Episode 15- The Future of Maths
Jack To The Future | Nov 17 2021 | 00:28:10
🧮Can maths really predict the future?
😫Do you suffer with maths anxiety?
#️⃣Will we run out of numbers?
👩🏾🏫Will maths be taught differently in the future?
Jack poses these questions and many more to his special guest, Professor Chris Budd from @The University of Bath in Episode 15- The Future of Maths 🎉 Chris chats to Jack about what an equation is and how some can predict the future (to an extent!)
Jack loves hearing about the origins of some mathematical concepts, famous mathematicians and inventors. 🚨You do not have to have studied maths , be an expert or even really like maths to listen to this episode - the duo talk about how maths runs through everyday life, how it can be fun and it really is for everyone!
Don’t miss out on a chance to try your hand at some magic tricks and hear about Chris’s friend who can solve a Rubik's cube while simultaneously juggling! Who knew! 🤹♀️
Mentions/links
Chris Budd - Gresham College- Mathematics and the Making of the Future and Modern World
Hannah Fry - Can Maths Predict The Future
Metro- Are We Running out of Numbers?
Horrible Science: Evil Inventions
The Science Museum, London: Lovelace, Turing and The Invention of Computers
The Royal Institution: Christmas Lectures