Mathematics: Beauty vs Utility
Alex Bellos discusses how the Incans used knots in string (Quipu) to record numbers.Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brillian...
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
