‘Irrational ways of manufacturing numbers’ – A special International Day of Mathematics Colloquium (1/2) by Tadashi Tokieda
March 13 @ 12:00 – 13:00
This is meant to be light mathematical entertainment, exploring simple yet unusual phenomena involving rational, irrational, transcendental numbers. We will also glean a few open problems.
This event is part of a series of 2 colloquia for International Day of Mathematics (Colloquium 2: Pure mathematics as applied physics). For catering purposes, we would appreciate your registration if you intend to attend one or both events.
Tadashi Tokieda, Stanford University
Tadashi Tokieda is a professor of mathematics at Stanford. He grew up in Japan as a painter, became a classical philologist (not to be confused with philosopher) in France, worked a little as a plumber, before earning a PhD in pure mathematics from Princeton then practicing applied mathematics throughout the world. Active in outreach, especially via the YouTube channel Numberphile and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, he gave public lectures at the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians 2018, 2022, and is slated to speak again at the ICM 2026.
Key event details
Date & time:
Friday 13 March 2026
Seminar: 12 — 1 pm
Lunch 2 pm — 3 pm
Cost:
This is a free event
Location:
Lecture theatre TBA
University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus
