Adam Spencer: Why I fell in love with monster prime numbers
Adam Spencer: Perché mi sono innamorato di mostruosi numeri primi
Radio host Adam Spencer fills Sydney's drive-time mornings with smart math and science talk. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
"Buongiorno, Signore. Oh yeah."
ma eravamo solo sette.
La matematica è bella.
che sei non è un numero primo
non c'è un un ultimo numero primo finale.
vanno alla conquista insieme.
Poteva essere una grande scoperta.
Da dove viene?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Adam Spencer - Science communicatorRadio host Adam Spencer fills Sydney's drive-time mornings with smart math and science talk.
Why you should listen
Adam Spencer is the breakfast host on 702 ABC Sydney, the most listened-to talk show in Australia's biggest and most competitive market -- but (or maybe because) in between the usual fare of weather, traffic and local politics he weaves a spell of science, mathematics and general nerdery. Really! In a radio landscape dominated by shock jocks and morning zoos, he plays eclectic tunes, talks math, and never misses the chance to interview a Nobel Prize winner. Which is unsurprising once you find out that this former world debating champion had actually started on a PhD in Pure Mathematics before he began dabbling in improv comedy, which eventually led to his media career.
"Numbers," he says, "are the musical notes with which the symphony of the universe is played."
Watch Adam's promo video for this talk -- and follow the hashtag #PrimePush.
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