Apr 06 2013
Prof. Marcus du Sautoy
Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics
Marcus du Sautoy is the Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of New College. A natural communicator, he is especially passionate when it comes to popularising maths – showing how it affects every aspect of our lives from simple counting to any form of trade and even the homes in which we live.
“One of the world’s leading scientists”
The Independent on Sunday
He has written and presented several series for radio including 5 Shapes for BBC Radio 4 and Maths and Music for the Essay on BBC Radio 3. He presented the television programme, Mind Games, on BBC Four and most recently he has presented the BBC series “The Code”. In 2009 Prof. Sautoy won the Michael Faraday Prize from the Royal Society of London for “excellence in communicating science to UK audiences”.[/expand]
Prof. Sautoy offers audiences insights into the science of cryptography and how maths is in effect the science of pattern searching and a powerful tool to help predict what’s likely to happen in the future.[/expand]
Marcus du Sautoy has a charming, commonsense speaking style and a wealth of wisdom that give his presentations immense practical value.[/expand]
Watch a video presentation of Marcus du Sautoy
Topics
A Mathematician’s Journey Through Symmetry
The Secret Mathematicians
The Uncrackable Code
The Secret of the Winning Streak
Mathematics: the Ultimate Fortune Teller
Building with Numbers: how Mathematics has Shaped the World Around Us
Publications
2011
The Number Mysteries: A Mathematical Odyssey through Everyday Life
2009
Finding Moonshine: A Mathematician’s Journey Through Symmetry
2003
The Music of the Primes: Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters
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