Math Prodigy Terence Tao, UCLA

[@andrewm7845]

Doing math is VERY collaborative, one person didn't just wake up one day and say this is math and we all just got it, it took centuries of building off wrong ideas to get the modern theories. So don't get discouraged when you struggle, instead remember what you are doing was created by groups of people just like you.

[@nirmalanandimotionalgita6930]

Andrew M Must watch Channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of 18°72°90°

[@determinant3985]

Euler and Gauss disagree.

[@charliekirkland6040]

There are examples where individual mathematicians make a ton of developments almost in complete isolation e.g guass, Euler, Perelman, Andrew whiles (who spent 7 years in Solitude solving Fermat's last theorem)

[@charliekirkland6040]

It's one of those fields where both collaborative and individual efforts make a difference

[@Sean0mac93]

He got a 760 on the Math SATs at age 8.... half the seniors at my old high school couldn't even get 650

[@kingmisogyny1852]

he has an IQ of 230 that's why.

[@OakQueso]

yea that got me hyped. it means my math skills are probably better than anyone under the age of 9 in the world not to flex

[@creatorzp]

is 760 good? whats the highest? i dont go live in america btw

[@OakQueso]

@@creatorzp I got 760 and it told me I was in the top 1% of SAT test takers. I was then able to get a 790 but this was when I was 17 or 18 haha. The math section of the test is out of 800 and the average is probably around 530

[@josephlynch7655]

650 is >80% percentile. That's pretty good.

[@brother97081]

His brain works so fast his speech is lagging.Amazing.

[@TheWowwa]

thats what i thought too!

[@thegamersadventures4196]

ikr

[@nirmalanandimotionalgita6930]

brother97081 Must watch Channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of 18°72°90°

[@nikhileshwaranandnirmalana4307]

brother97081 must see channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of18°72°90°

[@NeutralDice]

he is addicted to numbers and mathematical symbols, he talks and thinks through a different language

[@harriettemacy7399]

he has humility, I love his smile

[@nirmalanandimotionalgita6930]

Harriette Macy Must watch Channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of 18°72°90°

[@nikhileshwaranandnirmalana4307]

Harriette Macy must see channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of18°72°90°

[@rahulmistry5019]

oh do u know him personally?

[@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164]

mashallah

[@theaviator1152]

My dad’s worked with this guy before, now I realize how much I’ve been underrating my dad. Always assumed he was just some average math professor.

[@murk959]

You kidding me? I'd kill to have a well educated dad, especially someone who could help me with school work and especially math

[@ducminh7568]

no math professor is average if you see how many people hate and struggle with math

[@Sasukej2004]

dude being a math professor is already a fucking huge achievement. If you know how many years they have to study, how competitive the academia field is, how much they have to know, how much they have to work to get there. Do note that the other competitors in your field aren't just your average joe in math, they are also super intelligent

[@matthewtrebs9738]

@@murk959 eh, im a cs major with a dad who is a software engineer, mom who double majored in math and pretty much neither of them were ever able to help me with my work. Granted the apple doesnt fall far from the tree so i was always strong at math and cs anyway, but my mom didnt even remember derivatives having not used them since college and my dad has a pretty narrow scope

[@Skizze37]

I'm so glad that there are people of this caliber of intelligence on our little planet.

[@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164]

mashallah

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

Inshallah.

[@isacharjones]

Alhamdullilah 🙌

[@shtml54]

***Terry Tao jokes*** Just like Chuck Norris jokes Terry Tao can divide by zero. Terry Tao can pound any series into terrified convergence. Terry Tao doesn't do mathematics, Terry Tao is mathematics. Terry Tao decides whether or not P is the same as NP. Terry Tao knows a consistent set of axioms capable of proving all truths about the relations of the natural numbers. AND the BEST ONE: Terry Tao can recite all the digits of pi... backwards.

[@vincent10kd]

And here you are, unable to even spell his last name correctly.

[@vincent10kd]

shtml54 Tao is an English name, now?

[@shtml54]

vincent10kd You got me. Check mate. Thanks for not swearing me. I'll get that changed.

[@vincent10kd]

shtml54 Cheers, feel free to remove my comments, your jokes were great otherwise and my initial comment wasn't made out of malevolence.

[@johnhilbert7640]

Terence Tao can disprove Godel's incompleteness theorem. Terence Tao can solve a quintic using radicals.

[@SixHundredAndSixtySix]

xD Just got rejected from UCLA.

