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Back to the future. There's no maths in it. We just wanted to watch a good film. I suppose we should talk about it too. In today's programme:we travel through time at a rate of 1 second/second.is Harry Potter better than Back to the Future?how do the laws of physics change when we're moving?all our knowledge is guided by the wonderful Naomi Wray. Further reading: book your tickets to the Back to the Future The Musical;is time travel complicated? Take a look at this infographic and learn about 3 Theories of Time Travel;have a glimpse at Hannah's programme partying with Steven Hawking;watch Kip Thorne present on black holes at Cardiff University. Subscribe via iTunes. Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker. Hannah has one of those new-fangled instagrams.

When is Easter? I literally have no clue. Today's Maths at: justifies this ignorance! In today's programme:we fail to do basic arithmetic;should you use Salad Cream at Easter? Thomas loses his mind. Further reading: So... when is Easter?Check your ethical compass. Subscribe via iTunes. Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker. Hannah has one of those new-fangled instagrams.

It's like the last day of school, because we are playing games!Wordle,Guess who,Hangman.Never has maths been so much fun.Further reading: Guess who fanficWhat is the best Guess Who strategy?Three blue One Brown's strategy for Wordle.Can you solve the longest word ladder? Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker. Hannah has one of those new-fangled instagrams.

Did you know that:the Earth tilts at 23 degrees on its axis? (Well it's actually closer to 23.5 and degrees are an arbitrary unit of measurement);2 divided by 3 is 0.666 recurring? (Although if you round it properly it would be 0.667, which is the Devil's next door neighbour); if you rearrange the letters in "The Number Twenty Three" you get "This is all Hogwash"?Isn't numerology incredible?This week we watched Joel Schumacher's 23rd film: "The Number 23", starring Jim Carrey. And we ask, perhaps, the most important question of all - was this film actually a secret sequel to Ace Ventura Pet Detective?We're through the looking glass here people! If you're interested in watching The Number 23 then please recondsider watching Paddington (one or two, they're both good.) Your regulars, Thomas and Ben are joined by Hannah Veale and you can either tickle your eyeballs and/or your ear drums. We're so good to you. Further reading: How do you spot a conspiracy theory?James Grime demonstrating Benford's law in an everyday paper.???Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker. Hannah has one of those new-fangled instagrams.

It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform all of our viewers and listeners that The Wonderful Liz, otherwise known as Lydia Menzies passed away in late 2020. Lydia, by her own choice, wanted to be enigmatic. So although you gained glimpses into her past career as a school teacher you rarely got insight into the funny, passionate and ebullient life that she lived. Which is a great shame, because her impact on the lives around her was tremendous. So much so that she even received tributes in the house of commons from Angus MacNeil and Jacob Rees-Mogg.A fundraising page for Breast Cancer Now was set up in her honour and we hope that you are able to donate whatever you can to this cause.This podcast covers the maths of bitcoin and guest stars one of Lydia's oldest friends, Duncan Coutts, who is currently developing one of the bitcoin alternatives.Did we learn what bitcoin is?Or did we just start to question all money?Join us in Lydia's final podcast. We hope you enjoy it. Further reading: What on earth is Haskell?If you can't donate money to a cancer charity then perhaps you could donate your time through  fundraising?Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker. 

 TITS! Tits. TiTs... TIIIIIIITS,(tits)t...i...t...sYup, we we've found our level. This week we're joined by the wonderful (soon to be doctor) Natasha Ellison (good luck, Natasha!), from the Unviersity of Sheffield and she takes us on a whirlwind tour of her thesis results of where you should look for tits in a forest and how the mathematics stems from understanding wolf pack dynamics.Alongside our ecological leanings we also discuss Augusta Ada King, or Ada Lovelace to her friends. Tuesday 13th October marks Ada Lovelace day. As one of the first ever computer programmers to exist why not crack open your favourite programming language and have a go at saying:HELLO WORLD! Further reading: Follow Natasha on twitter; Learn more about Ada Lovelace day;How to say Hello World in 28 different programming languages.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker. 

