Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford asks TV superstar Rachel Riley randomly selected questions taken from speed dating websites. A special episode for National Numeracy Day 2023. Take the National Numeracy Challenge here: nationalnumeracy.org.uk/challenge/bnn
#BigNumberNatter #NationalNumeracyDay
All questions with timestamps below.
0:00 - Introduction
2:50 – Why do you enjoy maths?
4:48 – If you could invite anyone dead or alive to dinner who would it be?
7:08 – What was your Oxford admissions interview like?
10:49 – If you could commit one crime without being caught, what would it be?
12:05 – What modules did you take during your degree?
17:15 – What is one of your favourite maths facts?
21:19 – Do you have any advice for people who want to improve at maths?
23:56 – Do you have any maths hacks that you can share with us?
25:23 – DIY or call someone?
26:53 – What is the most adventurous thing you have ever done?
29:18 – Who is your favourite band or musician?
31:53 – Can you tell me something mathematical about Oxford?
33:56 – Can you remember when you fell in love with maths?
35:45 – Do you have a favourite number?
38:08 - What is your favourite sports team?
38:57 – Can you describe a recent time you’ve used maths in your daily life?
42:41 – Honest or sparing someone’s feelings?
More in the Maths Speed Dating series.
@3blue1brown : youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2LVy7B5q0
@MikeBoyd : youtu.be/BQnQsa-VDeg
@DorFuchs : youtube.com/watch?v=nKr7NQJ_kM0
@SimonClark : youtube.com/watch?v=W0vqiWir0-0
@mathemaniac : youtu.be/RrMkTF-EE0M
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is an Early-Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow in Mathematics at St Edmund Hall: seh.ox.ac.uk/people/tom-crawford
For more maths content check out Tom's website tomrocksmaths.com
You can also follow Tom on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @tomrocksmaths.
facebook.com/tomrocksmaths
twitter.com/tomrocksmaths
instagram.com/tomrocksmaths
Get your Tom Rocks Maths merchandise here:
beautifulequations.net/collections/tom-rocks-maths
All footage is used under a Fair Usage Policy for educational purposes, or where appropriate a Creative Commons Licence.
Countdown footage copyright Channel 4.
It's Not Rocket Science footage copyright ITV.
Celebrity Mastermind footage copyright BBC One.
Original links to clips used in the video.
Countdown: youtube.com/watch?v=ZjCbWg4ZUAY
It's Not Rocket Science: youtube.com/watch?v=zl5gf1D6MYo
Celebrity Mastermind: youtube.com/watch?v=BlDuNQK-33I
With thanks to:
Rachel Riley
National Numeracy
Hoxey Roo
ASMRebel
Heels2000
Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford asks TV superstar Rachel Riley randomly selected questions taken from speed dating websites. A special episode for National Numeracy Day 2023. Take the National Numeracy Challenge here: nationalnumeracy.org.uk/challenge/bnn
#BigNumberNatter #NationalNumeracyDay
All questions with timestamps below.
0:00 - Introduction
2:50 – Why do you enjoy maths?
4:48 – If you could invite anyone dead or alive to dinner who would it be?
7:08 – What was your Oxford admissions interview like?
10:49 – If you could commit one crime without being caught, what would it be?
12:05 – What modules did you take during your degree?
17:15 – What is one of your favourite maths facts?
21:19 – Do you have any advice for people who want to improve at maths?
23:56 – Do you have any maths hacks that you can share with us?
25:23 – DIY or call someone?
26:53 – What is the most adventurous thing you have ever done?
29:18 – Who is your favourite band or musician?
31:53 – Can you tell me something mathematical about Oxford?
33:56 – Can you remember when you fell in love with maths?
35:45 – Do you have a favourite number?
38:08 - What is your favourite sports team?
38:57 – Can you describe a recent time you’ve used maths in your daily life?
42:41 – Honest or sparing someone’s feelings?
More in the Maths Speed Dating series.
@3blue1brown : youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2LVy7B5q0
@MikeBoyd : youtu.be/BQnQsa-VDeg
@DorFuchs : youtube.com/watch?v=nKr7NQJ_kM0
@SimonClark : youtube.com/watch?v=W0vqiWir0-0
@mathemaniac : youtu.be/RrMkTF-EE0M
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is an Early-Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow in Mathematics at St Edmund Hall: seh.ox.ac.uk/people/tom-crawford
For more maths content check out Tom's website tomrocksmaths.com
You can also follow Tom on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @tomrocksmaths.
facebook.com/tomrocksmaths
twitter.com/tomrocksmaths
instagram.com/tomrocksmaths
Get your Tom Rocks Maths merchandise here:
beautifulequations.net/collections/tom-rocks-maths
All footage is used under a Fair Usage Policy for educational purposes, or where appropriate a Creative Commons Licence.
Countdown footage copyright Channel 4.
It's Not Rocket Science footage copyright ITV.
Celebrity Mastermind footage copyright BBC One.
Original links to clips used in the video.
Countdown: youtube.com/watch?v=ZjCbWg4ZUAY
It's Not Rocket Science: youtube.com/watch?v=zl5gf1D6MYo
Celebrity Mastermind: youtube.com/watch?v=BlDuNQK-33I
With thanks to:
Rachel Riley
National Numeracy
Hoxey Roo
ASMRebel
Heels2000
