Beware the Runge Spikes! @standupmaths
Beware the Runge Spikes!  @standupmaths
Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Huge thanks to Matthew Scroggs for letting me turn his MathsJam talk into a video and helping me out with all of the animations. mscroggs.co.uk

Here is the MENACE Scroggs video I mentioned: youtube.com/watch?v=R9c-_neaxeU

Thanks also to Dave Hartburn for doing the flat earth digging. His MathsJam slides are here: mathsjam.com/assets/talks/2022/B%20Dave%20Hartburn%20-%20Maths%20or%20conspiracy.pdf

Cheers to Ben Sparks for making that geogebra file. bensparks.co.uk

Huge thanks to my Patreon supports. They keep me on the level. patreon.com/standupmaths

CORRECTIONS
- None yet, let me know if you spot anything!

Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash
Animations and geogebra by Matthew Scroggs
Some geogebra by Ben Sparks
Diagrams by Sam Hartburn
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
Legitimate scientist by Professor Lucie Green

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: standupmaths.com
US book: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610964/humble-pi-by-matt-parker
UK book: mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/humble-pi-signed-paperback
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