about the struggles and prejudice encountered by people from different backgrounds as they try to make their mark in academia. And just so you know there’s happy ending in sight - this episode of the podcast will conclude with a stirring musical finale.

Federico’s site - https://fardila.com

SFSU page - https://math.sfsu.edu/faculty/ardila

SLMath supports Numberphile - https://www.slmath.org

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Federico Ardila is a combinatorialist at San Francisco State University. He’s Colombian and in this episode he talks candidly about the struggles and prejudice encountered by people from different backgrounds as they try to make their mark in academia.

Federico Ardila is a combinatorialist at San Francisco State University. He’s Colombian and in this episode he talks candidly about the struggles and prejudice encountered by people from different backgrounds as they try to make their mark in academia. And just so you know there’s happy ending in sight - this episode of the podcast will conclude with a stirring musical finale.

Federico’s site - https://fardila.com

SFSU page - https://math.sfsu.edu/faculty/ardila

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Finding Your Place - with Federico Ardila

Oxford mathematician James Maynard explains why he feared accidentally refusing the most famous prize in mathematics.Watch this full interview on YouTube - <a href="https://youtu.be/yz-5BY_TTNI" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/yz-5BY_TTNI</a>Full 2022 Fields Medal Winners - <a href="https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022" target="_blank">https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022</a>See our Fields Medal Playlist - <a href="https://bit.ly/Fields_Playlist" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/Fields_Playlist</a>More James Maynard videos - <a href="https://bit.ly/JamesMaynard" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/JamesMaynard</a>James Maynard - <a href="https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/professor-james-maynard/" target="_blank">https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/professor-james-maynard/</a>You can support Numberphile on Patreon - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/numberphile" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/numberphile</a>Here are our Patrons - <a href="https://www.numberphile.com/patrons" target="_blank">https://www.numberphile.com/patrons</a>

<description>Oxford mathematician James Maynard explains why he feared accidentally refusing the most famous prize in mathematics.

Watch this full interview on YouTube - https://youtu.be/yz-5BY_TTNI

Full 2022 Fields Medal Winners - https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022

See our Fields Medal Playlist - https://bit.ly/Fields_Playlist

More James Maynard videos - https://bit.ly/JamesMaynard

James Maynard - https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/professor-james-maynard/

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Oxford mathematician James Maynard explains why he feared accidentally refusing the most famous prize in mathematics.

Oxford mathematician James Maynard explains why he feared accidentally refusing the most famous prize in mathematics.

Watch this full interview on YouTube - https://youtu.be/yz-5BY_TTNI

Full 2022 Fields Medal Winners - https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022

See our Fields Medal Playlist - https://bit.ly/Fields_Playlist

More James Maynard videos - https://bit.ly/JamesMaynard

James Maynard - https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/professor-james-maynard/

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Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons

Yes, I accept the Fields Medal - with James Maynard

<description>&lt;p class=""&gt;He dreamed of being a great cricketer - but his love for equations led Ed Copeland to a career in theoretical physics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/overview/" target="_blank"&gt;Check out opportunities with episode sponsor Jane Street&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/people/ed.copeland" target="_blank"&gt;Ed Copeland at the University of Nottingham&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJwf-59lYWThTpSj2Ivt5jB" target="_blank"&gt;Numberphile videos with Ed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://bit.ly/EdCopeland" target="_blank"&gt;Some physics videos with Ed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong" target="_blank"&gt;A trilogy of longer videos with Ed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/numberphile" target="_blank"&gt;You can support Numberphile on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.msri.org" target="_blank"&gt;With thanks to SLMath&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

He dreamed of being a great cricketer - but his love for equations led Ed Copeland to a career in theoretical physics.

An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland

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