[@hakkarhicham9671]

+Barney The Niggasaur he deserves beteeeeeeeer

[@saintcelab3451]

+Hichem Adam Wait..You changed his name lel... But stop being racist. (not really)

[@21mozzie]

Terry Tao's dad father was my pediatrician when I was a kid!

[@lmsnews7581]

thats cap

[@dnavaneet]

Wow

[@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164]

mashallah

[@GETURHANDSUP916]

I use to struggle in math until I really started trying. What has been working for me so far is: knowing how to solve every type of problem in the math course and most importantly learning all the terminology. If you don't know the terminology you will just be thinking in your head "add this thing, minus this thing" . When you know the terminology that means you really know what your doing.

[@DavidVonR]

Terry Tao knows what your credit card and social security numbers are. Calculators use Terry Tao to make calculations, he doesn't use them. Terry Tao can solve a Rubik's cube faster than you can pick your ass. Terry Tao once took an IQ test: Mathematicians don't have a notation to quantify how high his score was. Terry Tao knows your exact age and weight and knows you lied about them both. Terry Tao isn't troubled by math problems. Math problems are troubled by him.

[@KnifeYoMom]

David Suspended i don't know about that.. i can pick my ass pretty fast.

[@MarufSajjad]

+David Suspended Terry Tao knows the last digit of pi

[@DavidVonR]

Terry Tao can calculate how much porn you have on your computer and the mean and standard deviations of how long you beat off to it.

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

+David Suspended I just burst out laughing reading that last 2 lines.

[@MegaGarchomp]

+Darth Immortal stfu fucker

[@feraudyh]

Contrary to savants, this guy is a real mathematician.

[@shenitap.8292]

Vous pouvez expliquer?

[@feraudyh]

+Shenita Pramij En anglais, "savant" n'a pas le même sens qu'en français. Le terme anglais indique quelqu'un qui a une capacité hors du commun mais extremement spécialisée, comme par exemple savoir calculer de grands nombres dans sa tête. Or beaucoup de gens pensent naïvement qu'être mathématicien c'est savoir calculer. Pour eux quelqu'un comme Daniel Tannet est un grand mathématicien. Mais pour moi ce dernier ne l'est pas. Un mathématicien est quelqu'un qui fait avancer les mathématiques: il introduit de nouvelles techniques ou de nouveaux théorèmes.

[@shenitap.8292]

Ah oui, je vois l'ambiguïté du terme. De fait, je ne connaissais pas la définition anglophone du mot. J'ai naïvement pensé que ce serait la même chose qu'en Français ha. Je suis d'accord sur le fait que savoir calculer ne fait pas de quiconque un mathématicien. C'est bien pour cela que Daniel Tammet est écrivain (si c'est bien de lui que vous parlez), et non mathématicien, bien que l'on ne puisse pas nier son intelligence. En revanche Terence Tao pourrait être classé parmi les savants. Comme vous l'avez dit, il a fait avancer les mathématiques et a encore beaucoup à faire, surtout après avoir eu son doctorat à 20 ans ha. En tout cas merci pour votre explication.

[@nirmalanandimotionalgita6930]

Henri de Feraudy Must watch Channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of 18°72°90°

[@thesavantart8480]

But Terence tao does not possess any savant like skill. No point in comparing them.

[@pompommonster]

It's so awesome to see someone enjoy something so much. He's good at math because he obviously really really loves math.

[@arsh0189]

no its cuz his iq is high

[@1rd69]

He seems to be very humble for the man of his genius.

[@theGhoulman]

Amazing career, and life! Keep on truckin' professor Tao!

[@chengda85]

Terry Tao's intelligence is so high that it forms a singularity

[@nirmalanandimotionalgita6930]

the.raven Must watch Channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of 18°72°90°

[@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164]

mashallah

[@charliewitts3825]

The video runs faster than the original recording in order to emphasize the speed of thought of the prodigy.

[@jchan12345]

Terry's ground breaking contribution to the new engineering field of compressed sensing is just amazing. He is not just a pure mathematician in number theory. A genius in different fields.

[@SaiKiran-or1hh]

Fun fact: he is 40 years old.

[@mujtabanasir2970]

WHAT THE FUCK

[@zhuss23]

I think it's a joke 🙄

[@zhuss23]

Facade oh lol

[@rogerhu9047]

No, his brain is 40 years old

[@clemensmbao]

44 Now

[@newtechi]

he looks like a nerdy bruce lee

[@carlspheno]

Hahahahahaa

[@leonel2009ish]

Mat San stupent comment

[@nikhilverma6457]

Mat San yeah

[@89turbomk3]

Hess Bruce Lee alternative dimension version

[@GrothendiecksWish]

Without muscles

[@MaxwellSDSU]

I always liked the quote: "Brilliance is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration". Professor Tao seems to be the rare person who is simply born with an innate ability to perform mathematics; i.e. he wasn't a "child prodigy" who became proficient in a subject simply by being pushed hard (though I'm sure he was strongly encouraged to pursue his natural abilities). It's people like him that make me excited to study neuroscience. How are people simply born with such ability?

[@MusicDoLove]

He's an amazing genius. More power to him to change the world.

[@AnjuABCDE]

its people like him that propels mankind forward.

[@tristanc5937]

whats his max bench?

[@nirmalanandimotionalgita6930]

Tristan Cramer Must watch Channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of 18°72°90°

[@iKSWag23]

Chin-Lok LI wow.. you wanted to be funny but failed miserably

[@samuelr2969]

His mental bench is higher than yours, how does it feel?

[@DaiLoDong]

@@samuelr2969 not even higher, it would likely double him up even if he was smart. more than likely terry is tripling or quadrupling this brainlet up.

[@josephlynch7655]

@@DaiLoDong The difference is that Terry didn't earn his intelligence. He was born with it. He became a genius through blind luck. Everyone who works out has to earn it. No one is born with a muscular body.

[@lorenzootc]

He got a 760 on SATs at the age of 8. I still struggle with fractions, I'm 20.

[@sleepyjo9340]

you think that's bad, I struggle with volume and area of shapes.

[@abhisheklama1393]

Ahem ! Child prodigy !!

[@zl7460]

idk why this is considered an accomplishment. tbh if I get only 760 on SAT math at 8 i'd kill myself

[@sundewy]

李子翀 u probably got 2 at 8

[@nirmalanandimotionalgita6930]

Tony Castillo must see channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of 18°72°90°

[@richardbenitez7803]

I’m watching this only to see if this guy turned out as a balanced individual. He is very lucky he has not developed anti social behavior ... etc. I’m proud of this guy. He is google news under science... he won an award from Spain ..

[@dianedong1062]

For me, mathematics is like discovering a secret cave full of beautiful treasures. I want to tell everyone I know about all the interesting things I've found, but nobody believes me unless they've taken the time to discover it for themselves.

[@lubime10]

Terence Tao , God bless you for ever !!! You are my hero.

[@tichenille07]

I never get my graphs correct. Help me Tao.

[@tichenille07]

Sometimes i wish i could stop commenting on videos. Even the most innocent one attract weird people

[@JohnMichaelKeys]

Asking a prodigy to help you out because you never get them correct is very innocent. I get that. But you know how stupid that sounds? He's got way better things to do, go ask your teacher

[@tichenille07]

Johnny Manila boohoo. he will not help me, really? im so sad. :) Now you'll comment back something rude, because you're annoyed i decided to joke on a math geniuss video. :) I can hear your heart pounding of anger. lol.

[@simetry6477]

Johnny Manila I hope you are not like this in real life.

[@nirmalanandimotionalgita6930]

Elisa Appasamy Must watch Channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of 18°72°90°

[@prajnaprajna1923]

Only in the set (N+). Fermat's last Theorem z ^ 3 = x ^ 3 + y ^ 3 is capable exists a solution if fully meet the following conditions: First step: (1+2+3+4+........+a)^2+(1+2+3+4+........+b)^2=v^2. In fact, using the computer, this equation has the ability to survive. Second step: (1+2+3+4+........+a+1)^2+(1+2+3+4+........+b+1)^2=s^2. Third step: v=1+2+3+4+........+c. In fact, using the computer, third step and first step have the ability to survive in the same time. Fourth step: s=1+2+3+4+........d. Fifth step: d=c+1 If all five steps are satisfied.This equation is capable of existence. [z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2=[x(x+1)/2]^2- [x(x-1)/2]^2+[y(y+1)/2]^2 - [y(y-1)/2]^2. Mean: z^3=x^3+y^3. Because: z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2. However, too hard to satify all five conditions in the same time.. And an other solution: Attention about series of number: 1,3,6,10,15,21,28,36,45,55,66........ To recognize in this string: 10 and 15 are two number consecutive . And: 15^2 - 10^2=5^3. Formula: z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2. Both equations can not exist in the same time: [z(z+1)/2]^2=[x(x+1)/2]^2+[y(y+1)/2]^2 And [z(z-1)/2]^2=[x(x-1)/2]^2+[y(y-1)/2]^2 Attention: All numbers as z(z+1)/2 and x(x+1)/2 and y(y+1)/2 and z(z-1)/2 and x(x-1)/2 and y(y-1)/2 are belong this string and they are Pythagorean This is main proof: z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 Define: x

[@anoncker]

And I'm here struggling with highschool calculus, damn it life you ain't fair.

