Eddie Woo: How Can Math Help Us Understand The Complexity Of The Universe?
By
NPR/TED Staff |
NPR
Friday, March 15, 2019
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or
Flash plugin.
Eddie Woo on the TED stage.
Vincenzo Amato
/
TEDxSyd
Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Don't Fear Math.
About Eddie Woo's TED Talk
The world is full of recurring patterns based on math. Math teacher Eddie Woo explains why human beings are naturally drawn to patterns and how we can use math to engage with our complex world.
About Eddie Woo
A public high school teacher for more than 10 years, Eddie Woo gained international attention when he posted videos of his classroom lessons online to assist an ill student. His YouTube channel, WooTube, now has more than 500,000 subscribers and over 29 million views.
Woo is the author of Woo's Wonderful World Of Maths and currently teaches math and works as Leader of Mathematics Growth at Cherrybrook Technology High School in Sydney, Australia.
Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
View this story on npr.org
Follow us for more stories like this
CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you. As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today.
Donate Today