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that noone likes tidying up. So, if you want a reason to not bother then give us a listen. Once again your regulars, Ben, Liz and Thomas, seek answers to such questions as:Why are people in London Freezing?Do butterflies fart? How many toilets do you need to make everyone happy? All questions and no answers in today's Maths at:  Further reading: House always messy? Just blame it on the second law of thermodynamicsNo more queuing at the ladies' roomDo butterflies fart? Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

The first episode got us all up to speed as to what on earth Fantasy Football was all about. The Maths at: team is now ready to plunder the depths of Josh's strategies and Thomas has been editing in haste. We can 100% guarantee that if you follow the strategy as specifed by Josh you will be in with a chance of winning and that's no Bull. Once again your regulars, Ben and Thomas, are joined by the knowledgable Hannah Veale and the intriguing Josh Bull. Gather round as they seek answers to such questions as:is it luck, or is it skill? is it better to have consistent scorers, or one off star strikers?why is everyone regressing to the mean?Of course, the simple answer is that you get reddit to do the hard work for you! See how in today's podcast. Further reading:Josh Bull's Fantasy Football page, which contains all the history of his choices.Why not have a go at your own Fantasy team through The official Fantasy Premier League?For actual tips on Fantasy Football, Josh recommends Reddit.Alongside being brilliant at everything Hannah Veale is also a photographer. Why not check her out?Interested in the statistics that Ben showed? This paper quantifies the effect of having a crowd on your win ratio.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

WELCOME TO A NEW DIMENSION OF MATHS AT:We recorded our first ever video, so that we may delight your eyes, as well as your ear canals. However, for those of you still living in the 20th century we've stripped the video off. Of course, you'll miss the visual tom foolery, but we're sure that your imagination can fill in the blanks. Fantasy football is the name of the game today and your regulars Ben and Thomas are joined by the knowledgable Hannah Veale and the intriguing Josh Bull. Josh recently topped the Fantasy Premier League and we though we'd take the time to interview him about his secrets. At least, that was the plan.Unfortunately, the idea of "fantasy" led Thomas astray. So if you're interested in knowing the answers to such questions as:Why isn’t Gandalf available in fantasy football?Would Gandalf would be a good striker?Would Gandalf be a good head of a university?Then we're the podcast for you!     Further reading:Josh Bull's twitter account contains all the latest Fantasy Football tips and tricks (may actually just be mathematical musings).Why not have a go at your own Fantasy team through The official Fantasy Premier League?For actual tips on Fantasy Football, Josh recommends Reddit.Alongside being brilliant at everything Hannah Veale is also a photographer. Why not check her out?Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

WE'RE BACK FOR A ONE OFF SPECIAL!What could be special enough to bring us back? Well nothing more than a bloomin' election! That's right we're going to look at how maths infuses even our democratic duties.Today's discussion points:How are Thomas and Liz now that they're parents?How do we deal with having no perfect voting systems? Rude diagrams and asymptotes.All this and more in this week's Maths at.In you're interested in more political theory then the UK will be going to the polls on November 12th! Enough stats to make you go blind. Further reading:This YouTube Playlist provides a really wonderful overview of why all voting systems are bad.Take a look at what your vote is really worth at voterpower.org.How does tactical voting work?Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

The government didn't want you to hear this podcast. They tried to pay us off! Just remember as you listen to it: we are not responsible for any repercussions if you decide to watch Travelling Salesman.Today's discussion points:How many tickets do you have to buy to win the lottery?Squashed research!How many actors can you have playing the same character?All this and more in this weeks Maths atIn you're interested in watching Travelling Salesman you don't need to buy it off Amazon, you can just watch it on YouTube! They can't even give it away!Further reading:Should you feel guilty about watching the film on YouTube, you can give the creators your money, through their official website.An easy description of the P vs NP problem.Sorting algorithms through dance.Color visualization of sorting algorithms.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

We can't be perfect all the time.From everyone at maths at have a good year and we hope to be back at some point in the future.

