Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Prof. David Malan @harvard answers randomly selected speed dating (and maths) questions with Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford. Full list of questions with timestamps below.
02:17 - Can you tell me some of the maths topics you studied at university?
05:12 - What is your favourite movie?
06:41 - Do you think magic is real?
07:43 - What is your best chat-up line?
09:04 - What is something that makes you feel old?
11:20 - What is the most adventurous thing you've ever done?
14:30 - If you won the lottery, how would you spend the money?
16:14 - If you could commit one crime without being caught, what would it be?
18:16 - What is the most obscure class you took at college?
21:09 - Do you have a favourite equation?
23:05 - Do you play video games?
25:16 - What is your favourite demonstration in CS50?
26:40 - What is your favourite takeout meal?
27:34 - What makes you laugh?
28:24 - What is the worst/best fan-mail you have received?
All images used under a 'fair use' policy. Copyright remains with the respective owners.
Sign-up to take the CS50 course yourself for FREE here: cs50.edx.org
CS50 YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCcabW7890RKJzL968QWEykA
CS50 on social media:
instagram.com/cs50
twitter.com/cs50
David Malan's homepage: https://cs.harvard.edu/malan/bio/
David's paper on eliminating grades in CS50: https://cs.harvard.edu/malan/publications/Toward_an_Ungraded_CS50.pdf
David Malan on social media:
instagram.com/davidjmalan
twitter.com/davidjmalan
Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/6sNDAFPubg3k4CuyH1fqrR
Watch more in the 'Maths Speed Dating' series at the links below.
Rachel Riley: youtu.be/WIQt7vf3vvU
Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown: youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2LVy7B5q0
Mike Boyd @MikeBoyd: youtu.be/BQnQsa-VDeg
Simon Clark @SimonClark: youtube.com/watch?v=W0vqiWir0-0
Mathemaniac @mathemaniac: youtu.be/RrMkTF-EE0M
Dorfuchs @DorFuchs: youtube.com/watch?v=nKr7NQJ_kM0
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is Public Engagement Lead at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education: conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/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: beautifulequation.com/collections/tom-rocks-maths
With thanks to
David Malan
Harvard University
CS50
Oxford University
St Edmund Hall
Oxford University Department of Continuing Education
Nintendo
Warner Bros.
Prime Video
Prof. David Malan @harvard answers randomly selected speed dating (and maths) questions with Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford. Full list of questions with timestamps below.
02:17 - Can you tell me some of the maths topics you studied at university?
05:12 - What is your favourite movie?
06:41 - Do you think magic is real?
07:43 - What is your best chat-up line?
09:04 - What is something that makes you feel old?
11:20 - What is the most adventurous thing you've ever done?
14:30 - If you won the lottery, how would you spend the money?
16:14 - If you could commit one crime without being caught, what would it be?
18:16 - What is the most obscure class you took at college?
21:09 - Do you have a favourite equation?
23:05 - Do you play video games?
25:16 - What is your favourite demonstration in CS50?
26:40 - What is your favourite takeout meal?
27:34 - What makes you laugh?
28:24 - What is the worst/best fan-mail you have received?
All images used under a 'fair use' policy. Copyright remains with the respective owners.
Sign-up to take the CS50 course yourself for FREE here: cs50.edx.org
CS50 YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCcabW7890RKJzL968QWEykA
CS50 on social media:
instagram.com/cs50
twitter.com/cs50
David Malan's homepage: https://cs.harvard.edu/malan/bio/
David's paper on eliminating grades in CS50: https://cs.harvard.edu/malan/publications/Toward_an_Ungraded_CS50.pdf
David Malan on social media:
instagram.com/davidjmalan
twitter.com/davidjmalan
Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/6sNDAFPubg3k4CuyH1fqrR
Watch more in the 'Maths Speed Dating' series at the links below.
Rachel Riley: youtu.be/WIQt7vf3vvU
Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown: youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2LVy7B5q0
Mike Boyd @MikeBoyd: youtu.be/BQnQsa-VDeg
Simon Clark @SimonClark: youtube.com/watch?v=W0vqiWir0-0
Mathemaniac @mathemaniac: youtu.be/RrMkTF-EE0M
Dorfuchs @DorFuchs: youtube.com/watch?v=nKr7NQJ_kM0
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is Public Engagement Lead at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education: conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/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: beautifulequation.com/collections/tom-rocks-maths
With thanks to
David Malan
Harvard University
CS50
Oxford University
St Edmund Hall
Oxford University Department of Continuing Education
Nintendo
Warner Bros.
Prime Video
