Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
YouTuber and host of the 2024 Abel Prize announcement, Matt Parker, answers some questions about his relationship to the Abel Prize, maths and his work as a maths communicator!
Produced by: Eivind Lotsberg
0:00 What is your relationship with The Abel Prize?
0:30 What do you find interesting about Talagrand's work?
1:26 What got you started as a maths teacher?
2:12 What keeps you coming back to mathematics?
3:15 Why do mathematical errors interest you?
4:30 How do you make abstract mathematics comprehensible?
5:26 What makes mathematics fun for you?
6:08 What are the benefits of different ways of communicating maths?
7:40 Any tips for aspiring maths communicators?
YouTuber and host of the 2024 Abel Prize announcement, Matt Parker, answers some questions about his relationship to the Abel Prize, maths and his work as a maths communicator!
Produced by: Eivind Lotsberg
0:00 What is your relationship with The Abel Prize?
0:30 What do you find interesting about Talagrand's work?
1:26 What got you started as a maths teacher?
2:12 What keeps you coming back to mathematics?
3:15 Why do mathematical errors interest you?
4:30 How do you make abstract mathematics comprehensible?
5:26 What makes mathematics fun for you?
6:08 What are the benefits of different ways of communicating maths?
7:40 Any tips for aspiring maths communicators?
