Most of the time, the maths in our everyday lives works quietly behind the scenes, until someone forgets to carry a 1 and a bridge collapses or a plane drops out of the sky.
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Matt Parker is a stand-up comedian and mathematician. He appears regularly on TV and online: as well as being a presenter on the Discovery Channel. His YouTube videos have been viewed over 37 million times. Previously a high-school mathematics teacher, Matt visits schools to talk to students about maths as part of Think Maths and he is involved in the Maths Inspiration shows. In his remaining free time, Matt wrote the books Things To Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension and Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors. He is also the Public Engagement in Mathematics Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.
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CORRECTIONS
— At 01:51 I accidentally said “Senate” when I meant “Congress”. But on-screen it says “House Republicans” so I think it still makes sense despite my mis-speak.
— Let me know if you spot any more mistakes!
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Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
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Sundial time and clock time often do not agree — the equation of time allows us to correct sundial time to clock time. This video explains how to use the equation of time and a basic explanation of the issues involved.
The equation of time represents the relationship between our planets orbital geometry and time as displayed on a sundial.
Jargon Buster:
URY — University Radio York
YSTV — York Student Television
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WRITTEN BY: Tom Scott
SCRIPT ASSISTANT: Andrea Marks
CAMERA: Jamie Drew
CAMERA: Joe Stone
AUDIO MIX: Graham Haerther
EDITOR: Isla McTear
CAPTIONS: Caption
WITH THANKS TO:
1901 Arts Club
The Camera Museum, Soho
Evan Edinger
The Lexi Cinema, Kensal Green
Mandy Celine
Oliver Thorn
Tim Bunn
MUSIC
Epidemic Sound
Canon in D solo piano recording courtesy of ProstoRecords and Envato Market
Canon in D rock recording courtesy of Kora3000 and Envato Market
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:09 Chapter 1: The Mess Were In
10:08 Chapter 2: No Copyright Infringement Intended
22:18 Chapter 3: Content ID
28:21 Chapter 4: Where Do We Go From Here
39:00 Trailer and Sponsorship
40:07 Credits and Outtakes
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tomscott.com — twitter.com/tomscott — In Trinity Buoy Wharf lighthouse in London — and a few other science museums around the world — sits Longplayer, a musical composition designed to last a millennium. How do you keep something running for that long?
Thanks to Rob Blake for holding the camera through the many takes. This one took a while…
And thanks to Martin Deutsch for reminding me about Longplayer!
On a bench in Tartu, Estonia, we welcome Paul (@cr3) along with art from Simon (@mushybees) to talk about the Other Incident: the one that involved us getting pulled over by the Estonian Defense Force.
