Numberphile - 2017-01-19
Should mathematics be done for its pure beauty or should it have practical uses? And why are many mathematicians so bad at outreach? Discussion with famous French mathematician, Cédric Villani. More Villani videos: http://bit.ly/Villani_Videos Numberphile videos on Magic Squares: http://bit.ly/MagicSquareVideos Cédric Villani website: http://cedricvillani.org His book Birth of a Theorem (Amazon): http://bit.ly/BirthOfATheorem Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of science. NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub Videos by Brady Haran Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Brady's videos subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/BradyHaran/ Brady's latest videos across all channels: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/ Sign up for (occasional) emails: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9
Everything French people say in English sounds philosophical.
@Julien TSP Not you, but him ;)
Philosophique!
@Julien TSP Oh nonnnn
Well in this case, everything this guy says is philosophical
Lol, that guy is just super smart dude.
In Cedric Villani's office, entropy clearly increases
ha
well, you dont really know what that office looked a year before. Entropy might well be decreasing..
there is a hidden order our minds can't guess.
Maybe, the entropy is constant in the system { Villani's office, Villani }.
I want him to whisper equations in my ear...
😂
kguy152000 with that rocky movement of his when he talks
@FofoLP what a nightmare !
ASMR for Math Anxiety:)
Kinky
I sent an email recently to Cedric Villani, asking for a meeting and a long interview about mathematics and poetry, for my slam poetry channel... I am a complete nobody, not a mathematician (although interested in the matter, and in science in general), i have a mere 150 followers... But he accepted my request with pleasure ! This is a sign of true goodness, on top of all the mathematical genius :) Gotta love this guy !
Ne t'ai-je pas déjà vu slammer dans un bar de Belleville ? :) j'ai regardé ta chaîne et, le visage et la voix me sont familiers, je crois.
Ca ne m'étonne pas que Monsieur Villani apprécie l'idée de te rencontrer, d'une part parce que c'est un chic type comme on en a très peu sur la place publique, de l'autre parce que c'est un poète, à sa façon. Rencontrer cet homme ne peut-être qu'enrichissant et super intéressant, tu as bien de la chance :)
Ah ben c'est probablement au Downtown Café non ? Mais oui je slam souvent dans des bars parisiens donc on a dû se croiser !
Malheureusement j'ai dû mettre ma chaîne en stand by pour cause de nouveau boulant très prenant, et du coup mon entretien avec Villani, bah j'ai dû le mettre en stand by lui aussi :/
Mais effectivement c'est un vrai poète pour peu qu'on comprenne son univers !
How did it go? :)
MagicAccent Unfortunately, Flojito didn't meet With Cédric Villani due to a time-consuming new job. That's whate he wrote in his last comment.
This guy is a true legend
This guy is renaissance incarnate.
‘ reincarnate
He does look like he time traveled directly from Da Vinci's neighborhood.
It's sort of ridiculous that people are voicing unease or any kind of displeasure at this guy's outfit. He's one of the world's finest mathematical minds, and is comfortable enough with himself to wear what he likes, rather than what arbitrary social convention dictates. And what do we do? We say, "Aha, you might have a beautiful mind, but I can conform. How about that, eh?"
precisely why i wore lingerie to a college gender norms sociology lecture i knew was coming. 'he whosoever would be a man, must be a non-conformist' - emerson, though also should conform to some stuff; since the world gets it right here and there a LOT!
after all, like the rest of the folks in the class, i was in class that day ;)
Haters gonna hate
Through his achievement he earned the privilege of being taken seriously no matter what he's wearing. That's a freedom average people can only dream of.
"if you don't manage to talk the way they understand, you'll not become their friend"
AzaardStyle earth to all math teacher. Earth to all math teacher~
don vito?
I think it's dangerous to say that doing mathematics for the purpose of utility isn't beautiful..And dangerous to say doing mathematics for the purpose of beauty isn't useful. It is a specturm, and both ends have offered valuable contributions.
Whether G. H. Hardy was right or not, his book is a work of art.
Yep. Even this video is the result of maths acting on the computers/cameras etc. A lot of art can rely on maths for certain results (mixtures of paint etc). Tis one and both.
TechyBen ju
Amen!
He speaks with more eloquence than most native English speakers.
he speaks with more eloquence than most native French speakers too
His handwriting when he wrote the Boltzmann equation was so beautiful
Too bad he didn't wrote with a goose feather ^^
I love this guy! I could listen to him teach and speak all day!
ElloetteLightbringer has a very calm voice
Could work on that accent a bit, though - it would help him get da muny for his museum :)
French 's accent is fine ok
I got the same! X)
Brady is a top notch interviewer. Great questions and answers about things that aren't discussed anywhere else.
My IQ just went up 10 points by watching this video.
