Matt Parker

Matt Parker
Born
Matthew Thomas Parker

(1980-12-22) 22 December 1980 (age 43)
Perth, Western Australia
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
Occupation(s)Mathematics author and communicator
Known for
Spouse
(m. 2014)
YouTube information
Channel
Genres
  • Education
  • comedy
Subscribers1.23 million[1]
Total views153.56 million[1]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2016
1,000,000 subscribers2022

Last updated: 14 October 2024

Matthew Thomas Parker (born 22 December 1980)[2]: 20:45[3] is an Australian[4] recreational mathematician, author, comedian, YouTube personality and science communicator based in the United Kingdom. His book Humble Pi was the first mathematics book in the UK to be a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller. Parker was the Public Engagement in Mathematics Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.[5] He is a former teacher and has helped popularise mathematics via his tours and videos.

  1. ^ a b "About Stand-up Maths". YouTube.
  2. ^ Parker, Matthew (24 April 2014). Clutching at Random Straws. LMS Popular Lecture Series 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Parker, Matthew (29 June 2015). Why 1980 was a great year to be born... but 2184 will be better. Event occurs at 02:45. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via YouTube. It happens to me because I was born in the year 1980.
  4. ^ Parker, Matthew (18 January 2016). Australian Bank Notes are the Best in the World. Stand-up Maths. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Parker, Matthew (2 December 2014). Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension. Talks at Google. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via YouTube.