Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Thanks for everyone in the live Q+A! Here is the link to buy Humble Pi:
mathsgear.co.uk/products/humble-pi-a-comedy-of-maths-errors
Support me on patreon and I'll make more videos:
patreon.com/standupmaths
Check me out at position number 1!
thetimes.co.uk/magazine/culture/books-the-sunday-times-bestsellers-march-17-g2x7kjsxx
Subscribe to my channel and I'll do more live stuff! Thanks!
Thanks for everyone in the live Q+A! Here is the link to buy Humble Pi:
mathsgear.co.uk/products/humble-pi-a-comedy-of-maths-errors
Support me on patreon and I'll make more videos:
patreon.com/standupmaths
Check me out at position number 1!
thetimes.co.uk/magazine/culture/books-the-sunday-times-bestsellers-march-17-g2x7kjsxx
Subscribe to my channel and I'll do more live stuff! Thanks!
![Recursive PowerPoint Presentations [Gone Fractal!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b-Fa6HtvGtQ/mqdefault.jpg "Recursive PowerPoint Presentations [Gone Fractal!]
Thanks to Steve Mould for filming with me. Check out his How viruses self assemble video.
https://youtu.be/3X6qEE2fHvE
We have since made the t-shirt Im wearing available for purchase:
https://fotsn.teemill.com/collection/recursive-t-shirt/
We have some free teaching resources for anyone who wants to make a large collaborative fractal! As well as complicated 3D ones weve made a new Think Maths low-prep giant Sierpinski triangle guide.
http://think-maths.co.uk/standupmaths-videos?yt-PPT-fractals#PPT-fractals
The second channel video takes a closer look at the pptx file and the details of what version of PowerPoint you need to make this work.
https://youtu.be/5Mltw6cTb-s
Tom Wildenhain has since made far more successful PowerPoint fractals than Steve and I were anywhere near.
https://youtu.be/O8l_awjgoMI
If you want to see the live An Evening of Unnecessary Detail show: its once a month in London.
https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/show/an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail/
Some technical details about the Cantor Set.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CantorSet.html
CORRECTIONS
- Nothing yet. Let me know if you spot anything!
Thanks to my Patreon supports who do support these videos and make them possible. Here is a random subset:
Simon Hutchings
Philippe von Bergen
Richard Fourie
Alan Flett
James Tanner
Support my channel and I can make more maths videos:
https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths
Filming and editing by Trunkman Productions: http://trunkman.co.uk
Sound production by Peter Doggart
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright
MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: http://standupmaths.com/
Maths book: http://wwwh.umble-pi.com
Nerdy maths toys: http://mathsgear.co.uk/")
