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| Born | Matthew Thomas Parker 22 December 1980 Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Mathematics author and communicator | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 1.23 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 153.56 million[1] | |||||||||
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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.
- ^ a b "About Stand-up Maths". YouTube.
- ^ Parker, Matthew (24 April 2014). Clutching at Random Straws. LMS Popular Lecture Series 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Parker, Matthew (18 January 2016). Australian Bank Notes are the Best in the World. Stand-up Maths. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ Parker, Matthew (2 December 2014). Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension. Talks at Google. Retrieved 30 October 2016 – via YouTube.