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Thomas E. Woolley, Ben M. Parker, The Wonderful Liz•www.mathsat.co.uk

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Maths at the Movies: pi

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. I...

Nov 17, 2017

Maths at the Movies: The Imitation Game plus SPECIAL GUEST

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...

Nov 03, 2017

Maths at the Movies: The Man Who Knew Infinity

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 ...

Oct 20, 2017

Maths at the Movies: Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land

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 bee...

Oct 06, 2017

Maths at the Movies: Proof

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...

Sep 22, 2017

MATM Appendix: Who the hell are we?

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 ....

Sep 20, 2017

Maths at the Movies: 21

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 basi...

Sep 12, 2017

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