Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world | Roger Antonsen

[@williamjayaraj2244]

That is the reason Einstein said "Imagination is greater than experience ". To change the perspective it requires the imagination. Thanks for the valuable lecture.

[@justlikeyouful]

@Mit Sengupta Creativity needs to be valued and cultivated all life long. If not it will wither like a flower in a vase.

[@chadurot1773]

"Knowledge"

[@AnkitVerma-ez5fh]

You Can improve your Imagination with Experience and Knowledge

[@physicschemistryandquantum810]

Correct

[@dharris4318]

totally agree. Experience is limited, you can't possibly experience everything. And a lot of the time, understanding through experience is limited to what you can/cannot, would/wouldn't, should/shouldn't do....so to understand all that you cannot, would not, or should not do requires imagination, and empathy for another perspective, that reflects an experience you are not involved in.

[@petrasvid537]

As a professor of mathematics, this is one of the most beautiful video I've ever watched. Thank you.

[@emmanuelmwape4560]

That very true professor, i agree with you.

[@jaodasilva1980]

Human behavior is the driver of many situations. I don't see today how math can understand this. Statistics? I believe we have go back to the middle ages and acient people to grasp how they really understood about math n' human actions. Can anyone help me with this? Greetings from Brazil.

[@DivyaSharma-kw9ct]

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[@200Carl]

Nah, this is a communication/language video way more than math

[@prajakta16]

Same!

[@jofussh.2103]

Summary: 1. Understanding is what we all want. 2. Changing perspectives helps deepen understanding 3. We already do this when we socialize. Bonus point: Mathematics is a cool way of looking at the world if you grasp it well - it threads its way through everything we experience.

[@marisortiz273]

I love when he explains that math makes you empathetic. There's always been this stigma around analytical people that they are not the most personable or friendly.

[@jollyjokress3852]

I think mathematicians are ALSO empathetic. I suck at maths (I want to learn it, though), and I'm this empath-type of person. Still, I think that the stigma comes from those who are too stuck in their environment. They are too comfortable or even scared of getting to know new or unfamiliar things. (okay, nothing new). But, one could say: poor them!

[@filipdittrich4625]

I experienced several math teachers who proved mathematics did not make them empathetic.

[@pankajchikorde2449]

@Benora Your comment reflects a deep level of understanding of how to know yourself truly....Can we connect?

[@rajatsharma7654]

Very well said.

[@SwatiAnandXC]

@@rajatsharma7654 yeh

[@sariyya521]

I'm a teenager studying maths and came here so i can do my project, and i ended up smiling and imagining how great maths truly is. I felt so interested with this guy speaking so enthusiastically on this topic, he has quite literally opened my mind on how useful maths is. I've always enjoyed maths but i never actually new it's exact purpose and why we studied all these random topics with algebra and Pythagoras etc, but it seems to make sense now and im so happy i stumbled across this amazing video

[@kimsun5494]

I wanna give this guy the biggest hug. Because of him, I have fallen in love with Mathematics. Thank you, sir :)

[@Ab-cj6gl]

Did you learn it?

[@justindosen1620]

RIP Roger Antosen :( He died April 8 2024. Her is a message form the Department of Informatics at University of Oslo where he worked: "Our dear colleague, Roger Antonsen, passed away on Monday, April 8, after a long illness. Roger was a beloved colleague and a highly popular and passionate lecturer who left a lasting impression on many. Through lectures, newspaper columns, books, art projects, web series, and creator festivals, he showed how one can understand the world through logic, mathematics, and computer science. We remember Roger as a creative and curious colleague with a unique ability to inspire everyone around him."

[@petermiesler9452]

4:38 "true pattern" - now that's worth unpacking. True pattern from who's perspective? Is one perspective more "true" than another? How would "true" be defined? - "mathematics is all about finding patterns" 5:25 "ability to change perspective" 11:03 "what it means to understand something ..." "understanding and perspective" - wonderful talk, great punch line.

[@suharsh96]

this needs to be shown before beginning any math related courses in school/colleges

[@sashabraus1013]

im a freshman from Philippines, and this was what our professor asked us to do first so i'm here :)

[@annanikolaev8229]

@@sashabraus1013 you are lucky with your professor

[@zealbell7817]

🔥🔥🔥

[@DushyanthEdadasula]

I literally was planning to show it to my 7th grade students next weekend!