[@nellykarimyansok1062]

Я восторгаюсь такой талантливой личностью Тао который живет с любовью к своей профессии имеет больших заслуг с раннего возраста . Мозг работает в пользу человечества !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Браво!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RyanSan89]

A Ph.D at age 21?! WOW. I actually have a picture of Tao in my room, he's one of my favorite Mathematicians besides John Nash

[@NoahIzzo5374]

Me too

[@babaBlackSheep20]

I agree with malwint. This man is a prodigy who has given a lot to society. For example, just recently, he made important contributions to (essentially re-discovered) a field called compressed sensing which will one day allow you to have everything from faster MRI scans to more reliable and quicker cell phone communication systems.

[@dipeshbhandari1562]

And I'm here using fingers to add 2 and 2.

[@Canon5DMii]

+Dipesh Bhandari I use the calculator to add 2 and 2 lol

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

+Canon5DMii I ask someone else to use the calculator for me to add 2 and 2!

[@secondfirstsecond]

I searched on google to find the answer.

[@baneblackguard584]

yeah calculator is better, fingers get confusing. I forget which finger I was on last and have to start over.

[@funsterkeyven]

Wait, what's 2?

[@marty177]

Australia loves you Terry!

[@sydneyaustin9163]

Oh my god I feel so useless😭😭but this guy is super awesome

[@blue1991dbes]

You're pretty

[@darkestergaming8752]

@@blue1991dbes You forgot to add *atleast

[@prajnaprajna1923]

Fermat's last Theorem is the Transformer Bumblebee Robot. Using the formula z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 to convert z^3 become the exponent 2. Then using the formula [z(z+1)/2]^2=1^3+2^3+........+z^3 to convert the exponent 2 become the exponent 3. Repeated several times with the same method. The Transformer Bumblebee Robot was created according to your structure. This is my simplest format of theTransformer Bumblebee Robot . Original equation: z^3=x^3+y^3. Using two formulas: z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 And define x

[@soccerguy13able]

His mouth can't keep up with what he's saying lol

[@es696]

this video puts a smile on my face

[@user-tm1ix7xi1n]

Wow at age 21 he had a PHD degree, and I am still stuck doing minor calculas problems.

[@abhisheklama1393]

Err.... yeah, isnt that entire point of him being a prodigy?

[@EroticOnion23]

He's literally like a character from Marvel or DC comics.

[@crazymoron6727]

Pfft. That's nothing, son..... I still struggle on doing adding in my head.

[@rajdeepsindhu9268]

You're stuck at spelling 'calculus' right as well.

[@YouXKneekXIT]

Thank you so for uploading!

[@skelkelian]

"He got a 760 on the Math SAT..." Me: "Wow I got a 770, I guess I'm a genius." Literally a quarter second later: "At age 8." Me: "nvm"

[@vineetasinghverma4311]

Terence Tao is my twin prime! We both are child prodigies!

[@enjoyablesounds]

@Cervy18 sorry, i think i am confusing everyone...what i'm trying to say is that this notation -1 < r < 1 ( at first glance, think of people being exposed to the understanding of domains for the first time) is chosen unnecessarily confusing, because you read it " minus one is smaller then r and r is smaller than positive one) which , in general is not what you would want to notify in the first place, right.? You generally in most cases want to state that the "r" is bounded by -1 and by 1.

[@alphabetacanton]

Such a lovely person as well! God's gift to humanity!

[@nirmalanandimotionalgita6930]

alphabetacanton Must watch Channel Nikhil Nirmal Geometry Theorum of 18°72°90°

[@thabangnkopane4626]

Your a genius..... Able to state a sequence that never ends

[@amandaberesford]

He seems so well adjusted. It appears that many "geniuses" are so wrapped up in themselves and act like anti-social weirdos. He's a credit to his family no doubt.

