Ranked #1
Thinking Outside the Box Score - Math and basketball: Part 1
Thinking Outside the Box Score - Math and basketball: Part 1
Muthu Alagappan explains how topology and analytics are bringing a new look to basketball.
18 Sep 2013
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Working With the System: Part 1
Working With the System: Part 1
Researcher: Cristina Stoica, Wilfrid Laurier University Description: Cristina Stoica talks about celestial mechanics.
5 Oct 2015
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Ranked #3
Maintaining a Balance Part 2
Maintaining a Balance Part 2
Researcher: Daniel Rothman, MIT. Dan Rothman talks about how math helped understand a mass extinction.
11 Oct 2016
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Ranked #4
Making the Earth Flat
Making the Earth Flat
Tom Patterson and Bojan Savric discuss the Equal Earth projection map that they created with Bernhard Jenny.
12 Jun 2019
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Going Back to the Beginning - The Big Bang
Going Back to the Beginning - The Big Bang
Edward Witten talks about math and physics.
3 Dec 2014
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Being Knotty: Part 1
Being Knotty: Part 1
Colin Adams talks about knot theory
15 Sep 2014
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Going Over the Top - Designing roller coasters
Going Over the Top - Designing roller coasters
Researcher: Meredith Greer, Bates College. Going Over the Top Description: Meredith Greer talks about math and roller co... Read more
3 Dec 2014
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Ranked #8
Providing Power
Providing Power
Researcher: Michael C. Ferris, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Moment Title: Providing Power Description: Michael C. F... Read more
3 Dec 2014
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Ranked #9
Generating Patterns Part 2
Generating Patterns Part 2
Researcher: Michel C. Molinkovitch, University of GenevaDescription: Michel C. Milinkovitch used math, physics, and biol... Read more
22 Aug 2017
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Ranked #10
Exploiting a Little-Known Force: Part 2
Exploiting a Little-Known Force: Part 2
Lydia Bourouiba talks about surface tension and the transmission of disease
15 Sep 2014
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Ranked #11
Screening for Autism
Screening for Autism
Researcher: Jordan Hashemi, Duke UniversityDescription: Jordan Hashemi talks about an easy-to-use app to screen for auti... Read more
10 Jun 2019
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Ranked #12
Forecasting Crime Part 1
Forecasting Crime Part 1
No one can predict who will commit a crime but in some cities math is helping detect areas where crimes have the greates... Read more
21 Aug 2012
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Ranked #13
Making an Attitude Adjustment: Part 2
Making an Attitude Adjustment: Part 2
Nazareth Bedrossian explains more about math's role in maneuvering spacecraft and why he's a consumer of mathematical re... Read more
18 Sep 2013
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Ranked #14
Explaining Rainbows
Explaining Rainbows
Researcher: John A. Adam, Old Dominion University. John A. Adam explains the math and physics behind rainbows.
11 Oct 2016
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Ranked #15
Dis-playing the Game of Thrones: Part 1
Dis-playing the Game of Thrones: Part 1
Researcher: Andrew Beveridge, Macalester College Moment Title: Dis-playing the Game of Thrones Description: Andrew Bev... Read more
9 Jun 2016
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Ranked #16
Forecasting Crime Part 2
Forecasting Crime Part 2
No one can predict who will commit a crime but in some cities math is helping detect areas where crimes have the greates... Read more
21 Aug 2012
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Ranked #17
Dis-playing the Game of Thrones: Part 2
Dis-playing the Game of Thrones: Part 2
Researcher: Andrew Beveridge, Macalester College Moment Title: Dis-playing the Game of Thrones Description: Andrew Bev... Read more
9 Jun 2016
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Ranked #18
Thwarting Poachers: Part 1
Thwarting Poachers: Part 1
Researcher: Thomas Snitch, University of Maryland Description: Thomas Snitch talks about nabbing poachers with math. ... Read more
9 Jun 2016
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Ranked #19
Trimming Taxiing Time
Trimming Taxiing Time
Researcher: Hamsa Balakrishnan, MIT. Hamsa Balakrishnan talks about her work to shorten airport runway queues.
11 Oct 2016
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Ranked #20
Keeping the beat - Part 1
Keeping the beat - Part 1
The heart.s function of pumping blood may seem fairly simple but the underlying mechanisms and electrical impulses that ... Read more
5 Oct 2011
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