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Professor Marcus du Sautoy OBE is the second holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford.
A Fellow of New College, Oxford, and winner of the 2001 Berwick Prize of the London Mathematical Society, Professor du Sautoy regularly writes for The Times, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph.
He presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 2006 and has also written numerous academic articles and popular books on mathematics, including the bestseller The Music of the Primes, which was also televised on BBC Four in 2005. His latest book Finding Moonshine was published in February 2008. In the 2010 New Year Honours, Professor du Sautoy was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Professor du Sautoy has been involved in science at Oxford since 1983 when he first arrived as a mathematics undergraduate. He is a member of the University's Mathematical Institute and is a Senior Media Fellow of the EPSRC. His research interests include understanding the world of symmetry using zeta functions, a classical tool from number theory. His work uses a wide range of methods including p-adic Lie groups, model theory, algebraic geometry and analytic methods.
Series featuring Marcus du Sautoy
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| 1 | Creative Commons | The Num8er My5teries | Professor Marcus du Sautoy - mathematician, footballer and amateur musician - shows how mathematicians have contributed to our understanding of the world around us for millennia. | 0:52:48 | Marcus du Sautoy | 19 Dec 2012 |
| 2 | Creative Commons | What does Marcus du Sautoy do with Social Media? | At the launch of the 'Engage' programme, Professor Marcus du Sautoy discusses the role that digital technologies play in his work as the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University. | 0:56:11 | Marcus du Sautoy | 18 Oct 2012 |
| 3 | Can robots be made creative enough to invent their own language? | Luc Steels delivers the 2012 Simonyi lecture and asks can machines be creative enough to invent their own language? | 1:22:43 | Luc Steels, Marcus du Sautoy | 18 Oct 2012 | |
| 4 | Mathematics in the real world | Inspired by Évariste Galois's attempts to express symmetry using mathematical equations, Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores the inextricable link between the physical world and mathematics. | 0:09:22 | Marcus du Sautoy | 25 Nov 2010 | |
| 5 | Why Beckham chose the 23 shirt | Why did Beckham chose the 23 shirt? What makes prime numbers special? Marcus duSautoy sheds light on the so-called 'masculine' numbers, explains why prime numbers will help you survive, and opens our eyes to the fascinating world of mathematics. | 0:51:00 | Marcus du Sautoy | 21 Dec 2009 | |
| 6 | Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth | "Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth" - the Inaugural Lecture of the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, 2009 | 0:52:27 | Marcus du Sautoy | 30 Nov 2009 | |
| 7 | The Early Universe and Alzheimer's | Pedro discusses the Big Bang and the early Universe, and Jonathan details Oxford's groundbreaking research of the genetics of Alzheimer's. | 0:28:33 | Marcus du Sautoy, Frances Ashcroft, John Wood, Pedro Ferreira | 03 Sep 2009 | |
| 8 | Pheromones and Diabetes | In the third edition of Inside Oxford Science zoologist Dr Tristram Wyatt explores the science of pheromones and Professor Frances Ashcroft tells us about her role in basic research into diabetes. | 0:30:52 | Marcus du Sautoy, Frances Ashcroft, John Wood, Pedro Ferreira | 26 May 2009 | |
| 9 | Dark Matter and Architecture in Science | In the second edition of Inside Oxford Science Pedro explores dark matter and cosmic voids whilst Marcus leads a debate on whether great architecture can inspire great science. | 0:35:27 | Marcus du Sautoy, Irene Tracey, Chris Lintott, Pedro Ferreira | 14 Apr 2009 | |
| 10 | Marcus du Sautoy on Pi Day | To celebrate Pi Day on March 14th, Marcus du Sautoy takes a closer look at the number that has has obsessed generations of mathematicians for millennia. | 0:13:28 | Marcus du Sautoy | 12 Mar 2009 | |
| 11 | Synaesthesia and Citizen Science | Part one. The team examines the neurological condition synaesthesia and the recent Oxford study which sheds light on its genetic basis. Also explored is Galaxy Zoo, an innovative Oxford project which asks the public to help classify galaxies. | 0:43:50 | Marcus du Sautoy, Irene Tracey, Chris Lintott, Pedro Ferreira | 02 Mar 2009 |
| # | Episode Title | Description | Duration | People | Date | |
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| 1 | Creative Commons | The Num8er My5teries | In this lecture Professor Marcus du Sautoy - mathematician, footballer and amateur musician - shows how mathematicians have contributed to our understanding of the world around us for millennia. | 0:53:01 | Marcus du Sautoy | 19 Dec 2012 |
| 2 | Creative Commons | What does Marcus du Sautoy do with Social Media? | At the launch of the 'Engage' programme, Professor Marcus du Sautoy discusses the role that digital technologies play in his work as the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University. | 0:56:11 | Marcus du Sautoy | 18 Oct 2012 |
| 3 | Can robots be made creative enough to invent their own language? | Luc Steels delivers the 2012 Simonyi lecture and asks can machines be creative enough to invent their own language? | 1:22:43 | Luc Steels, Marcus du Sautoy | 18 Oct 2012 | |
| 4 | Mathematics in the real world | Inspired by Évariste Galois's attempts to express symmetry using mathematical equations, Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores the inextricable link between the physical world and mathematics. | 0:09:22 | Marcus du Sautoy | 25 Nov 2010 | |
| 5 | Why Beckham chose the 23 shirt | Why did Beckham chose the 23 shirt? What makes prime numbers special? Marcus duSautoy sheds light on the so-called 'masculine' numbers, explains why prime numbers will help you survive, and opens our eyes to the fascinating world of mathematics. | 0:51:15 | Marcus du Sautoy | 21 Dec 2009 | |
| 6 | Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth | "Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth" - the Inaugural Lecture of the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, 2009 | 0:52:50 | Marcus du Sautoy | 07 Dec 2009 |