"You sound almost half-politician!" Perhaps foreshadowing Villani's election to the National Assembly? :P
@Le Subtil haha un con de droite ici :D ils sont partout !! (sur YouTube, dans les manif pour tous)
@Clad Strife arrêtez de vous complaire dans l'axe gauche-droite. Autrefois, il servait à situer se opinions politiques. Maintenant, ça ne sert qu'à se faire traiter de gaucho, ou de facho.
Et qui en profite ? Ceux qui utilisent le ras-le-bol de ce manichéisme, comme LREM.
@Hepad Pourquoi vous adresser à moi et pas à la personne qui a débuté cette moquerie ?
@Clad Strife parce que je ne sais pas comment on mentionne deux personnes dans un commentaire.
@Clad Strife bonjour. Je prends connaissance de vos réponses à l'instant. Ma participation était uniquement à but humoristique, comme le montre l'emoticone et le référence à la célèbre tirade de Marine le Pen; je n'avais aucunement l'intention de dénigrer l'opinion politique de Clad strife. Si mon commentaire a été mal compris, je me suis sûrement mal exprimé et j'aurais dû expliciter davantage l'aspect ironique de celui-ci, d'autant plus que les cons de droite sont nombreux sur internet (tout comme les cons de gauche), ce qui rend la distinction entre un commentaire sérieux et un commentaire ironique peu évidente.
[opens YouTube]
[sees two Cédric Villani videos uploaded today]
[dies]
NoriMori [rip]
[correct me if I am wrong]:
When chemists need more funding:
"We are low on [insert highly expensive chemical here]."
When mathematicians need more funding:
"We need more pencils."
LOL
For when mathematicians have constipation.
They need to work it out with a pencil.
@daniel
no need for that kind of language
[Send help]
Cedric has become one of my scientific heros as of late. His passion for mathematics is contagious. When I'm getting bogged down with my diff eq work I watch a portion of an interview or lecture of his and find the motivation to continue. That's actually what I'm doing right now. Thanks !
his reaction when he figured out his theorem 3:03
As someone who aspires to the field of education, I have long since found that the most difficult part of teaching is remembering what it is like to not know and understand what you are teaching. Only those who can manage this will be able to sympathize with the perspective of their students.
Too often, when we learn something new, we block out the memories of not knowing, because it conflicts with our new understanding, but this is a mistake. Because too often too, when we try to share that understanding with someone else who doesn't know it, we fail to meet that person halfway.
We must try to remember not only the conclusions we come to in our learning, but also the journeys taken to get there, if we ever hope to guide someone else along that same path.
This guy looks awesome. There is something mezmerising in the courage to dress like that nowadays.
"There is no shame in something being useful"
This made me laugh xD
This guy is impressive. A lot is going on between his ears.
The next time you meet him, make him say: "Finally, we meet at last, Mr. Sherlock Holmes"
If beauty in mathematics inspires the youth to take it up, then there is real utility in its beauty.
This guy is awesome
Cédric speaks so fluently, the words are flowing.
Museum of mathematics!? That's my next travel destination!
"You sound almost half politician" Funny because now he is a politician.
Unbelievably enjoyable to listen to Mr. Villani. maybe more of him?
More of this guy!
The thumbnail shows the Mandelbrot Set, unfortunately it doesn't make an appearance in the video.
+Wargon it is representing the "beauty of math" while the cash on the right is representing "the utility".
I was just hoping that its another video about fractals. Fractal geometry shows the beauty of mathematics but is also useful so I thought the picture would be related to the video more directly.
I thought Brady represented the beauty of math.
Museum of mathematics?! I wanna see that
really enjoyed this video! shows how the utility of maths can be part of it beauty
personally speaking I see that the utility of maths is the only beauty of it.
j'aime beaucoup Cédric Villani =)
Hey, I saw him holding a presentation at my university 5 years ago. You could say I saw him live:D
Cedric remains my absolute favourite mathematician. His soul and kindness is incredibly endearing in light of his intelligence and wisdom. A truly rare person.
Not only is he a genius but he also has a unique style! It's awesome. Honestly he's like my goals right now.
I would absolutely LOVE to see an interview of Alain Connes on this channel.
this clip was dope!
also: Museum of Mathematics is one I would visit right away.
what a character....
the 9th lag of the spider was somewhat offputting...
I'm not alone!
Yeah, that nearly gave me a stroke.
I liked the points he made about how different it is when you're actually in charge of administrating something, and having to portray a certain image or give utilitarian reasons to companies for funding, and at the same time being frustrated as a mathematician that others not always see the beauty of math itself.
Love his outfit by the way.
6:46 Exactly! You can definitely say that again!
Hecatonicosachoron yeah
I want to party with that guy!
Such honesty, I really like this.
Were these videos all filmed at the same time Brady?
Villani is such a weird, quirky person.. it's beautiful! Thank you Brady, again, for this and all the other work.
3:18 made my day
Just casually does a 9*9 magic square like it’s nothing. My favorite of the modern mathematicians by far.
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I could understand him fine, but thanks anyway.