The Mathematician's Office - Numberphile

Cedric Villani is one of the world's most famous mathematicians. What does he keep in his office, and how important is his office to doing inspirational mathematics?
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Cedric's book is called Birth of a Theorem. Check it out.

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Videos by Brady Haran

[oafkad]

This guy just calms me. I can't quite explain it. Just know he exists is this nice feeling.

[Chris.]

He's gonna freak out when he spots that spider on his coat...

[overkillsnake]

It stuns me how eccentric he is. Hipsters have nothing on this guy. Great mathematician as well.

[VirtualMarmalade]

I like this man. He's so passionate about mathematics, and he seems to have maintained a sense of wonder about not only his field but also the world around him. Great video :)

[martin]

This is who I imagine when I think of mathematician.

[mighty]

"I've been expecting you, Mr Bond."

[aforsy]

I love his intermittent nods to himself. He gives off an air of having thought through exactly what he wants to say and meaning it with his whole heart.

[yayasssamminna]

Cédric Villani is one of the few people who inspire me to pursue on the road of mathematics. to know that there are people out there who are living their passion, which is also my passion, just feels extraordinary. I always love it when he talks.

[Odhil]

I love seeing some flashy scientists like this man. They're my favorites. And the way he speaks of mathematics is just charming.

[JishnuBhattacharya]

Attended a public lecture by Cédric Villani last week, the experience was mesmerizing. The ease with which he explained his field of work to everyone was laudable. He's admirably humble for someone so accomplished

[Scuud]

His book is so fantastic, It's filled with stories and anecdotes. It's not just "How I got a Fields Medal" it's more a glimpse of Mathematicians world, how do they works, how do they communicate with each other who are some amous mathematicians and why are they famous... it's a great book

[Iwoodlikethat]

Prof. Villani is such the perfect archetype of the eccentric genius that it he seems more of a character than a real person.

[dlee]

I love his collection of stuff. He needs a Klein bottle, though. Klein bottles are cool.

[haarissiddique]

Hey Numberphile, please could you do more great videos like this. It's very interesting to see how and where mathematicians work.

[shstrng]

Not sure if you read your YouTube comments, Brady, but I would just like to say I'm increasingly impressed by the amount of fascinating, extraordinary and fantastic people you feature on this channel.
What a incredible circle of friends you have. Please more of Cedric, Tadashi and Matt Parker!

[yungml]

This guy oozes charisma even though he probably doesn't want it.

[Seyhan]

I like this kind of video, showing how successful people live, how they introduce their world to people

[TheLostBear]

You can just feel his love and passion for his work. Is a joy watching him.

[Issara]

I'm almost finished his book Birth of a Theorem and this is exactly how I imaged his office to look like based on his writing.

[SlazeM]

This man came to my uni while I was a freshman. Love his passion for mathematics. He made me love math even though it wasn't my major.