HLF Laureate Portraits: Terence Tao

[@alphabetacanton]

Tao is a very good communicator. Modest, fluent, responsive, considered, honest, and humorous. Very good person, a great scholar and a gentleman to the core.

[@amberheard2869]

are you sure about honest?

[@potassiumlanthanium5655]

@@amberheard2869 ?

[@l.3ok]

@@amberheard2869 ?

[@hhhhhhhh6008]

Tao is always good has he ever been bad

[@mathematics5573]

I actually don't find him so interesting. He isn't famous for proving any really famous conjectures, like Fermat's Last Theorem.

[@Riemannian]

he is such a generous and brilliant mathematician. many years ago, i asked a question about group theory in his fantastic blog for mathematics and he and many others answered my question very well. that was a good moment in my life.

[@ff2017]

Wow, a whole hour with Professor Tao, This is quite a good and in depth interview and I'm only 20 minutes in.

[@frederickleung8811]

I met the late Professor John Nash in person and I found him a gentle, kind and humble person. I would love to meet Terence in person and I found almost the same quality in him through this KZbin! All great people do grounded in the same denominator!

[@radical_drift572]

This is such a great interview. His comment on research math being about knowledge in a lot of ways is what I'm learning now. His statement that his knowledge was narrow is quite humbling. Gives people like me hope!

[@charlesmintus3063]

A well-done interview, I was pleased to see and hear Dr.Terence Tao balancing life, work, and peace of mind.

[@zolanhlangulela947]

Such a great professor..Thank you Prof Terrence Tao for your great contribution in Mathematics..

[@bobs5596]

here is a simple math problem terry couldn't solve. he took a whack at it. makes you wonder what is the point of math beyond solving architectural, engineering, and navigational problems. it seems like math is a grand scrabble game that is just a diversion from reality. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmqXqmSQZ9yjgMk&ab_channel=Veritasium

[@Goku17yen]

It would be great if soemeone were to make a biography about him, would definitely read that interesting background. Very nice interview, very humble man

[@Goku17yen]

Very scintillating and captivating talks, I am very impressed

[@Anthony-db7ou]

I love how much of a procrastinator Tao is. I feel like that’s my biggest flaw, so it’s inspiring to see him struggle with the same thing and still push forward to accomplish what he has. Proof that you can do anything you can put your mind to! Edit: maybe not “proof” 😂

[@crnojaje9288]

Conjecture maybe 😂😂

[@icee562]

He's very modest. That's a rare trait in many math of physics people.

[@pancakebb6384]

Edwin Garcia He cannot make research breakthrough

[@reddhong6665]

@@pancakebb6384 I remember he has won some research breakthrough medals such as Fields Medal.

[@pancakebb6384]

Redd Hong He is thin and skinny because he forces himself to think fast so he is not smart

[@membersonly807]

pancake get a life ,you 90IQ low bob

[@pancakebb6384]

Members Only why

[@EpicosityGuy]

30:45 "yeah, sometimes I can be helpful" Modesty at its finest.

[@gdash6925]

rather honesty!

[@jimiprice6182]

Seems like such a nice young man, humble and extremely smart.

[@elie3537]

They should make a movie of him ...the man with a gift of maths

[@mpcc2022]

It's should be called, "The Tao of Mathematics"

[@oscarkong3200]

Joshua L absolutely brilliant name

[@bobs5596]

try 'good will hunting'..

[@mrnarason]

What is this psychoanalysis interview

[@mathstoinfinityclassinTamizhla]

😂😂😂😂

[@SalesforceUSA]

Terence Tao is the best living mathematician in the world. His Brain at 3000 Hz, Mouth at 60 Hz, A Genius ,,..

[@kurtomom]

JP Serre?

[@holliswilliams8426]

You could argue that Peter Scholze is the best living mathematician, obviously these people all work in totally different research areas so no point ranking them.

