The Man Who Almost Broke Math (And Himself...) - Axiom of Choice
AdultsEducationMathMathematicsA huge thank you to Dr Asaf Karagila, Prof. Alex Kontorovich, Prof. Joel David Hamkins, Prof. Andrew Marks, Prof. Gabriel Goldberg and Prof. Elliot Glazer for their invaluable expertise and contributions to this video.
4 Steps to Unlock Your Kid's Math Potential | Shalinee Sharma | TED
AdultsEducationMathParentingMath isn't just for "math kids" — it's for everyone, says learning expert Shalinee Sharma. She outlines four simple steps to transform your approach to math, creating an environment where any kid can develop a strong mathematical mind.
Why the Hardest Rocks Can Be Easy to Break
AdultsEducationMathPhysicsScienceGeologySo, rocks are hard. But the scale we use to rank them, the Mohs scale, is only really good at quantifying that for one kind of hardness, and topaz is a perfect stone to talk about to explain that. And you can check it out in our SciShow Rocks Box subscription!
The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The Answer
AdultsEducationMathScienceProblem-SolvingThe 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
Combinations of 52 cards (52 factorial)
AdultsMathPsychologyScienceWhenever you shuffle a deck of 52 cards, it is quite likely that you are achieving something never done before in history. The number of combinations is 52 factorial.
Why "Nothing" Matters in Science
AdultsData ScienceMathScienceNull results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
The Odd Number Rule
AdultsData ScienceEducationScienceMathMicheal teaches us about the "Odd Number Rule".
Game theory challenge: Can you predict human behavior?
AdultsHumanPsychologyScienceMathSolve this classic game theory challenge: given integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to ⅔ of the average of all numbers guessed be?