The Mathematics of Love
In a witty (video)presentation, Hannah Fry goes into detail on the mathematics behind love and relations.She's addressing questions such as:
- Are the most beautiful women necessarily more popular on Dating Sites?
- How long can I wait for Mr. Perfect Match?
If you want to know more, you'll just have to watch and listen...
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Now in your opinion is Hannah Fry:
1) a stand-up comedian passionately devoted to mathematics?
2) a mathematician missing out the opportunity of becoming a first class stand-up comedian because she's too good in her field of research?
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Non-native speakers can switch on subtitles using a modified link:
Por ejemplo en español:
et aussi en français:
There also are german (de), italian (it), dutch (nl) and thirty more languages I don't speak a word of.
Comments (8)
Why didn't you include those variables
I watch numberphile and standupmaths all the time with my boys,
What as great way to broaden their minds and my own of course,
I note you use the word " ludicrous "
Why is that ?
Please include your rough-work column for examination when submitting your final summation
The word 'ludicrous' was intentional, since Hannah is including seemingly nonsensical examples that are mere consequences of the theory of how long to wait for Mr. Perfect. For example: "Dear husband, you"re marginally less boring than the first 37% of men I dated".
That's why someone (not encumbered by prior knowledge and/or mathematical skill) might also take her for a mathematically talented stand-up comedian.
BTW, the 37% = exp(-1) struck me as very plausible without even bothering how the result is derived.
Thanks for the other links.