[@rootxtheta]

G.O.A.T Srinivasa Ramanujan ❤

[@CrimsonBlade39]

@rootxthetaSrinivasan ramanujan is nothing compared to terry

[@Mrbits01]

I almost said to myself "no amount of genius is going to save you if you don't put in the work" Then I remembered that Erdos wrote a letter of recommendation for him, so it's safe to say we're not even in the same sport lol :D

[@charleschu8260]

A humble and realistic person, but enormously talented.

[@xvoperel4342]

He answers so quickly.

[@markoivanovic3391]

Actually, he stammers a lot...

[@jorisbak9565]

It,s very complicated for him to answer such incomplex questions. His mind is to fast for regular interviews. Brilliant mind!

[@Avicenna10]

I just discovered that I have something in common with Terence Tao. We both HATED our FORTRAN class in college.

[@ok-kk3ic]

Avicenna10 lol

[@user-cp7hu4he7p]

I want to be a mathematician like him.

[@vancekangyishu]

Who doesn't

[@6anial]

@@vancekangyishu dumb ppl

[@l.3ok]

@@vancekangyishu daaamn man, a KZbin account created 14 years ago.

[@assasin1992m]

@@vancekangyishu mathematician here, i dont..

[@2anoa175]

Very Nice interviw!

[@deepp0]

21:35 He is talking about yitang zhang

[@jimjimakos1101]

You are great mathematical mind terence tao you are legend continue to give us knowledge my dear friend

[@markslist1542]

I appreciate he does not rely on prestige games for his social identity which some with 1/8th is fame would succumb to.

[@skinslayer808]

Very interesting interview. Thank you for sharing. (Any negative comments should be deleted.)

[@oraz.]

zoom out maybe?

[@JameBlack]

he's 43 btw

[@ifteharulhaque2600]

Yes he is 43 that makes a lot of sense mate...

[@ivanjelenic5627]

Very nice interview, thank you!

[@harry147ish]

Nobody says the interviewer is so rude to him??

[@王震-x4s]

nice to meet you

[@bobs5596]

i would like to ask if any progress has been made on einstein's unified field theory. what does tao think about the possibility of finding the key to the construction of universe? what does he think about the mind of god? how far away are we from traveling through the galaxy? is math leading to any tangible results for practical applications? how about any progress on being able to run the economy in a steady state? what have we really learned?

[@sajjadsari3025]

رجل عبقري ويستحق التقدير

[@firstnamesurname6550]

@UClL9byGfuMhbJJmmi14XKwA What's Your 'Fight' Team: 1) Objective Truth or 2) Subjective Truth 3) Any Other Choice is Consider a (2) 'Flavour'

[@CANERKOC666]

.I don't normally understand English.But I'm starting to understand because I like tao.

[@IQSD-zs6qn]

Why is he underrated? He got many fields medal...

[@holliswilliams8426]

How is he underrated? His Wikipedia page says ''He is widely regarded as one of the greatest living mathematicians and has been referred to as the "Mozart of mathematics.''''

[@andy8110]

Bro wtf is this camera angle lrlrlrlrl

[@morgengabe1]

That's just how he holds his head

[@Roescoe]

@@morgengabe1 It's too close

[@morgengabe1]

Roescoe xD

[@Roescoe]

@@morgengabe1 yah the interviewer might be smart, but the angle sure isn't

[@TheTruthFadeswithTime28]

it's too acute of an angle

[@edwardjones2202]

Is this the same interviewer that spent half an bour interrupting Ed Witten? The guy's on a roll😂

[@boogieman6529]

Link

[@matthewblackburne5234]

Brilliant this unlimited intelligence,,,just no arrogance

[@Smart_Soham]

I want to be a great mathematician like him

[@bishwanathmaji8987]

Who is urs teacher at math avidly?

[@nookb280]

Stop interrupting him ffs. Let him finish his sentence!

[@diegosandoval2043]

Intro music?

[@algorithmista]

If you're still wondering, the song is a part of Michelle Waines Greenwell & Dan Devion 's "I Can Stand Like That."

[@xqs329]

So he is a real life Sheldon Cooper, especially from Young Sheldon.

[@FisicoNuclearCuantico]

@Heidelberg Laureate Forum My mom also told me I was special. Jajajaja!!!

