Visual Arts
The mathematics of sidewalk illusions
Lesson duration 04:55
Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only to find that it looks...
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Results for "mathematics" (242)
Data Analysis & Probability
The mathematics of history - Jean-Baptiste Michel
Lesson duration 04:27
What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a...
Mathematics
The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem
Lesson duration 05:20
Consider the following sentence: “This statement is false.” Is that true? If so, that would make...
Geometry
How the Königsberg bridge problem changed mathematics
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You’d have a hard time finding the medieval city Königsberg on any modern maps, but one...
Geometry
The mighty mathematics of the lever
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Archimedes once said “Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the Earth.” While the idea of a...
Design, Engineering & Technology
The fastest way to board a plane, according to mathematics
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After hours of delay, your flight is finally boarding. But as the line grinds to a halt, you...
Mathematics
Is math discovered or invented?
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Would mathematics exist if people didn't? Did we create mathematical concepts to help us...
Numbers & Operations
Where do math symbols come from?
Lesson duration 04:30
Math is full of symbols: lines, dots, arrows, English letters, Greek letters, superscripts,...
Mathematics
Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world - Roger Antonsen
Lesson duration 17:05
Unlock the mysteries and inner workings of the world through one of the most imaginative art...
Mathematics
The greatest mathematician that never lived
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When Nicolas Bourbaki applied to the American Mathematical Society in the 1950s, he was already...
Numbers & Operations
The magic of Vedic math
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There is more than one way to reach a correct answer in mathematics. Vedic math, an ancient...
Mathematics
How to make a hexaflexagon
Lesson duration 04:08
Have you ever folded scraps of paper into shapes and discovered something new? In this lesson, Vi...
Algebra
How does math guide our ships at sea?
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Without math, would our seafaring ancestors ever have seen the world? Great mathematical thinkers...
Science & Technology
Fractals and the art of roughness - Benoit Mandelbrot
Lesson duration 17:10
At TED2010, mathematics legend Benoit Mandelbrot develops a theme he first discussed at TED in...
Mathematics
Making sense of irrational numbers
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Like many heroes of Greek myths, the philosopher Hippasus was rumored to have been mortally...
Mathematics
The mathematical secrets of Pascal’s triangle
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Pascal’s triangle, which at first may just look like a neatly arranged stack of numbers, is...
Mathematics
Why do honeybees love hexagons?
Lesson duration 03:59
Honeybees are some of nature’s finest mathematicians. Not only can they calculate angles and...
Mathematics
Math jokes explained
Lesson duration 04:04
It's not your typical knock-knock joke -- these funny jests will tickle your imaginary numbers...