An A-Class Reject - with Ed Copeland

AI has become the biggest talking point in mathematics. We discussed the topic - and the future - with Grant Sanderson (creator of the 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel).3Blue1Brown on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brownGrant’s guest post on Terry Tao’s blog - https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/if-math-is-more-than-proof-we-need-to-better-celebrate-the-rest-of-it/A possible Navier Stokes breakthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3geDF-DAwpg

Grant Sanderson on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKskQnjSsp3t8Uw2XMz5xYjGrant previously on the podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0RH93XvSyUSignals & Threads podcast - https://signalsandthreads.com/Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetWith thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patronsNumberphile is created by Brady Haran

A growing number of people claim being “test blind” to applicants’ SAT scores is lowering standards at the University of California. Math Professor Zvezda Stankova is among the academics calling for SATs to be re-introduced to the admissions process.Jane Street intern applications (episode sponsor): https://jane-st.co/internships2027-NumberphilePodHere’s the Open Letter signed by over 3000 people at UC (including five Nobel laureates, they are keen to point out): https://ucstudentsuccess.org/

This New York Times editorial gave the issue extra prominence: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/opinion/university-california-sat-testing-admissions.htmlThis LA Times comment pieces argues against re-introducing SATs to the process: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-08/chabria-column-uc-sat-act-admissionsNumberphile videos with Zvezda: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIbAPK1oJgRIpe0sWiPKkQ4Numberphile Podcast interview with Zvezda about her life and career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGbASf6W7SENumberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetWith thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patronsNumberphile is created by Brady Haran

Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day.YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Anmaky0KkswListen to the latest Signals & Threads podcast episode: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-ST-WillWilsonCheck out other episodes Signals & Threads here: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-SignalsandThreadsDestin’s YouTube channel is Smarter Every Day: https://www.youtube.com/smartereverydayWe also co-hosts the podcast No Dumb Questions: https://www.nodumbquestions.fm/With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patronsNumberphile is created by Brady Haran

Dan Harris is a chief meteorologist at the UK Met Office - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/See him talking weather equations on Numberphile - https://youtu.be/YmZiq00CO60Dan's websites - https://www.roostweather.com/ and https://istheukhotrightnow.com/Check out some Met Office archive stuff at Brady's Objectivity channel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd5y2WfrtsPrauSfrdFfkE7iZ-KG9pCzOWeather videos on Brady's Sixty Symbols channel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNpsv8AWUvJxbOl6S2pw8so Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetWith thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patronsNumberphile is created by Brady Haran

The ups and downs of winning the coveted Fields Medal, with 2022 winner Hugo Duminil-Copin.See our main video from this interview - https://youtu.be/JWtD0O-zSWYHugo is based at the University of Geneva and IHES - https://www.ihes.fr/~duminil/More Numberphile interviews and videos with Fields Medallists - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIDErJihuPX2S7E-0rnkaeuWith thanks to Nils Berglund for visualisations of percolation - https://www.youtube.com/c/NilsBerglundFields Medal 2022 - https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetAnd the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patronsNumberphile is created by Brady Haran

Sashko Olenchenko is doing a masters in mathematical physics with a sideline making videos on YouTube - occasionally interrupted by drone attacks from Russia. Here is his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@aremathukrAnd you can support his work on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/AremathThe YouTube version of this podcast has captions available - https://youtu.be/Nd813Dg93BsNumberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetYou can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patronsNumberphile is created by Brady HaranI met with Sasko at the ‘From research to outreach’ conference in Les Diablerets, Switzerland - https://outreach.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en

Brady answers all manner of viewer questions about Numberphile - and a few unrelated topics too.Learn more about Jane Street’s Internships at - https://jane-st.co/internship-numberphile-pod-25A YouTube version of this episode - https://youtu.be/prT2YRwKc9wBreakfast Sound Checks - https://youtu.be/IMItxzSZs0EA list of Brady’s channels - https://www.bradyharanblog.com/projectsRubik interview - https://youtu.be/zkRxfmECWSMZeeman Medal Lecture - https://youtu.be/tsZkzxEhpHkThe fastest ever snooker 147 - https://youtu.be/9D2rFMPN9jsGraham’s Number - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKZEG7KVg6HfdN2uWFLIB5q6174 - https://youtu.be/d8TRcZklX_QEpic Circles - https://youtu.be/sG_6nlMZ8f4Brady in Antarctica - https://www.bradyharanblog.com/antarctica-introThe Unmade Podcast - https://www.unmade.fm/Bibledex - https://www.youtube.com/bibledexThe White Gloves of Destiny - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd5y2WfrtsPq03H4uZSvJCBYBeBDBOmQ0Boiling Water at Mt Everest - https://youtu.be/JTL4dj3Gx1oBrady Numbers on the OEIS - https://oeis.org/A247698Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetThanks also to Ben DeloYou can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons

Chris Oates is a professor of statistics at Newcastle University - he got there despite being somewhat indecisive about his career.This episode was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based organisation which funds ambitious blue skies research across various disciplines - https://www.leverhulme.ac.ukProfessor Oates was the recipient of prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize - https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/philip-leverhulme-prize-winners-2023See a video with Professor Oates on Numberphile describing the Stein Paradox - https://youtu.be/FUQwijSDzg8Chris Oates webpage - https://oates.workNumberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetThanks also to Ben Delo.You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons

Po-Ling Loh is an American theoretical statistician based at the University of Cambridge. She discusses her childhood, choosing a university, and her path to higher dimensional statistics and differential privacy.She also compares life as an academic in the US and UK.This episode was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based organisation which funds ambitious blue skies research across various disciplines - https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/Professor Loh was the recipient of a Philip Leverhulme Prize. More about her prize here - https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/philip-leverhulme-prize-winners-2023Professor Loh’s website - https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~pll28/

There’s a new largest known prime number and we speak to all the key players, including the discoverer Luke Durant. Also featured in the podcast are George Woltman from GIMPS, James Grime, and Matt Parker.Extended interviews (as videos) can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIWS5Jd3k5QHdc0kxwfnZMgMatt Parker’s epic video on Stand-up Maths is here: https://youtu.be/zsyGRDrDfbINumberphile’s main video on the discovery is here: https://youtu.be/Yp4ilFOtoegThe GIMPS press release is here: https://www.mersenne.org/primes/?press=M136279841GIMPS: https://www.mersenne.orgMore Numberphile videos on Mersenne Primes from over the year: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKsTwVXpLscZdfiiqAkkGCANumberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetYou can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons