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The Numberphile Podcast

by Brady Haran
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Latest episodes

  • No More Heroes - Terry Tao on AI in Mathematics

    October 15, 2026 · 21 min

    A leading light in mathematics for much of his life, Terence Tao discusses the crisis being caused by a massive dump of AI proofs. Our playlist of videos on the current AI issue - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P…

  • The Strip Mining of Mathematical Proofs - with Hugo Duminil-Copin

    October 14, 2026 · 34 min

    Fields Medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin describes how 16 proofs among the hundreds recently published by OpenAI left him in tears. And what next for mathematics? Watch this interview as a video - https://youtu.be/omuJpoV-Ko4 Hugo’s website at…

  • The Glimmer in our Eye - with Grant Sanderson from 3Blue1Brown

    September 28, 2026 · 57 min

    AI has become the biggest talking point in mathematics. We discussed the topic - and the future - with Grant Sanderson (creator of the 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel). 3Blue1Brown on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown Grant’s…

  • To SAT, or not SAT, that is the question

    August 11, 2026 · 38 min

    A growing number of people claim being “test blind” to applicants’ SAT scores is lowering standards at the University of California. Math Professor Zvezda Stankova is among the academics calling for SATs to be re-introduced to the…

  • Rockets, Religion & Rejection - with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day

    March 26, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day. YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Anmaky0Kksw Listen to the latest Signals & Threads…

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  • The Man Who Loves Weather - with Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris

    March 18, 2026

    Dan Harris is a chief meteorologist at the UK Met Office - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ See him talking weather equations on Numberphile - https://youtu.be/YmZiq00CO60 Dan's websites - https://www.roostweather.com/ and…

  • The Storm is Coming - with Hugo Duminil-Copin

    January 21, 2026 · 34 min

    The ups and downs of winning the coveted Fields Medal, with 2022 winner Hugo Duminil-Copin. See our main video from this interview - https://youtu.be/JWtD0O-zSWY Hugo is based at the University of Geneva and IHES - https…

  • Making Math Videos in Ukraine - with Sashko Olenchenko

    November 9, 2025 · 51 min

    Sashko Olenchenko is doing a masters in mathematical physics with a sideline making videos on YouTube - occasionally interrupted by drone attacks from Russia. Here is his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@aremathukr And you can…

  • Everything You Wanted To Know About Numberphile - with Brady Haran

    August 29, 2025 · 60 min

    Brady answers all manner of viewer questions about Numberphile - and a few unrelated topics too. Learn more about Jane Street’s Internships at - https://jane-st.co/internship-numberphile-pod-25 A YouTube version of this episode…

  • The Indecisive Statistics Professor - with Chris Oates

    July 15, 2025 · 48 min

    Chris Oates is a professor of statistics at Newcastle University - he got there despite being somewhat indecisive about his career. This episode was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based organisation which funds ambitious blue…

  • Counting Crayons - with Po-Ling Loh

    December 14, 2024 · 39 min

    Po-Ling Loh is an American theoretical statistician based at the University of Cambridge. She discusses her childhood, choosing a university, and her path to higher dimensional statistics and differential privacy. She also compares life as…

  • BREAKING NEWS: The Largest Known Prime Number

    October 24, 2024 · 40 min

    There’s a new largest known prime number and we speak to all the key players, including the discoverer Luke Durant. Also featured in the podcast are George Woltman from GIMPS, James Grime, and Matt Parker. Extended interviews (as videos)…

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About the show

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