[@EulerGauss13]

He says he should be 'eating' while not doing math lol

[@Ponmurugapoovendhan]

And we have people recording playing video games earning millions...

[@Adivasilover10]

who disliked it?

[@pawanyadav3399]

The great mind

[@gowendfehimli6126]

he's often saying ehm ehm ehm... hahahaha

[@SeventhCereal]

A lot of praise thrown on this guy, we need to see RESULTS. Push this guy harder plz.

[@williamfe904]

Wtf are you? “We need to see results?” He is not working for anyone of us. You can say this only if you can graduate with an phd from Princeton at 20. You cannot even understand any of his results delivered. So->fucx off.

[@holliswilliams8426]

are you joking?

[@TESTOSTEROL13]

o kurwa jaki mózg operacyjny prawie trzy razy większe iq niż moje

[@samnguyenba154]

He is very very handsome

[@hhhhhhhh6008]

No

[@samnguyenba154]

So handsome

[@Drogba402]

I wonder if this guy was a chess player how much his rating would be. Would he beat magnus carlsen?

[@xkCD_cmpnt]

Tired of dancing Playing Chess and doing Mathematics are two entirely different things, for playing Chess you need to memorize lots of Moves and Openings but for Maths you need great deal of Mathematical Knowledge, ingenuity and creativity. I very highly doubt Tao would beat Carlsen but I can say for sure that he would've been a good slightly above average Chess player and same goes to Carlsen as well.

[@andrewwu2012]

if he tried he probably could become a GM

[@saikat93ify]

xkCD _5cm11p30n12t You think Carlsen is a slightly above average chess player ?

[@saikat93ify]

Ben Watson No. Carlsen is about 300 points higher rated than 2500. An average player would be about 1600 so I don’t think your statement is true. Moreover Carlsen is more famous than his contemporaries because he’s the world champion and non chess fans don’t know the other players but it’s very difficult to distinguish players above 2750. They all play at more or less the same level.

[@saikat93ify]

You're right that each point means more. But if you observe Carlsen's games, he wins a lot of games because of his fighting spirit and his great endgame technique. Those are great qualities, but they don't exactly relate to IQ. What I mean is you if you take a fresh 2600 GM and show them a position and ask them for the best move, most of them will likely find it. It's a different quality to find that move after 6 hours of tiring play when you don't know the current position has a 'knock-out' move. :) Alright, I didn't understand his comment probably. I think Tao would have been 2700+ for sure. He just radiates that quality whenever he talks. You can make out he's more intelligent than normal human beings. He reminds me of David Navara in the chess world. Maybe he would have had a similar rating. I am really glad that Tao chose Mathematics and not chess though. :). He added much more to the world :)

[@bakitnongdhar8064]

Terry..lov

[@dannyboy900102]

The interviewer sounds like Steven strogatz

[@yaritzasanchez9736]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤔🤔🤔

[@jasper5016]

Such an intelligence. The problem is, why don't we use such intelligence to solve the problem? What's the point of teaching at a University? Any avg professor can do that.

[@Megaface.]

Most professors engage in research as well as teaching, certainly Terence Tao does. That's how academia has organized itself.

[@lhebreu00ivri56]

06:00

[@robertx8733]

My IQ is most high that Tao, but he is brilliant and the best mathematical of the world

[@johntavers6878]

i doubt it

[@tuberaxx]

@robertx8733 If you say so🙄

[@georgegarnison9458]

Clone screens and robots. Kadeeshis bodsway cronk tonk nix superspeed. Get good at redactions

[@yarekjareqqurczevsky970]

👏👍☺

[@bevs9995]

hes so cute for like a 40 year old dude

[@gosuhenke]

❤🤩

[@Mark-de5dz]

I would beg to differ with the comment below. His lectures are difficult to follow. He talks to the black/white board instead of to the audience. Staccato speech pattern with sentences trailing into inaudible. Distracting hand to face gestures. I would NOT participate in any of his classes. He may be brilliant but..........

[@alexanderle1610]

I guess when you average an annual salary of $450,000 then the people paying you deserve to scrutinize your background I guess.

[@markoivanovic3391]

And CR7 makes 200+ 150 (advertising)...both will be remembered

[@jacobwallace8097]

Tell me he doesn’t sound identical to Elon

[@CrimsonBlade39]

He sounds nothing like Elon. 😂😂 Elon isn’t even smart compared to him. Tao is at least 80-100 iq higher

[@raystopper]

The interviewer sounds very snobbish

[@MoJohnnys]

It almost feels like every answer he overthinks and then stumbles over his words because too much is going on. I wonder if he is on "the spectrum" or something of the sort... And I wonder, if he was born and raised in Australia, why he has more of a heavy Hong Kong accent? Was he not interacting with native Aussies growing up?

[@holliswilliams8426]

Don't start with the autism stuff please.

[@Malgan90]

Imagine being him. Lol no.

[@Dina-dm4un]

What do you mean?

[@佐藤吉幸-l1g]

コラッツ予想の拡張と一般化

[@yutuberboy]

CHINESE PRIDE

[@Poincare2024]

hes australian though

[@pancakebb6384]

No. We don’t care this shit. He seems push himself to think fast which makes him exhausted. That’s why he is skinny

[@yurirotondo1737]

@@pancakebb6384 , what's your obsession with skinny? It's his brain that is fat, and that's what counts! He is one of the top mathematicians of his time. Beauty doesn't solve problems. He is an amazing human being, with an exceptional mind.

[@moosapatrawala1554]

@@Poincare2024 he is australian chinese his ancestor were chinese

[@danjo1967]

@@moosapatrawala1554 so?

[@zes3813]

no such thing as gifted or not

[@johntavers6878]

there is, and it's easy to see

[@Zerpentsa6598]

If he was a white guy he would have got the Nobel Prize years ago. But, a Chinese! No way!

[@sooyoungso6673]

There's no Nobel Prize in Mathematics. The Fields Medal is considered the "Nobel" equivalent for Math and Tao has won that.

[@buw4494]

He's Australian-American not Chinese. His parents came to Australia from Hong Kong

[@handyman8764]

@@buw4494 His father is from Shanghai who went to Hong Kong and married a local girl.

[@carlgauss1702]

Shing Tung Yau got a fields and he is chinese, also Ngo Bau Chau us vietnamese i think. 🤦

[@146maxpain]

Is Terry Tao overrated. Sure great mathematical technique. But a great thinker like Spinoza????? Or remaining closer to the math subject: Perelman (also a Field medal winner) or Grothendieck.

[@SpiderArjun1]

He's a fields medalist. But, other fields medalists don't get as much recognition as him so I can understand why one would think so. It's mostly just the media obsessed with the notion of "child genius". I'd say he's not overrated in terms of his skills as a Mathematician but mainstream media doesn't really care about other great Mathematicians who aren't IMO medalists.

[@146maxpain]

He also does not appear very intelligent on youtube. What's Terry Tao's great scientific insight????

[@SpiderArjun1]

@@146maxpain It takes great talent and skill to hide great talent and skill. Seriously though, it's very difficult to casually slip in Green-Tao theorem in a everyday conversation. While I don't believe the 250+ IQ claims (think IQ is a ridiculous way to measure someone's intelligence) I believe he is pretty intelligent.

[@hanhai8515]

Mathematicians don't appear intelligent, you can look up his publications if you want to understand him more

[@146maxpain]

Hai Han great technique, but compared to Einstein's publications they appear just that: great technique nothing more.

[@rayrocher6887]

Thanks, I bless Kat song soon, he is high IQ smart, too, but lives in Korea, not UCLA, freedom liberty,

[@VithetYean]

(-2i)!=? if i=√-1

[@SalesforceUSA]

Tao is a very good communicator. Modest, fluent, responsive, considered, honest, and humorous. Very good person, a great scholar and a gentleman to the core.

[@markoivanovic3391]

Actually he is not fluent at all...he stammers a lot. Of course, he is math genius but u cant see that from this conversation...