Physics / Math Talks
List of talks that are accessible without a ton of prior knowledge.
Ps. There are references to music in these — if that area is interesting to you, we have a Music-AI meet every other Wednesday at Hacker Dojo, Mountain View, CA. Please search for them and check the events calendar.
- The talks are also accurate (unlike other versions of popular science). Making something easy to understand while retaining accuracy is slightly hard to achieve.
- They are true to the quest they seek (mostly). It’s easy to deviate from an original goal to prove a minor point. There is a purpose to proving minor points — they force us to observe/think clearly — and occasionally are a portal to new area of thought. It is probably better to error on the side of proving minor points.
David Tong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNVQfWC_evg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVuKyZ4pBzg
Edward Frenkel —
Ravi Vakil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOboYNh_5is
Terrance Tao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtsrAw1LR3E&t=178s
Manjul Bhargava https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-feKGb6-gc
Akshay Venkatesh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvoYgNYKyk0
Manjul Bhargava on music and math at Music Academy, Chennai : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CCwimGsaJQ&t=18s
Also many other talks.