WE DID IT! Another series done!Marriages, prenancies, black holes, none of these stopped us getting the best quality maths film chat from our mouths to your ears. The question is: after all that will there be a third series?Today's discussion points:Are opinion polls pointless?Which way does the inequality point? What instrument can you play?All this and more in this weeks Maths at. In you're interested in watching Travelling Salesman you don't need to buy it off Amazon, you can just watch it on YouTube! Look a James Stewart's pretty face below.Further reading:Have a look at the New York Times' scathing review of this charming film.A Journalist’s Guide To Opinion Polls from the British polling council.Four times when having an online poll was a bad idea.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

Maths at... proudly* sponsored by Prof. Elizabeth Baldwin! *we have no idea of how proud she is.Care to sponsor an episode? It'll cost you 77p!Sorry about the quality of Thomas' microphone, he had trouble recording. Won't happen again (until the next).This week we watched Contact and are joined, once again, by Dr William Taylor  His enthusiasm is so infectious! So whilst he tried to educate us, we try to divert his attention with such discussion points as:Spice girls! A very strong start?We didn't do the "you can't be Sirius Joke!" (Although I did, but no-one laughed so I cut it. But feel free to add it back in... you'll know when).Jane Fonda, or Jodie Foster?Thomas is tired, Liz is Pregnant and Ben can't find his mass, can you find it? If you're interested in watching Contact you can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links:Can you tell what the Arecibo Message is?Hubble Image of Galaxy Cluster Converted Into SoundSubscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

Another sexy, sexy episode this week as we are joined by the NAKED MATHEMATICIANDr Thomas CrawfordGet ready to feel dull by comparison!Today's discussion points include:Everyone's links to Countdown;Thomas tells us about the Greeks;Can you tell the difference between Jeff Daniels and Jeff Bridges?So put your feet up, get comfortable and get naked, as we talk about this week's movie The Martian.If you're into watching The Martian, you can follow the link below.Further reading links:There is actually a website that maintains a fact file on every episode of Countdown. Why not have a look at how Ben did?Recently the rover Opportunity made the news as it lasted 5,352 sols after being planned for only 90 sols, but what did it discover?Fancy having a go at surviving through The Martian's maths problems?Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

Well, this was a pain in the backside to edit. The film is so tawdry and dull that we kept getting lost on tangents. Fear not though faithful listener, Thomas has edited the two hours of guff down to a single hour of solid... bronze.Today's discussion points include: How should you flip a mattress?Does the culture you grow up in influence how you learn maths?BUMFIT!From our mouths to your ears, enjoy! If you want to watch x+y, you can follow the link below.Further reading links:As per usual some artistic license was taken with this true story, this website provides the fact behind the fiction;Fancy testing yourself with real IMO problems?What is the difference between IMO problems and research mathematics? Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

This week is a little different, and I've got to say perhaps one of the most interesting episodes we've ever done!We are joined by the multi-talentedDr Lyle Skainswho uses her research knowledge of evolutionary biology and digital literature to show us how to really write a good movie!Highlights this week are:Liz geeking out with Lyle, will they go on holiday together?Ben misunderstanding publishing, will he ever get his cheese and wine?Thomas reliving his childhood years, when did he stop being so nihilisticIf you're interested in watching CUBE you can follow the Amazon link below.  Further reading links:Wondering what digital fiction looks like? Well try What football will look like in the future? and prepare to have your horizons expanded.If you're interested in the future of literature then have a look at Lyle's recent book. It discusses such subjects as: indie publishers, hybrid authors, and fanfiction writers.Lyle's also written plenty of digital fiction. Again, this is reading, but not as we know it.If you're lazy and got be bothered to read then why not try Lyle's podcast Wonderbox publishing.If you've seen CUBE, when not try CUBE ZERO and CUBE 2: Hypercube. They are equally as bonkers!The geocities CUBE website that actually investigated the mathematics more than we did!Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

Welcome to the strangely erotic episode of Maths at, where we watch the tense, psychological thriller, Fermat's Room (or La Habitación de Fermat, for you Spanish speakers) and we ask the real questions of... WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BOAT?As per usual, the time line is all wonky. This episode does follow on from A Beautiful Mind, but was recorded a long time after, so although we talk about our lives having changed dramatically, it's only bee two weeks for you and you already know what's happened if you've listened to our Christmas episode. It's so hard living in a linear timeline.So if you want to know:what Liz's ovaries sound like;which superpower our hosts would rather have;how Ben would overhaul examination procedures,then join us in our latest episode of being distracted by pop corn makers.  If you're interested in watching Fermat's Room and want an easier time than we had in finding it, simply click the Amazon link below. Further reading links:videos of every puzzle from the film;a complete writeup of questions and answers from the filmA duck popcorn maker, should you want such a thing.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

Last week we did A Beautiful Mind and now Good Will Hunting. We are really hitting all the well-known maths films at the moment aren't we?More importantly joining us this week we have the wonderfulDr James GrimePhilanthropist, playboy, billionaire... he is none of this things, but he may have identified the real Will Hunting!This week we touch on such subjects as:Is University a scam?Good Will Hunting needs a prequel!Will James and Liz ever write a paper about the maths of Dirty Dancing?  If you're interested in watching Good Will Hunting you can follow the Amazon link below.  Further reading links:What is the Hadwiger-Nelson problem and who is Aubrey de Grey?We also mention the fields of Combinatorics, Graph theory and Fourier theory. Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

Ok, so the "Maths at" timeline is a mess.The Christmas episode was recorded in November.The Christmas episode reveals secrets from later on in the series.We tried to hide these secrets in the Mean Girls episode, which was recorded around seventh, but released first.When we I say that we've had a complaint about Liz's language it from the pi day episode, not the Mean Girls episode. Is that all clear? And this is all because the recording quality of this episode is a little dodgy!Sorry about all that. Just pretend that Thomas, Ben and Liz are Time Lords.Anyway, we had to get there eventually. Probably number one of many science film lists: A Beautiful Mind. The biopic of John Nash, a prodigy behind the field of game theory.To help us discern our cooperators from our defectors we are joined by the wonderfulDr Vince KnightSo, if you're wondering:which queue to join;which region in Risk to take;or simply how to win at Monpoly,then don't ask us, we're all about the theory!If you're interested in watching A Beautiful Mind you can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links:John Nash's biography;John Nash's reference letter, thesis and other assorted ephemera;Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

Mean girls...Mean girls?MEAN GIRLS! There is no font, size or punctuation mark that does full justice to Thomas' anger.This week, for some inexplicable reason, we watched the movie: Mean Girls. Join us as:Liz tries to convince Thomas that "Do you even go here?" is a funny line;Thomas' blood pressure shoots through the roof;Ben compares Mean Girls to the New Testament. and Liz compares it to a clockwork orange.  If you're interested in watching Mean Girls then please get help. Go and watch Marvelous Mrs Maisel instead.However, if you are beyond help that you can follow the Amazon link below.I mean come on! This meme doesn't even make sense.Further reading links:Visual proofs of limiting sequences;The 17 wallpaper patterns;The 7 frieze patterns.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker. 

Nadolig Llawen to all our ListenersWe hope Sion Corn has visited you on this fine festive day. For indeed we are BACK! And this episode went a bit Welsh! Much to Ben's chagrin.In this episode we find out:the female version of phallic;what eggnog actually is;how NORAD tracks santa;and how following stars probably won't lead you to the next messiah.To ensure at least some expertise on the panel we are joined by the wonderful physicist, astronmer and raconteur:Dr William Taylor  Further reading links:download the free software Stellarium to track the stars positions throughout time and space;track Santa using NORAD;have a look at Quartz modelling of the Christmas lights turn on time, which produces the below graph that we talk about.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

Happy pi day everyone. We figure that pi day is the like Hallowe'en for mathematicians. It's a day they get to cut loose and throw away their inhibitions.As such Lorraine's intro pertaining to strong language is particularly pertinent for today's podcast. It starts out quite coarse.So sit back, grab a slice of your favourite pie and enjoy as Ben sings you the song of his people.Further reading links:Why not listen to our review of the film pi;The best web address known to man;The song from pi's digits;Search pi for meaningful numbers;Weird ways of calculating pi;Known digits of pi over time.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

Although we've finished our first series, we couldn't miss St Valentine's day.What could be more romantic than scientifically analysing love and romance using mathematics?Amongst other things we discuss:Why should you dump the first 37% of your partners?How many snogs away from Prince Charles are you?Are you a validator or an avoider?Join your hosts as they show you their romantic side and be surprised that any of them actually have partners!   Further reading links:Ben's bunkum length of love formula;Drawing hearts graphically; Jim Murray's Maths of Marriage book or online lecture;Mobius strip earrings, for you significant other.Subscribe via iTunes. Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley, @benmparker.

This week we watch Interstellar.We are very excited to be joined by the expertise ofCat Harris Whereas Thomas and Ben are just about good enough understand their own mathematical fields Cat has a wide range of disciplines under her belt spanning both physics and movie effects. We couldn't ask for a better guest! If you're interested in watching Interstellar you can follow the Amazon below.Further reading links:The hour long Interstellar documentary;The Interstellar book;All you could ever want to know about Sex in Space;Dissolving the dead with alkaline hydrolysis.Subscribe via iTunes. Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley, @benmparker and @cat_harris_fx

This week we discuss we discuss The Oxford Murders:Thomas laughs at the word bra;Liz wants a prime number named after her;Ben just wants his coffee bringing to him;And we all think about mathematically defining pasta shapes.Yup, it's a case of a bad movie, with very little to talk about. At least it made for a fun recording!If you're interested in watch The Oxford Murders, then you're weird, but you can buy the DVD from Amazon below.Further reading links:Self descriptive numbersOnline integer sequences databaseFermat's last theoremMagic square and noughts and crossesSubscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

This week we take a walk in the lower dimensions as we talk about Flatland: The Movie.How much is your life worth?Could 2D animals exist?Did George Orwell rip this story off by adding a third dimension?All of these questions and more are interrupted in our Flatland: The Movie podcast.Join us in our search for the third dimension and beyond!If you're interested in watching Flatland: The Movie  you can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links:galleries of beautiful fractal images;learn more about maths in the courtroom;the the company behind the film have made a number of educational resources and other films;why not read the book the film is based on?This links takes you to one of Martin Gardener's review of Planiverse, Alexander Dewdney's fully thought out and scientifically accurate version of Flatland.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker. 

It's the most wonderful time... of the year.Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of our listeners. Join us as we discuss (amongst other things): our favourite Christmas films (not really mathematical); the differences between a mathematicians office Christmas party and an actual Christmas party (slightly mathematical);the number of presents your true is giving and how many legs they'll have (quite mathematical).So fill your boots with Turkey and in your after dinner stupor enjoy our CHRISTMATHS! We're better than the Queen's speech. GUEST INTRO AND OUTRO: Ma Woolley.As festive as Ben can get!Further reading links:It's a Wonderful Life (Ben's favourite Christmas movie), Muppet's Christmas Carol (Liz' favourite Christmas movie) and Batman Returns (Thomas' favourite Christmas movie);Sheffield University's Maths Society's formulas for a perfect Christmas tree;A nice discussion on the Travelling Santa Problem.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsAt, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

During Maths at the Movies: The Imitation Game Ben introduced the following puzzle:I have two children. One of them is a boy.What is the probability that both children are boys? Although counter-intuitive, it can be shown that the solution is 1/3.He also posed a similar, but different question:I have two children. One of them is a boy who was born on a Tuesday.What is the probability that both children are boys?Although very similar, the answer turns out to be 13/27, which is quite different. However, Ben got confused when giving the answer during our pi podcast and paid penance by making a video However, there is still some debate about the answer.Join us this week as we record all from the same location and try and tease apart the complexity of weird conundrum.Yup, we really are altogether!

In this (Hallowe'en themed?) episode we watch the movie Moneyball.The story of a young mathematician, played by Jonah Hill, struggling to be heard amongst the angry men that make up baseball. And I think Brad Pitt was in there somewhere as well.Can Jonah produce a winning team by redefining how statistics are used?Why does Thomas keep saying the phrase "dick swinging"?Where did Ben get a hold of those baseball sounds?All of these questions and more are not answered in our Moneyball podcast.If you're interested in watching Moneyball you can follow the Amazon link below.Further reading links:a really interesting sabermetrics talk at google;the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon;pi after shave.Subscribe via iTunes.Follow us on twitter @PodcastMathsA, as well as @ThomasEWoolley and @benmparker.

