Pure Mathematics Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 2

explainer#1200

Fantastic Quaternions - Numberphile

Numberphile

“Numberphile's explanation of Quaternions is the simplest I have seen so far”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2018

explainer#1288

Pi hiding in prime regularities

3Blue1Brown

“This is a really beautiful proof that connects complex numbers and primes to derive a formula for calculating pi.”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

explainer#1328

Graham's Number - Numberphile

Numberphile

“It's a pretty interesting video for seeing how quickly the numbers get unimaginably massive.”

4 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

explainer#1333

Numberphile v. Math: the truth about 1+2+3+...=-1/12

Mathologer

“Mathologer did a fairly in-depth video[1] into why this proof is wrong”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

explainer#1417

Times Tables, Mandelbrot and the Heart of Mathematics

Mathologer

“This YouTube video explains the algo behind what you're seeing.”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

explainer#1545

Do Complex Numbers Exist?

Sabine Hossenfelder

“I highly recommend video by Sabine Hossenfelder [1] on this topic.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

lecture#1670

Cosmos - Carl Sagan - 4th Dimension

carlsagandotcom

“brilliantly exemplified by Carl Sagan in this popular video”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

explainer#1688

HACKENBUSH: a window to a new world of math

Owen Maitzen

“I found the following video extremely useful and well-visualized”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

lecture#1711

1. A strange determinant

Timothy Gowers

“Gowers has one of my favourite video series about how he approaches a problem he is unfamiliar with”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

explainer#1720

Pi and the Mandelbrot Set - Numberphile

Numberphile

“My absolute favorite numberphile video is how pi occurs in a peculiar way with Riemann Zeta/Mandelbrot.”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

explainer#1788

Euler's formula with introductory group theory

3Blue1Brown

“check out the one he did on Euler's formula[1]. Blew my mind.”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

lecture#1845

Hamming, "n-Dimensional Space" (April 14, 1995)

securitylectures

“This was an eye opener to me.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

lecture#1860

Lecture 7: Introduction to Galois Fields for the AES by Christof Paar

Introduction to Cryptography by Christof Paar

“this is a pretty good introduction (yes, it's for AES, but the principles are the same)”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2020

explainer#1979

Infinite fractions and the most irrational number

Mathologer

“Pretty good Mathologer video about continued fractions”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2026

demo#1986

Hyperbolica: A Non-Euclidean Adventure [Old Trailer]

CodeParade

“CodeParade has been working on hyperbolica for a while now and doing fantastic videos on the process.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

lecture#2031

Lec 1 | MIT 6.042J Mathematics for Computer Science, Fall 2010

MIT OpenCourseWare

“the professor tells relatable stories to motivate the new concepts”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2018

lecture#2055

What if Current Foundations of Mathematics are Inconsistent? | Vladimir Voevodsky

Institute for Advanced Study

“I recommend this video”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

lecture#2157

Stanford Seminar: Beyond Floating Point: Next Generation Computer Arithmetic

Stanford Online

“Here's a nice introductory presentation”

5 HN recommenders · 2017–2021

explainer#2182

How Many Holes Does a Human Have?

Vsauce

“If you'd like a fun, light, video introduction to this topic, this Vsauce video is worth a watch”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

talk#2204

Category Theory in Life - Eugenia Cheng

Lambda World

“To get a flavor of and gentle introduction to the analogy-making power of category theory, I recommend this talk by Eugenia Cheng”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

lecture#2234

The Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences (@Harvard Science of Psychedelics Club)

Qualia Research Institute

“has a good intro in the beginning.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

talk#2249

Category Theory by Tom LaGatta

AI Council

“Milewski's YouTube lectures gets mentioned a lot, but I couldn't make much sense of them before watching Tom LaGatta's more informal and conversational presentation”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2017

course#2330

The Maths of General Relativity (1/8) - Spacetime and Worldlines

ScienceClic English

“it covers it with incredible visualizations and pedagogical approach”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

lecture#2465

Lecture 1 | Convex Optimization I (Stanford)

Stanford

“These lectures are fantastic after you've mastered the basics of linear algebra”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2022

explainer#2676

ASTOUNDING: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... = -1/12

Numberphile

“Watch this entertaining Numberphile video about this topic”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

tutorial#2705

A simple trick to design your own solutions for Rubik's cubes

Mathologer

“This 15 minute video is a pretty accessible explanation of a technique for solving Rubik's-type puzzles”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

podcast#2758

Eric Weinstein: Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society | Lex Fridman Podcast #16

Lex Fridman

“Eric Weinstein (a bit kooky) explains his view on the trenches of advanced mathematics/physics”

2 HN recommenders · 2019

explainer#3199

Sloane's Gap - Numberphile

Numberphile

“Very good video on Sloane's Gap, for the impatient”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2019

explainer#3365

Strange Spheres in Higher Dimensions - Numberphile

Numberphile

“Numberphile[2] has a video on higher dimensional spheres which talks about this weirdness.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

interview#3388

Feynman: Mathematicians versus Physicists

TehPhysicalist

“Feynman's quite interesting talking about it here”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

explainer#3453

Pentagons Are Terrible at One Thing

CGP Grey

“he manages to cover a lot of ground”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

interview#3544

Gregory Chaitin - Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

Closer To Truth

“The whole interview is actually quite nuanced on the question of whether math is discovered or invented and well worth a watch”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

explainer#3549

5040 and other Anti-Prime Numbers - Numberphile

Numberphile

“Here is a GREAT video on these 'anti-prime' numbers”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

interview#3566

Klein Bottles - Numberphile

Numberphile

“This guys passion for Mobius Strips is infectious.”

1 HN recommenders · 2015–2022

lecture#3649

What is Euler's formula actually saying? | Ep. 4 Lockdown live math

3Blue1Brown

“I was finally able to understand the role of complex numbers in the Fourier Transform.”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

explainer#3667

The Trinity Hall Prime - Numberphile

Numberphile

“I love his video explaining how someone found a prime that looks like the Arms of Trinity Hall [1].”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2020

explainer#3682

Group theory, abstraction, and the 196,883-dimensional monster

3Blue1Brown

“you should probably see this Matt Parker video about excel being used in ways it shouldn't maybe?”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

lecture#3779

Five Stages of Accepting Constructive Mathematics - Andrej Bauer

Institute for Advanced Study

“Here are two versions of the same well-done talk, from Andrej Bauer”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

explainer#3834

Why is there no equation for the perimeter of an ellipse‽

Stand-up Maths

“the info on calculating the actual value starts at 14 minutes (it's an infinite series).”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

talk#4053

Category Theory, The essence of interface-based design - Erik Meijer

FooCafe

“Erik Meijer Explains it well”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

interview#4228

The mathematician who cracked Wall Street | Jim Simons

TED

“Full-length Numberphile interview”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

lecture#4302

Feynman: 'Greek' versus 'Babylonian' mathematics

TehPhysicalist

“Feynman was an excellent communicator”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

explainer#4747

The Uncracked Problem with 33 - Numberphile

Numberphile

“Or watch videos about it”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2023