Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Support my Humble Pi filming: get ridiculous perks. kickstarter.com/projects/standupmaths/matt-parkers-humble-pi-stand-up-show-filming

See the filming happen in person! Thursday 21 April 2022 at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. ucl.ac.uk/culture/whats-on/matt-parker

Original blog post about the book prices by Michael Eisen of the Eisen Lab, University of California, Berkeley. michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=358

Wikipedia is a good place to start reading about the 2010 flash crash. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_flash_crash

Or read my book Humble Pi, obvs. mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/humble-pi-signed-paperback

Thanks to all of my Patreon supporters who mean I can mess around with animated videos like this. They are not economical to make otherwise. You too can help support me: patreon.com/standupmaths

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

Animations and editing by William Marler wmad.co.uk
Music by Howard Carter
Voice work by Gemma Arrowsmith and Tom Crowley
Illustrations by Vicky Neville
Writing and shameless plugging by Matt Parker
Additional filming by Alex Genn-Bash
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

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