Episodes 62
Avg. Duration 51m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (448)
Since Nov 2018
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Every 2 Months
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Episodic
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35%
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www.numberphile.com

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About This Podcast

Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube.

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Recent Episodes

Rockets, Religion & Rejection - with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day

Mar 26, 2026 1h 6m

Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day.YouTube version of this episode:…

The Man Who Loves Weather - with Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris

Mar 18, 2026

Dan Harris is a chief meteorologist at the UK Met Office - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/See him talking weather equations on Numberphile - https://youtu.be/YmZiq00CO60Dan's websites -…

The Storm is Coming - with Hugo Duminil-Copin

Jan 21, 2026 34m

The ups and downs of winning the coveted Fields Medal, with 2022 winner Hugo Duminil-Copin.See our main video from this interview - https://youtu.be/JWtD0O-zSWYHugo is based at the University of…

Making Math Videos in Ukraine - with Sashko Olenchenko

Nov 09, 2025 50m

Sashko Olenchenko is doing a masters in mathematical physics with a sideline making videos on YouTube - occasionally interrupted by drone attacks from Russia. Here is his YouTube channel -…

Everything You Wanted To Know About Numberphile - with Brady Haran

Aug 29, 2025 59m

Brady answers all manner of viewer questions about Numberphile - and a few unrelated topics too.Learn more about Jane Street’s Internships at - https://jane-st.co/internship-numberphile-pod-25A…

The Indecisive Statistics Professor - with Chris Oates

Jul 15, 2025 47m

Chris Oates is a professor of statistics at Newcastle University - he got there despite being somewhat indecisive about his career.This episode was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based…

Counting Crayons - with Po-Ling Loh

Dec 14, 2024 39m

Po-Ling Loh is an American theoretical statistician based at the University of Cambridge. She discusses her childhood, choosing a university, and her path to higher dimensional statistics and…

BREAKING NEWS: The Largest Known Prime Number

Oct 24, 2024 39m

There’s a new largest known prime number and we speak to all the key players, including the discoverer Luke Durant. Also featured in the podcast are George Woltman from GIMPS, James Grime, and Matt…

The Secret Math Journal - with Ellen Eischen

Jul 30, 2024 53m

Ellen Eischen is a professor of mathematics at the University of Oregon. Here she discusses creativity, collaboration - and a “secret” journal she has kept since childhood.Ellen Eischen website…

Winnie the Math Whiz - with Danica McKellar

Jul 02, 2024 45m

Catch a video version of this episode at: https://youtu.be/xMAiBBxQGZIDanica McKellar is best-known for portraying girl-next-door Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years - but she has also proven a math…

The Hyper-Curious Billionaire - Jim Simons (1938-2024)

Jun 06, 2024 37m

This podcast marks the passing of James Harris Simons, better-known as Jim.The interviewees are John Ewing, David Eisenbud and Andrew Millis.The Simons Foundation -…

A Very Bad Estimator - with Donald Knuth

Jan 16, 2024 54m

Donald Knuth is unquestionably a legend of computer science and mathematics - but he is bad at estimation and grew up with a “rhinoceros attitude”.Don Knuth’s homepage -…

The Math of Movies - with Walt Hickey

Oct 12, 2023 51m

Data journalist Walt Hickey looks deep into the numbers behind movies, TV shows, and all types of popular culture.Walt’s new book is You Are What You Watch - https://amzn.to/3F8SwVoWalt’s Website -…

Finding Your Place - with Federico Ardila

Aug 23, 2023 54m

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Yes, I accept the Fields Medal - with James Maynard

Aug 02, 2023 27m

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An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland

Feb 21, 2023 1h 4m

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A Chain of Chance - with Michael Merrifield

Jan 18, 2023 1h 6m

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Finding a Path - with Tatiana Toro

Dec 13, 2022 43m

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An Educated Adult - with Tadashi Tokieda

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The Orchid Room and Cancer - with Hannah Fry

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