Grant Sanderson: 3Blue1Brown and the Beauty of Mathematics
January 7, 2020
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Grant Sanderson: 3Blue1Brown and the Beauty of Mathematics
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<p>Grant Sanderson is a math educator and creator of 3Blue1Brown, a popular YouTube channel that uses programmatically-animated visualizations to explain concepts in linear algebra, calculus, and other fields of mathematics.</p>
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<p>00:00 – Introduction<br />
01:56 – What kind of math would aliens have?<br />
03:48 – Euler’s identity and the least favorite piece of notation<br />
10:31 – Is math discovered or invented?<br />
14:30 – Difference between physics and math<br />
17:24 – Why is reality compressible into simple equations?<br />
21:44 – Are we living in a simulation?<br />
26:27 – Infinity and abstractions<br />
35:48 – Most beautiful idea in mathematics<br />
41:32 – Favorite video to create<br />
45:04 – Video creation process<br />
50:04 – Euler identity<br />
51:47 – Mortality and meaning<br />
55:16 – How do you know when a video is done?<br />
56:18 – What is the best way to learn math for beginners?<br />
59:17 – Happy moment</p>