[@hauhau72]

Terence Tao is Exceptionally Gifted.

[@Sneakerama17]

I'm really interested in what his spiritual beliefs are

[@jcash409]

spare us

[@stevenbb007]

Terence Tau is a ROCK STAR!!!

[@Lavender_Cordle]

I still struggle to count with my toes

[@nick1f]

It would be easier if you remove your shoes and socks first!

[@NeoGodHand]

This guy is also a genius in math because his right lobe and the logical part of it developed faster, and is more developed, than the rest of us.

[@MuhammadUsman-lb9yv]

It is not merely the matter of "study harder", it is matter of ingenuity, Intellectual giftedness.

[@SalesforceUSA]

Terrence Tao is the greatest living Mathematician.,,

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

3 of my Favourite Intellectuals, - Carl Sagan ( 1934 - 1996 ) Rowan Williams ( b.1950 ) - I am not religious! Lucy Worsley ( b.1973 )

[@ehhhhhhhhhh]

Wow. He's an inspiration. I need to study harder.

[@ishwish100]

Music is very annoying n too loud..

[@johnfriedman1524]

Terence Tao is every Man's hero.

[@Blacktown2060]

thank god, he's not in banking

[@nicoleisgoddess]

@Harry Smith Because nearly all of them are incompetent.

[@laztom14]

What a beautiful video!!!

[@kambolelupiya2730]

When a math problem sees Terence Tao it will be like 😱🤬😰 there he comes

[@mehmetaliuzuner1858]

why there are chaotic gaps between prime numbers? why there aren't have any rules?

[@heronmyer3780]

i would beat him @ cs:go

[@nathan.3701]

naw he knows math he probably knows everything about physics and stuff

[@heronmyer3780]

Nate - Minecraft & More! i will still beat him with one hand behind my back

[@nathan.3701]

Naw dude he has like artificial intelligence he will know everything

[@heronmyer3780]

Nate - Minecraft & More! you're an idiot. how old are you?

[@nathan.3701]

older than you think

[@xingfenzhen]

@rlinfinity yes, and when difficult problems (sometimes not so difficult problems) come up, we just defer them to the computer. The math part of course is just used to select the right model to simulate and choose the most reasonable parameter. (which could mean the different between a simulation that took hours and give the wrong answer and one that took only minutes and give the correct one)

[@adampaul6974]

The Chinese Sheldon Cooper

[@Murasame]

Yeah and probably actually funny.

[@jameshilferty7588]

I was in a pub in Donegal Town discussing the efficacy of the Black-Scholes formula with my niece's husband (he's a maths professor) and I suggested that there was far too much reliance placed on The Gaussian Normal Distribution Curve in the B-S. formula and he was on about The Central Limit Theorem (a precursor of the above curve; with which I have no trouble) and when I pointed out the obvious flaws in that distribution without even a blush he suggested using another distribution curve so sad

[@logicdesi8405]

whats funny i still cant understand what these mathematicians trying to teach us,,,

[@CumBrianFries]

logic desi If you still can't understand what they're trying to teach you then there's nothing they can teach you.

[@andyb1336]

Fawk Yu People like you are the reason the education system is broken.

[@johnhilbert7640]

Funny you ask. I would understand why you would say this. The earliest of mathematics were intended to solve real-world problems. Back in ancient greeks, they invented geometry to calculate things like distance, area, volumes, etc...It wasn't until a mathematician named Euclid who put forth a set of axioms. Axioms are kinda like self-evident truths. Euclid thus deduced from those axioms a lot of pretty interesting results. Even though most of what he proved in his book, Elements, were plainly obvious facts, like two circles having a congruent centre and congruent radii are congruent, it did give us important theorem like Pythagoras, Thales's theorem,etc... Today maths is extremely abstract compared to the maths before the 19th century, they developed such areas as geometry in n dimensions, projective geometry, affine geometry. Despite all that, mathematics still serves its main purpose being a great tool for scientists and engineer.

[@nelsonhanzmagana8745]

The Universe is Infinite Infinity and Beyond. humans' primitive inadequate hopeless incompetent "poor knowledge" of one second is defined as the time it takes for the cesium frequency to oscillate 9,192,631,770 times or 1sec./9192631 and as its huge and absolute consequence, whatever formulas and or equations and or theorems and or theories and or assumptions these physicists and or mathematicians use and or will use will never result in accuracy. 0.999999999 and 1 are not equal 1.510181016 and 1.5101810169987618898799666109971543344895666.... to infinity are very very different. for these mathematicians to say that 0.999999999 is equal to 1 would be the same as albert einstein displayed 1 using his forefinger in front of your face and ask you: how many? you would surely say 1, but einstein would say, you are wrong. follow my instructions. focus your left eye to the right. focus your right eye to the left. shake your head 6 times...and einstein asks again how many? you would probably say 3... einstein would say you stupid! you did not shake your head strong enough! the correct answer is 2! and surely you would believe him because he is einstein.... einstein would say: very well. go and teach math. tell them it is the language of the universe.

[@enjoyablesounds]

I would again choose a notation more suited, where the person can easily recognize by the symbol if the number should be included or excluded. Example: include -3 and exclude 3 i would notify as ( -3, 3 ) where the right bracket would have a diagonal line through it. This way you can SEE which bracket is crossed out meaning to exclude. Perhaps a personal preference but again, logical...thanks for your imput..too bad i am forced to split the comments..

[@andyb1336]

I never understood why we praise people who were born with innate talent instead of earning their skill... This guy never had to toil, he had it made in mathematics. Also prodigies are often downright useless in any other field. I have much more respect for your average joe who becomes a mathematical whiz through effort than some guy who was practically born amazing.

[@martinlaird4738]

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[@ddomingo]

You think everything comes easy to him? That he hardly has to make any effort? You are very wrong. Even though he's very intelligent he still works his ass off. No one is born amazing. These people with innate talent we admire so much push our species forward, because not only are they talented, they are extremely hard working and curious. They see patterns where the rest of us see noise. Check out his article terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/work-hard/

[@probablynotsatanic66]

That is the most idiotic thing I've ever heard in my entire life. We don't praise prodigies for having talent; we praise them for making significant, groundbreaking contributions to human knowledge. What is a "math wiz" to you? Are mathematicians just circus performers who train hard to impress the world? Carl Friedrich Gauss was a prodigy who made significant contributions to math and physics. Should we just lay him aside because he was born talented? Secondly, your argument that Terence Tao never had to toil with math is makes my brain cells wither and die. Mathematicians ALWAYS have to toil with math. Mathematicians don't take timed tests given by some vague authority figure. Mathematicians have to expand the field of mathematics, and no matter how smart you are, it will never come easy. Every question a mathematician answers will lead to 10 new ones. Terence Tao works tirelessly to not only resolve long-unsolved problems in number theory such as the twin prime conjecture, he has already made significant contributions to the fields he has worked in, alongside helping develop a technique called "compressed sensing," which you should totally look up before you say something else completely stupid. And finally, Terence Tao is not an idiot savant. He doesn't "suck at everything else." Just look at his blog. He is a fantastic expositor of his work.

[@tibortresla]

BOOHOOOO SOMEONE IS JELLY :^)

[@andyb1336]

sQuare Of course I'm jealous, I could make a killing on the market with this guys math talent.... but again my point is he didn't earn it, at least not the same way as others in the field might.

[@breebw]

good for him. he has achieved a lot.

[@spotserafin]

He should apply his intelligence to some real life problems like Elon Musk does, he may not be a prodigy but he is changing the world in a good way, he is a real life hero.

[@arthurthegreat216]

It would be a huge loss to humanity if Tao suddenly became a businessman like Musk (even though Musk does some great things). It seems like you don't realize it, so just take my word for it that developing pure mathematics and theoretical physics is one of the most difficult tasks in existence and one of the most important ones as well. Tao should be doing exactly what he is doing; pure math, because there are only a few people in the world that could do what he does. Having him do anything else other than mathematics would be an incredible loss to humanity... Just imagine where we would be if Gauss or Dirac became engineers and businessmen instead of mathematicians and theoretical physicists...

[@spotserafin]

lol didn't know that, it makes sense knowing most of nerdy guys encounter their wife at college(coming from a scarcity mindset). But who cares right? Just wanna know what if appart from mind training which is what he usually does everyday, he could open a window to enjoy activities like excercise or meditation where he could train his body and mind as well.

[@okitasemi]

Sebastián Jácome I've seen him in person at department picnics playing with his kids (soccer or frisbie). He's just a normal guy. =) But I'm sure whatever going through his mind when he's playing soccer would be a million times more intelligent than most people at their most focused moments...

[@aftermath4096]

one engineer is easily replacable, Terry Tao is far from easily replacable

[@nelsonhanzmagana8745]

The Universe is Infinite Infinity and Beyond. humans' primitive inadequate hopeless incompetent "poor knowledge" of one second is defined as the time it takes for the cesium frequency to oscillate 9,192,631,770 times or 1sec./9192631 and as its huge and absolute consequence, whatever formulas and or equations and or theorems and or theories and or assumptions these physicists and or mathematicians use and or will use will never result in accuracy. 0.999999999 and 1 are not equal 1.510181016 and 1.5101810169987618898799666109971543344895666.... to infinity are very very different. for these mathematicians to say that 0.999999999 is equal to 1 would be the same as albert einstein displayed 1 using his forefinger in front of your face and ask you: how many? you would surely say 1, but einstein would say, you are wrong. follow my instructions. focus your left eye to the right. focus your right eye to the left. shake your head 6 times...and einstein asks again how many? you would probably say 3... einstein would say you stupid! you did not shake your head strong enough! the correct answer is 2! and surely you would believe him because he is einstein.... einstein would say: very well. go and teach math. tell them it is the language of the universe.

[@RetroAdvance]

There is no such thing as best mathematician in the world.

[@lidyaFACE]

Wow the description took off a year from what the video says. He began taking calculus at 8 and he got his PhD at 21 lol

[@rancegarrett3696]

We all have a Terence Tao in our computers solving millions of calculations per second.

[@prajnaprajna1923]

Using the formula z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 to convert z ^ 3 become the exponent 2. Then using the formula [z(z+1)/2]^2=1^3+2^3+........+z^3 to convert the exponent 2 become the exponent 3. Repeat several times the old method. We will see that Fermat's last Theorem is The Transformer Bumblebee Robot This is my simplest format of The Transformer Bumblebee Robot Using two formulas: z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 And define x

[@SalesforceUSA]

We need more of Terry Tao on Numberphile, I would listen to him for hours.

[@andyb1336]

I don't have a problem with Tao in particular, just the way praise is given more so for his talents than his actual innovations. Anyone can learn math, but Tao clearly has a gift, and this will definitely make it easier to innovate. It wouldn't necessarily be easy either, but one must admit it is easier for him than your average joe. My point stands, an average mathematician in terms of initial information retention is still more impressive.

[@probablynotsatanic66]

Yes, I agree that the praise is on the wrong thing. But that's for sensationalist media bullshit. People are drawn to the thought of some great, mysterious genius but are bored to death, unfortunately, of mathematics, and stories like that sell. People are more likely to click on an article entitled "Genius Mathematician Entered University At Age 9," rather than "Mathematician Makes Great Insight Into Finite Blowup Times in the Navier-Stokes Equations (whatever the hell that means)." So it's really about choosing between a story about an incredible genius or an article detailing what's currently going on in mathematics, and most people wouldn't understand the latter. For that very reason, most articles on Tao emphasize too strongly that he was an incredible prodigy and focus less on how accomplished he is as a mathematician. Also, although Tao's output/input ratio is incredibly high compared to the average mathematician, I have strong reason to believe that his level of input alone is also incredibly high.

[@Arycke]

O.o it is LOL Terry Tao is sooo lucky for that, and he is extraordinarily gifted, the prodigy title is well given in this case :-)

[@tainterlakeisgreen]

True! It's great that so many people are going to college these days, but on the other end its sad that so many people are very far behind in learning. For example, look at the activities of the average 12 year old American kid. Watching television, playing Xbox or other video games might be the most common activity. Think about where our society would be if we actually pushed our kids to learn from a young age. I can't believe that I was 19 when I took my first calculus class. It's easy :(

[@vjpillay]

gell-mann murrey got his phd before 21 and lagrange was professor at 19 and director of maths section of berlin academy at 30.

[@aznjokeryou]

this is tight man. I wanna see what classes he teaches

[@kimchee94112]

Yes, second to Cal in the public UC system. You could group UCLA and Cal with Stanford, MIT, CIT, Harvard, etc.

[@justdrifting2665]

yo they wrote the golden number incorrectly wtf.. 1:14

[@prajnaprajna1923]

Suppose: z^n=x^n+y^n. Mean: z^(n-3)*z^3=x^(n-3)*x^3+y^(n-3)*y^3 Using the formula z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 to convert z^3 become the exponent 2. Then using the formula [z(z+1)/2]^2=1^3+2^3+........+z^3 to convert the exponent 2 become the exponent 3. Repeated several times with the same method. We will recognize Fermat's last Theorem is Transformer Robot Bumblebee. This is my simplest format for Transformer Robot Bumblebee.. Special case: z^3=x^3+y^3. Using two formulas: z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 And define x

[@pareshbarman257]

Miracles will be there always.