This week we watched pi.Sadly there were no tigers, boats or Dev Patel in this movie.Nope, this film was an avant garde, mood piece, seething with questioning the meaning of truth and its place in the lives of humans and the universe.In other words pretentious.However, none Darren Aronofsky's nonsense matters. What you should be listening for is Ben's rendition of "Euclid's people" a song of his own creation sung to the tune of "Common people" by pulp.You've got to hear it to believe it.If you're interested in watching pi you can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links:play go online;find your birthday in pi;more pi facts than you can shake a stick at;weird ways of calculating pi;known digits of pi over time.Subscribe via iTunes.

In this episode we watch the movie The Imitation Game. Alongside your regular team of Thomas, Ben and Liz there was only one mathematician with the expertise who could take us through this movie with grace, wit and wisdom. And that mathematician wasn't available so we got  Dr James Grimes instead.Join us for episode five of Maths at: The Movies as we separate fact from fiction about the life of Alan Turing.If you're interested in watching The Imitation Game you can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links:more than you would ever want to know about Alan Turing;Turing's biography by Andrew Hodges; more than you would ever want to know about James Grime;finding the truth behind the movies;comparing actors and their real-life counter parts.play with an online enigma machine;play with an online Turing machine.Subscribe via iTunes.

In this episode we watch the movie The Man Who Knew Infinity.And in this episode we learn that we shouldn't be mean to Dev Patel.You can admire Jeremy Iron's subtle performance of introversion;You can wonder if maths is like Jazz;You can even question whether Ramanujan really was as brilliant as he was claimed to be.You can do all of this... as long as you're not mean to Dev Patel.Join us for episode four of Maths at: The Movies as we delve deep into the biopic of Srinivasa Ramanujan.If you're interested in watching The Man Who Knew Infinity you can follow the Amazon link below.Further reading links:more than you would ever want to know about Ramanujan;Hardy's famous apology;puzzles based on Ramanujan's work;buy the book behind the film;Chinese multiplication;Generating -1/12 from adding the integers.Subscribe via iTunes.

In this episode we watch the movie Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land.Well, this was just weird.Although the animation is beautiful, can you trust the company that told you that lemmings were suicidal to teach you mathematics?Also we cover Donald Duck's terrible gun control and the billiards game that goes on forever!Plus bees that make jam.If you're interested in watching Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land, you can follow the Amazon link below.Further reading links:coloured honey from French bees;the billiards diamond system;Le Corbusier's mathematical architecture;there was a book too?Subscribe via iTunes.

In this episode we watch the movie Proof.Did Gwyneth Paltrow really prove the theorem? What theorem was she trying to prove? How many vaginas does a Time Lord have?All these questions and more are discussed in this weeks Maths at the Movies.If you're interested in watching Proof you can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links:more about the amazing life of Sophie Germain;who was Erdos?;calculate your Erdos number;what are prime numbers good for?;the ideas behind the Four Colour Theorem;buy the book of the play.Subscribe via iTunes.

In our first ever episode we watch the movie 21.This film has it all: racism, sexism, disableism... and a smattering of mathematics.Join us as we peel back the layers of gambling and card counting to reveal why you should never keep your money in your ceiling and why you'll never be as good a mathematician as Kevin Spacey.If you're interested in watching 21 you can follow the Amazon link below. Further reading links:more than you could ever want to know about the Fibonacci sequence;a basic strategy guide to blackjack; learn how to count cards from wikiHow or Scam School;a technical guide to the Newton-Raphson technique. Subscribe via iTunes.

You've listened to us talk, but what are our credentials? What do we know? What are our backgrounds? When should you take our "facts" at face value and when should you call bullshit?Join us in this appendix to better understand your hosts.Further reading links:you can see this earlier blog post about us;Thomas E. Woolley's home page;Ben M. Parkers' profile;more about Liz.  Subscribe via ITunes.