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Numbers can be interesting when studied in different languages and dialects - such as in Lincolnshire where we have dik, figgit and bumfit.
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Numberphile is a documentary TV series that premiered on November 8, 2011. It has 2 seasons and 13 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 11 Episode 5 "Gabriel's Horn Paradox", aired on February 18, 2021.
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13 episodes · 2 seasons
2011 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 14 years ago
Numbers can be interesting when studied in different languages and dialects - such as in Lincolnshire where we have dik, figgit and bumfit.
Why do 220 and 284 get along so well? Dr James Grime introduces us to the world of so-called amicable numbers.
69 is the largest number that most hand-held calculators can factorialize!
6174 is also known as Kaprekar's Constant.
For many years, 8128 was the largest known perfect number. But what is a perfect number?
We discuss the number 16 - a perfect square - and how sitting at table 16 led to something bigger for Matt Parker. In this video is Dr Ria Symonds from the University of Nottingham.
Explaining binary to understand why Pac-Man becomes unplayable after 255 levels.
Numberphile video about number 11, marking the last binary day of a generation: 11.11.11. Exploring barcodes, check digits and CD technology. Filmed at the home ground of Nottingham Forest Football Club, The City Ground.
2021 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 5 years ago
Featuring Tom Crawford.
This video features Tim Harford.
Professor Ed Copeland shows a proof by Joseph "Voldemort" Fourier that e is irrational.
Eric Lander discusses how quasiperfect numbers gave him a start...
Tom Crawford discusses drag - then we drop the Empire State Building and Eiffel Tower into the ocean...
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The most recent episode of Numberphile, Season 11 Episode 5 "Gabriel's Horn Paradox", aired on February 18, 2021.
Numberphile has 2 seasons with 13 episodes in total.
Numberphile first aired on November 8, 2011.
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