A selection of Marcus’s appearances on video.
Symmetry, reality’s riddle
TED, 2009
The world turns on symmetry — from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there’s more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.
What We Cannot Know
RI Channel, 2016
Is it possible that we will one day know everything? Or are there fields of research that will always lie beyond the bounds of human comprehension? Marcus du Sautoy leads his audience on a thought-provoking expedition to the furthest reaches of modern science.
What Will Happen Next?
TEDx Whitehall, 2016
Mathematics is our most rigorous tool for predicting the future. In some situations, mathematics really can say what will happen next. But in others, the behaviour of even very simple systems is impossible to predict.
Using dice, pendulums, and a game of Lemming Musical Chairs, Professor Marcus du Sautoy gives a fun and frenetic introduction to the world of chaos theory.
An Infinity of Primes
2008
Prof Marcus du Sautoy on Euclid’s proof that there is an infinity of prime numbers
Quartet for the End of Time
Sinfini Music, 2016
Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time premiered on 15 January 1941 in the prisoner-of-war camp where the composer was interned during World War Two. To celebrate the 75th anniversary Sinfini Music commissioned Marcus du Sautoy and Simon Russell to create this animation exploring Messiaen’s complex relationship to mathematics, music and religious belief. Blogpost about the animation
Narrative and Proof
Torch, January 2015
Marcus du Sautoy, argues that mathematical proofs are not just number-based, but also a form of narrative.
In an unusually multidisciplinary panel, du Sautoy is joined by author Ben Okri, mathematician Roger Penrose, and literary scholar Laura Marcus, to consider how narrative underpins and nurtures the respective disciplines.
The discussion is introduced by the Head of the Humanities Division, Professor Shearer West and chaired by the Professor of World Literature in English, Elleke Boehmer.
The event was organised by Torch (The Oxford Research Centre for the Humanities) and has been repeated at the Hay Festival and Jewish Book Week.
More of Marcus’ videos
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What We Cannot Know, RI Channel, 2016
Lecture based on Marcus’s book What We Cannot Know.
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What Will Happen Next?, TEDx Whitehall, 2016
TEDx Whitehall event exploring Chaos, Mathematics and Lemmings.
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Quartet for the End of Time, Sinfini Music, 2016
Animation created with Simon Russell exploring the mathematics behind Messiaen. Blogpost about the animation
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Narrative and Proof, Torch, January 2015
Why narrative is important in mathematical proof.
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On tackling math exams, Hay Festival, 2014
Hay Levels: Inspiring 3 min films for A Levels
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The Secret Mathematicians, Gresham College, 2014
Lecture to Gresham College on the connections between Art and Mathematics
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Trigonometry & Logarithms, Hay Festival, 2013
Hay Levels: Inspiring 3 min films for A Levels
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Integration & Differentiation, Hay Festival, 2013
Hay Levels: Inspiring 3 min films for A Levels
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Stand on the shoulders of giants, Blackwell's, 2013
Symmetry and the making of a mathematician
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The Measure of All Things, 5x15, 2013
How to measure the world in 15 minutes and seven units of measurement
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The Two Cultures: A False Dichotomy, TEDx Oxford, 2011
The deep connection between Mathematics and the Arts.
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Secret Garden Party Consciousness, The Forum, 2011
Marcus Du Sautoy investigates self-awareness in a summary of his BBC Horizon program ‘The Secret You’ in which he subjected his self to a series of incredible experiments.This is his talk titled ‘The Secret You’ recorded in The Forum at the Secret Garden Party.
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Talks at Google: Finding Moonshine, Google, 2010
Marcus du Sautoy visits Google’s Brussels office to discuss “Finding Moonshine.”
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The Music of the Primes, Blackwell's, 2009
‘The Music of the Primes’ features in the Blackwell Books of the Decade list and our regular host George Miller spent some time with Marcus to discuss his bestselling title.
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Symmetry, reality’s riddle, TED, 2009
The world turns on symmetry — from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there’s more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.
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The Music of the Primes, Clay Institute, 2008
Based on Marcus’s best-selling book, this talk explores why The Riemann Hypothesis is the greatest unsolved problem of mathematics.
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An Infinity of Primes, 2008
Prof Marcus du Sautoy on Euclid’s proof that there is an infinity of prime numbers
