This YouTube channel, courtesy of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and the Simons Foundation Science Sandbox, describes its offerings as "videos about numbers - it's that simple." These videos come from Brady Haran, who also produced the popular Periodic Table of Videos series (see the 03-27-2009 Scout Report). Each episode of Numberphile varies in length, between just over a minute to about fifteen minutes, and includes quick brain teasers, hands on demonstrations, interviews, and short lessons. Videos also frequently feature guest scholars. Recent videos include an exploration of the links between the fields of mathematics and physics; an explanation of Godel's Incompleteness Theorem by Professor Marcus du Sautoy of the University of Oxford; and a brainteaser about how to fairly slice a cake. Some videos are organized into playlists for easy browsing, including Prime Numbers, Dice, and Fermat's Last Theorem.
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