Grant Sanderson: 3Blue1Brown and the Beauty of Mathematics

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<p>Grant Sanderson is a math educator and creator of 3Blue1Brown, a popular YouTube channel that uses programmatically-animated visualizations to explain concepts in linear algebra, calculus, and other fields of mathematics.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast.</span>&#160;If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ai">https://lexfridman.com/ai</a> or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artificial-intelligence/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.</p> <p>This episode is presented by Cash App. Download it (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cash-app/id711923939">App Store</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareup.cash&#38;hl=en_US">Google Play</a>), use code &#8220;LexPodcast&#8221;.&#160;</p> <p>Here&#8217;s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p> <p>00:00 &#8211; Introduction<br /> 01:56 &#8211; What kind of math would aliens have?<br /> 03:48 &#8211; Euler&#8217;s identity and the least favorite piece of notation<br /> 10:31 &#8211; Is math discovered or invented?<br /> 14:30 &#8211; Difference between physics and math<br /> 17:24 &#8211; Why is reality compressible into simple equations?<br /> 21:44 &#8211; Are we living in a simulation?<br /> 26:27 &#8211; Infinity and abstractions<br /> 35:48 &#8211; Most beautiful idea in mathematics<br /> 41:32 &#8211; Favorite video to create<br /> 45:04 &#8211; Video creation process<br /> 50:04 &#8211; Euler identity<br /> 51:47 &#8211; Mortality and meaning<br /> 55:16 &#8211; How do you know when a video is done?<br /> 56:18 &#8211; What is the best way to learn math for beginners?<br /> 59:17 &#8211; Happy moment</p>