[@MrStalyn]

- Top 17 university in the world. - Uploads video in 240p.

[@1p4142136]

He got his PhD by age 21 which is unusual, however, it is not unusual to find PhDs at 24. There is a PhD for every 1000 BA/BS on Math. Equally amazing is old people, married people with children or people that left school for years before going for their PhD.

[@geniusofmozart]

On the other hand, according to Wikipedia: "At age 14, Tao attended the Research Science Institute. When he was 15, he published his first assistant paper. In 1991, He received his bachelor's and master's degrees at the age of 16 from Flinders University under Garth Gaudry." Whilst getting a PhD at the age of 21 only makes him three years as advanced as his peers in that domain, he was 5-6 years ahead of his peers when it came to getting his Bachelor's and Master's, respectively. In other words, he appears to have slowed his pace whilst he was a graduate student. Alternatively, he may have been working on a number of problems simultaneously. Furthermore, there's plenty of other evidence that Terence Tao is *highly* unusual, from having an IQ of 180 (tested on the Stanford-Binet scale) to getting a 760 on the SAT-M when just nine years old. As someone with an IQ of 155 (tested on the Wechsler scale), I happily admit that Terence Tao is leaps and bounds more advanced than me, and I can only dream about what it would be like to have a brain as rare as his.

[@jaeyongchung217]

sooo excited to go to UCLA for math

[@tennissport4318]

go for it...do your best

[@Jackf1116]

@HumaneAnon I think it is because classical composers were considered geniuses of their time. Albeit, classical music contains specifically musical genius, but still.

[@discerenecessa9062]

Why does there always have to be music in the background, that drowns out the most important bits. Some people would also like to hear what is said.. -.-

[@memyselfandi2311]

so that's how a genious looks like. well done.

[@thepianoplayer416]

Totally agree. Watched a film from Singapore called "Singapore Dreaming" a month ago. Something they call 5 Cs: Cash, Credit Card, Car, Condo & Country Club. It's all about making it up the corporate ladder or winning the rat race (accumulating achievements & wealth). Now everything is online I don't use my library card hardly at all. My most prized possession is my piano keyboard. When I'm bored or feel down I can play music and forget everything. Otherwise a 40" TV means nothing to me...

[@Cuyt24]

I was finished high school by age 13. I have mild autism. Because I am autistic, I am awful at math. I can't tie my shoes or understand the concept of time. But I can also memorize novels from start to finish, word by word. I wish I could grasp math. I spend my time memorizing words in other languages. I can speak 11 languages, but i can't even to begin to understand prime numbers.

[@ضميرمستتر-م1د]

to be smart is not enough ...hardworking is good solution for success

[@BluePittbull666]

clever person. good for him. i'm still doing my masters in physics & i'm 29.

[@prajnaprajna1923]

Original euqation: z^n=x^n+y^n. Mean: z^(n-3)*z^3=x^(n-3)*x^3+y^(n-3)*y^3 Using the formula z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 to convert z^3 become the exponent 2. Then using the formula [z(z+1)/2]^2=1^3+2^3+........+z^3 to convert the exponent 2 become the exponent 3. Repeated several times with the same method. We will recognize Fermat's last Theorem is Transformer Bumblebee Robot. This is my simplest format for Transformer Bumblebee Robot. Using two formulas: z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 And define x

[@prajnaprajna1923]

Twenty-five generations of the transformer bumblebee robot. Original equation: z^n=x^n+y^n. Mean: z^(n-3)*z^3=x^(n-3)*x^3+y^(n-3)*y^3. Using rotating two formulas following to convert original equation of Pierre De Fermat become a giant monster weirdest. First formula : z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 an second formula: [z(z+1)/2]^2=1^3+2^3+........+z^3 Simplest format about the transformer bumblebee robot. First formula : z^3=[z(z+1)/2]^2 - [z(z-1)/2]^2 Second formula: Define x

[@icjavelin]

I wanna ask tao... What hundred set statics from a computer screen and what graphics card can clone from a photo. Without sin or sudden trial.

[@bensalemmohamedabderrahman5844]

you should ask his brother not him

[@robkim55]

@Maidhros You are not alone; i can study and study and seem to forget what I studied-- so many times!!!