Numberphile

Numberphile
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Created byBrady Haran
Presented by
Years active15 September 2011 (2011-09-15) – present
GenreEducational entertainment
Subscribers
  • 4.52 million (Numberphile)
  • 256 thousand (Numberphile2)
[1]
Total views
  • 673 million (Numberphile)
  • 20 million (Numberphile2)
[1]
Associated acts
Websitewww.numberphile.com
100,000 subscribers
  • 2012 (Numberphile)
  • 2016 (Numberphile2)
1,000,000 subscribers2014 (Numberphile)
Last updated: 22 July 2024

Numberphile is an educational YouTube channel featuring videos that explore topics from a variety of fields of mathematics.[2][3] In the early days of the channel, each video focused on a specific number, but the channel has since expanded its scope,[4] featuring videos on more advanced mathematical concepts such as Fermat's Last Theorem, the Riemann hypothesis[5] and Kruskal's tree theorem.[6] The videos are produced by Brady Haran, a former BBC video journalist and creator of Periodic Videos, Sixty Symbols, and several other YouTube channels.[7] Videos on the channel feature several university professors, maths communicators and famous mathematicians.[8][9]

In 2018, Haran released a spin-off audio podcast titled The Numberphile Podcast.[10]

  1. ^ a b "About Numberphile". YouTube.
  2. ^ Schultz, Colin. "The Great Debate Over Whether 1+2+3+4..+ ∞ = −1/12". Smithsonian Magazine.
  3. ^ Ryan, Jackson. "Earth is getting a black box to record events that lead to the downfall of civilization". CNET. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ Merow, Sophia D. (2 January 2024). "A Duodecade of Numberphile: The "Original Maths YouTube Channel" Turns 12". Math Horizons. 31 (1): 20–23. doi:10.1080/10724117.2023.2224682. ISSN 1072-4117.
  5. ^ Lamb, Evelyn. "Does 1+2+3... Really Equal −1/12?". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ^ Bennett, Jay (20 October 2017). "The Enormity of the Number TREE(3) Is Beyond Comprehension". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. ^ Lloyd, Robert (1 April 2016). "As VidCon gets underway, science presenters rule the Web". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^ Overbye, Dennis (3 February 2014). "In the End, It All Adds Up to – 1/12". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ Hershberger, Scott (November 2022). "The World of YouTube Math Communication" (PDF). Notices Of The American Mathematical Society.
  10. ^ "The Numberphile Podcast". Brady Haran. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.