[@historyguy77]

Professor told me to watch this for college in USA

[@heptadecagon]

That mathematics trains our ability to empathize by pushing us to see things from different perspectives is exactly right. That's what it did to me. I never knew it until Antonsen said it. It's like my life makes more sense now. It's like he solved the puzzle of my life. Wow. Thanks.

[@jdwyer5708]

Math characterizes the consistency and reliability of the learnable universal fabric upon and through which God's love can gradually be learned by you objectively and shared with you which results in both spiritual mastery and personal soul bliss.. not to mention GREATLY ELEVATED AWARENESS, PERCEPTION, MANIPULATION OF ADVANCED CONCEPTS, and DISCERNMENT of what love is and isn't. LOVE and TRUTH are two sides of the same coin and MATH quantifies the data component of TRUTH. There is actually hyperdimensional math too advanced for the human mind (vs. spirit mind) which characterizes the energy flows in your soul.. which resides in soul realms beyond 36th spirit sphere. SOUL ERROR IN THE FORM OF SUBCONSCIOUS EMOTIONAL blocks thus obscure many people's math abilities.

[@EpsilonBrain]

This what math teachers should show their students when they ask "when are we ever going to use this"

[@Andrew_Spellman]

My Math Teacher is Making Us Watch This

[@henricaburns359]

I actually looked it up for this reason only

[@jorge-7121]

not really, math is much more powerful than just fancy figures. math allows us to represent real word structures in nature, cells, social relations, human behavior, etc the whole universe

[@NT-mv8kp]

People like him will change the way teachers approach math.

[@user-qr2tf8vl4k]

@@jorge-7121 like fortnite lmfao

[@felizabaten4958]

understanding perspective is fundamentally important

[@pianoandante2221]

Who's the Creator of it all @Feliz Baten?

[@jonabirdd]

He hit the nail on the head. Every metaphor, every idea, is a shortcut to a different perspective, and this helps us connect the dots to things we already understand more quickly.

[@fabled.]

He didn't say anything groundbreaking but the way he said it was so joyful and positively charged that I couldnt help but feel happy and grin like an idiot. If this is how this guy views the world I better start taking notes.

[@singhprabhjinder]

I am joyed that you said so. In fact its always so. Its always the simple stuff that shook us. Its the very obvious that we didn't ever thought to be so important. Its like the love of our parents that we took for granted and never paid attention to. But it's the one that should be closely watched and understood. This mathematics, empathy, love ..all these have one genesis. If we could understand this.

[@marcogiordano1207]

He gave to you the key to the universe

[@vinayseth1114]

He broke some hard ground by so simply showing the interconnected-ness and inter-linking between different mathematical ideas though.

[@nimadeindradiahpertiwi4543]

• Maths is not just addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percent, geometry, algebra, or calculus, etc. It is about how can view general things that we take for granted and then find patterns and then generalising it to form equations. • I believe changing perspective is what allows someone to become empathetic. And also I believe, being empathetic allows one to see things from another perspective. Great talk 👍

[@keithbell9348]

I absolutely LOATHED math when I was in school. But in reality, it s the COOLEST thing! Should have had this guy as my math teacher.

[@KakarotM99]

Physics be like Hold my Beat

[@audrothewise340]

@@KakarotM99 facts

[@michaelvivirito]

Go take a math class at your local community college. It’s never too late. Heck even just order a book and start from chapter 1!

[@kennethsinger561]

*beer?

[@pigeonlove]

Wasn't the teachers fault...

[@fredericoamigo]

Rest in peace. Best professor I've ever had.

[@RainNorrisSoftwareDeveloper]

He died?!

[@insight4239]

@@RainNorrisSoftwareDeveloper Just saw that he died 8th April 2024. So sad - loosing such an asset

[@aayushkarn6198]

Honestly speaking, even though I had been interested in mathematics when I was in middle school (not that much I admit), after watching this talk about an year ago, I got pretty much interested in pure mathematics. I hope I’ll be able to contribute to the field in the future. Really great talk.

[@aryanjha1]

How's life going now? 4 years....

[@aryanjha1]

I hope You're happy!

[@furrosama]

Truly a legendary move, explaining all those different perspectives and having the best Ted talk ever and ending it with "your mind is like water"

[@jampk24]

This guy clearly didn't have enough time to say everything he wanted to.

[@singhprabhjinder]

He said it aloud, if we still do not understand, its our fault not his.

[@SandwichMitGurke]

He was so excited :D

[@-8_8-]

I guess that's it. Someone told me I should watch it. I can't tell if he thinks I'm really stupid, or really smart.

[@-8_8-]

@@singhprabhjinder wrong. That's not how language works.

[@515sensei]

@Ron Maimon and you should be ashamed for not understanding the most obvious thing about this talk. That it's not about advanced math, it's about beautiful and unexpected patterns every person (even one not doing math at all) can find in numbers

[@aminabouyahia3176]

I used to be a math student, I was always fascinated by space geometry and the graphics in algebra. I switched to literature but even now my mind is always in search for patterns. I am obsessed with patterns this is why I love math and the Universe . This ted is amazing and very inspiring 🥰😍💖

[@docblue2776]

3rd, 4th, and 5th graders need to learn these when they first learn about fractions!!! The kids will never be bored of math throughout their entire school career.

[@commirevo89]

As a middle school math teacher, this video sums up my biggest struggle in trying to get my kids to see that math is so much more than solving equations and finding the right answer.

[@WubbyPunch]

9:00 that was so cute how everybody seemed to see the beauty within the seemingly cold nature mathematics and he was surprised so many people appreciated it. It speaks to the beauty of the world, and I’m glad he made people glimpse at it if only for a second.

[@laurenbarber8579]

in seventh grade someone in my math class called me stupid. i've cried in every math class i've ever taken and it's always been my least favorite subject, but this is the best TED talk i've ever seen. it's so cool how someone else's passion can be so contagious

[@INFINITY-uu6si]

I hope you are successful in life now.

[@markanthonybellbacang9961]

Well, I appreciated his message about math but in my case mathematics is difficult to relate the life even for those people who hate math and convincing to them how math integrated in our life. Math is part of our life. Thats why how beautiful message . Im very so happy to the TEDx that they acknowledging math for inspiring someone who believe.

[@VivaFrei]

Great talk, thank you. On a substantive note: I don't believe changing perspective is what allows someone to become empathetic. I believe it is the other way around - being empathetic allows one to see things from another perspective. But I don't think one can be taught to feel empathy the same way they can be taught to see things from another perspective in the mathematical sense. Not sure if empathy is innate, but for my own life experience, I have met people who are simply devoid of empathy. And I have met other people who may be endowed with empathy, but seem to be able to suppress it quite well.

[@ryanbaeza9829]

I’ve met some people who are good at math, and I’ve met some people who are terrible at it. Either way, as long as you are a human being with a brain, you can learn these types of necessary skills. We have what are called mirror neurons, which grants us the ability to project and alter our perspective. Empathy in particular IS in fact a survival mechanism- it is innate. Some people are in a more refined coherence to this emotion, and some others need some better “understanding”.

[@INFINITY-uu6si]

@@ryanbaeza9829 exactly thanks.

[@NickBatinaComposer]

Honestly, that did kinda happen to me! Though, I had an extremely idiosyncratic childhood living at the top of a mountain, so I think it really helped represent a more overt shift in the way you mentioned! Lolol, I kinda also agree though, it might not be as common a thing as the speaker intended 😂😂😂 cheers from Tallahassee Florida, and stay safe!!

[@justincase733]

IF ONLY THEY TAUGHT MATH LIKE THIS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS!! I HATED math, and now I can't stop watching. Everything is starting to make sense. I want to learn more!!

[@michaelpisciarino5348]

Understanding And Changing Perspective Beautiful Patterns, Structure, Regularity, Langauge 1:52 Tie Knots Inventing A Language For Patterns In Nature 3:08 Symbolism, Sound, Representing Something Else 4:05 Drawing Lines 5:20 Changing Perspective Addition, Mulitplication, Metaphor 8:00 4/3 11:07 Understand if you can view from multiple perspectives

[@classic1579]

이해하고 공감한다는것은 관점을 바꾸는것과 밀접한 관련이 있다. 관점을 바꾸는것이 얼마나 중요한지 새삼 느끼고 갑니다. 단순히 딱딱하고 보기 싫게 생긴 수학조차도, 예술로써 이해할 수 있다는 그러한 관점쓰.. 좋은 강연입니다.

[@eliaelhabre]

This is what we should aim for in science communication!

[@sarahospina3992]

I loved how he allowed me to take a journey with 4/3 im left thinking like water and remembering that most music that i hear is based on the relationship between those numbers

[@dollykitty9208]

Changing your perspective is fundamental to create change in your outcome. This video showed the importance of changing perspective.

[@Mo.Faried]

I feel sorry I am only able to give it a single like. Man, you brought math, philosophy, and art all together and this put me in a state of grace.

[@jurgenvandenhouwe3670]

I am a teacher, I am a lecturer... grab that glass of water already... :-) Great speech. If only I had a math teacher like him. And TED shouldn't have cut the video when the applause started. I wanted to applaud with them.

[@DivyaSharma-kw9ct]

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[@abdulrahmanabdullatif5070]

I'm absolutely lucky to watch this video . It was a great pleasure to have such an experiment . Try changing your perspective .

[@petermorris5808]

Amazing lecture and amazing person. He has reached a level of humanity that we should all strive for. Bravo!

[@goffdroid]

Drums. Guitar. And progression. Is perspective. Thank you. This is part of a answer I needed.

[@rajasarkar2145]

this is the best mathematics class i've ever had in my life

[@giraffeclub5067]

This is for sure one of the best Teachers in the World.

[@lisaariyosa1443]

whoever reading this I hope you're okay and don't worry everything will be alright. Don't give up, remember your goals. 😉

[@junad2360]

Lisa Ariyosa Thank you every much for this great comment

[@mayankimmortal]

Lisa Ariyosa thanks

[@MuadDib1402]

But, I don't have any goals.

[@Ltulrich]

And I hope a giant meteor hits the earth. We'll see who wins.

[@iAnasazi]

Everyone's gonna die.

[@yasamin.ashoori]

Oh man , to be honest you changed my idea about this life . This world needs you in every class .thank you

[@virendrasingh6788]

This is the beauty of Mathematics. It was always there. He explained the same with effective use of ICT. The best coordinated presentation. Thanks Man.

[@ZeeshanAkram1976]

Changing ur perspective will change ur perception about things , events , people , ideas , thoughts , emotions , behaviours , Resulting in a paradigm shift in ur inner reality , which will shift ur outer reality to a better You

[@aarohikumari6507]

As a student of Mathematics , I'm feeling too much excited to see this video. Thankyou sir for giving us a new way to learn mathematics.

[@temoork-0197]

This guy is my professor right now in abstract and discrete maths. He's amazing

[@johncooper9727]

This was transcendental. Thank you!

[@suneeshp.s5767]

It's so timely! I was planning for a Communication for my 9 yr old kid to 'explain' Math and here it is! I'll convert it into more kids-friendly.

[@zhulia]

I really loved this. I have hated math my entire life (being the terrible Asian I am), and just yesterday decided to further my studies (thus having to study math--the only courses I've yet to finish to transfer). I've been learning math, and applying myself at my least favorite thing, because I can, but this talk has changed my perspective and taught me that there is more beauty and metaphor in these abstract symbols than I initially thought. Thank you!

[@madisongrace4851]

beautiful! happy for you friend

[@jjohnson2389]

I know it was a joke and that this comment was so long ago but I just wanted to let you know that you're not a bad asian for being bad at math :) and I hope your studies have been going well

[@sphephelokweyama8745]

I've been teaching maths for over 5yrs now but never had such perspective. I'm glad I know now how to make maths more enjoyable

[@sphephelokweyama8745]

@Shon kadam Yes, a very enjoyable job too, I always wake up in the morning with a smile knowing I'm going to do what I love.

[@brandon5058]

The way I understand math indeed better: change your perspective. That got my grade higher. For real. What a great speaker.

[@juairiya4266]

The way he expressed his understanding of mathematics is beautiful. Maybe this is one of the most unique video ever on TED-X. Thank him.

[@normalevin5182]

I am 68 years old, had useless senior school maths teachers. Only in my 50's did I come to realise that mathematics is the language of life, that everything in life from the way a flower grows to a bird flying is defined by a mathematical equation. I weep that when I was young I did not have a teacher like you. How different my world and life would have been. I am sure this is true for millions of people

[@hadis5160]

I was actually thinking about something like what you just described a few days ago: are we able to solve and explore everything in the universe just by finding out the mathematical equation for it?

[@kawaiixtc]

@@hadis5160 I hope so! :)

[@hasan9.11]

All the best for you uncle ❤

[@SaeshaShah]

I was smiling throughout the video. He just made math so beautiful by saying it's all about patterns and imagination. I always find myself looking for symmetry and pattern in everything I see and now I feel like... yeah that that's actually a thing.

[@o0Bellzeboss0o]

One of the best TEDs that i ever saw so far... :). Thanks!

[@kerrysammy3277]

OMG. This guy goes far beyond beyond.

[@Mango-dk9wu]

I love it, this applies to everything. Understanding =comunication=empathy=life

[@md.mahfuzulhaque5034]

Thank you. A very humble guy you are.

[@srishti2183]

Man has divided his study between maths, physics, chemistry , art, musics....we forget in nature they all exist together, they are all one...in nature every subject exist simultaneously in every object..there is no division of subjects in nature...❤️

[@colleenbrooke4651]

I was subconsciously clapping my hands after watching cos this professor is such a wise man, I salute you. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us

[@kavitayadav2400]

I loved your way of talking and explaining Roger Antonsen.

[@jerrylam6640]

The best video about mathematics I’ve ever watched

[@bikashth8539]

I really wished i heard this speech when i was in school. Its really sad that i failed maths in school and started studying on another subject but it doesn't matter anymore. I am starting from the beginning again

[@surajbaranval3917]

The professor feels like it has less time to get devoted someone in maths and He gave a few fraction (tending to zero) of his eligibility of teaching. Really,mindblowing.

[@ninahamalainen3438]

What a beautiful talk.

[@hugeride]

Just amazing. Totally underrated.

[@gwyn.]

I figured this out the long way, wasn't lucky enough to see this when I was still in school, but my gut feeling about everything I've studied back in school was: there's gotta be a better way in explaining all of these things they taught us. And a year after I graduated from my school back in 2014, I figured this out when I tried to relearn all the things I've missed from school, and it propelled me faster than I ever could back in school. Perhaps in the future I could be a teacher to educated the kids a more exciting perspective of this world.

[@leonard1871]

This slaps harder once you get to know dynamical systems , you get to see math explore patterns in natural events so chaotic , patterns hardly ever seem to exist in them

[@sses1894]

Amazing ! The hidden beauty of mathematics Motivation for every one... Who loves to learn mathematics

[@aliasyafiqah1773]

as a math student, this is the most beautiful video ive ever watched

[@richardfu8647]

16:55 Really reminded me of Bruce Lee's "Be water my friend". Thank you Professor Antonsen for this wonderful and mind-opening Ted Talk, would really help students to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of mathematics. Thank you again.

[@aaabbb-py5xd]

Lmfao, it's great that Chinese wisdom is condensed into some trash saying by Bruce Lee, some movie star who was just spewing what he was taught

[@mjprescotti]

Beautiful and so illuminating!

[@anonymousperson6228]

I’ve always felt like people don’t appreciate math enough. I probably couldn’t go through a day without using math. If I draw something, I use math. Sometimes I’ll even end up using a calculator to ensure I’m using proper measurements. If I coordinate a meal, I use math to figure out the timings. If I want to do anything involving computer programming, I use math. If I’m playing Minecraft, I use math to figure out my location, how to reach my destination, and where I should place my portals. If I play a song, I use math. Almost every puzzle that life throws at me can be solved with math.

[@redcaramel2222]

This is so, so, so beautiful. Thank you very much, Sir!

[@MrShivpal6]

Now, I understood why --Mathematics is called the father of all subjects. Perfect explanation 💯👌✌️

[@zhaojianan9463]

This is the best ted talk I've ever seen, the first time I've learned the power of empathy, mindblowing

[@kantimakan4056]

This should be a mandatory first lecture/lesson in high school math classes. If this does not fire up the students’ imagination then not much will. As Einstein is supposed to have said..”Imagination is more important than knowledge”.

[@thenameisshubhamsingh.]

Please, change the title of the video to, "Best ted talk lecture of all time." This is my humble request! :-)

[@camskii]

This was excellent!!! I literally don't think that I've seen a better way to help one understand math at its most basic level. I would also like to point out that I have yet to see a better way to spark someone's interest in mathematics than the way this gentleman did. Lastly I will say that this couldn't have been presented in a better manner!!

[@nanaacheampongernest4045]

Understanding the word "Understand" mathematically. You've change my perspective to emphatically understand the nature of understanding in the world

[@nehasara4010]

When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind; - William Thomson

[@mydiversions]

but didn't he just show us that 4/3 can be expressed as sounds and images, and from that we can infer it can be expressed as an object of the other senses as well!

[@lilo19951995]

well that's just factually incorrect

[@fahimekarrubi8773]

He said it so NICELY. ❤ Computer science and mathematics are the most imaginative art forms ever. There is a really deep connection between empathy and these sciences.

[@pratik6054]

I wish I had that great man as my mathematics teacher... He has changed my perspective

[@TheWayfarer1]

This is really an underrated Ted talk. Conclusion study Math even if you think you're old to discover its beauty. Math and Computer science are keys to changing your perspective toward the world you're living in.

[@javiersoberanis9718]

THIS WAS AMAZING!!! From sound to patterns numbers can be expressed in so many ways and honestly how he connected understanding each other, WOW! Just wow!

[@sofiaalerner423]

The speech is brilliant

[@leejones3115]

This just leveled up my beat making game exponentially. Thank you!!!

[@farzanavasha8149]

Amazing explanation sir. I am a math teacher for a year, i never get this much motivation before see your video.. Math is wonderful & liveable

[@thegeneral1297]

This guy is very passionate about maths

[@ahmaddawood3413]

as a lover of mathematics, this is the most lovely video I've had ever watched

[@mohance]

Wonderful! Roger changed the perception about the perception itself! Using logic and mathematical reasoning in taking decisions (that involves people) were sometimes termed as 'in-human' , actually it is empathetic one! It requires knowledge to understand!

[@newyorksteezy]

Roger Antonsen just described my personality.

[@EyeoftheAbyss]

If only colleges didn't demand a particular form of mathematics, moreover, if the mathematicians advising colleges, and anyone determining college entrance exams, opened mathematics up to everyone beyond the boring textbook structure of equation/theorem, maybe a proof, examples, and dozens of "problems", to the beautiful patterns, to play with these, and attempt one's own curios proofs, then we may have creative problem solving individuals.

[@guillermo907]

Before anyone starts problem solving he needs to know all the formulas and concepts.

[@fionaanderson5796]

@@guillermo907 that depends on the type of problem. The speed of a dropped object on impact needs formulae, a jigsaw puzzle needs pattern recognition, designing and making a dress requires some basic numbers and a lot of intuitive knowledge of drape and movement.

[@hydersahito5408]

What amazing lecture I ever listen. For understanding the things make prospective flexible for catching the concept. Thank you! Love from Pakistan.

[@gabrielmuteca]

I never liked mathematics But now I LOVE IT! - If only school was this 'Visually interesting' ! Also, the definition of 'Understanding' is made more... well, Understandable.

[@narayanadhasojuraghavender1478]

Ossom presentation of mathematics in a simplified way.

[@laurentajawi5581]

This makes me want to study Math. I wish I could be his student...

[@marikadoria]

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you!!!

[@bastiatintheandes4958]

The same goosebumps and chills that when I listen to Grumiaux Brahms violin sonatas: sublime

[@bikeshike]

He couldn't end it well but delivered an amazing insight over mathematics and comp. Sci!! 9/10.