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Math

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of math.

Video playlists about Math

Math talks to blow your mind

11 talks • 2h 27m

Numbers, patterns and equations are at the core of these talks, which will teach you how to fold better origami and how to quantify history.

Talks for people who hated math in high school

6 talks • 1h 9m

Math might have been dry and boring in high school, but it is actually AWESOME. If only it had been this fun when you were getting graded.

Talks by brilliant women in STEM

11 talks • 2h 30m

These women are trailblazers inspiring a new generation of girls to follow their lead and change the ratio in STEM (science, math, engineering and tech).

The influence of algorithms

6 talks • 1h 28m

Algorithms play a big part in our day-to-day lives. From search engines to architecture, explore how these formulas affect the way we view and interact with the world around us.

See all 5 playlists on Math

Talks about Math

12:00

Dan Bricklin

Meet the inventor of the electronic spreadsheet

Posted Jan 2017

17:04

Roger Antonsen

Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world

Posted Nov 2016

4:29 Under 6 minutes

Rainn Wilson

Ideas worth dating

Posted Oct 2016

16:23

Cédric Villani

What's so sexy about math?

Posted Jun 2016

23:03

Jim Simons

The mathematician who cracked Wall Street

Posted Sep 2015

12:08

Rajiv Maheswaran

The math behind basketball's wildest moves

Posted Jul 2015

4:19 Under 6 minutes

Jedidah Isler

How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe

Posted Apr 2015