Unlock the mysteries and inner workings of the world through one of the most imaginative art forms ever -- mathematics -- with Roger Antonsen, as he explains how a slight change in perspective can reveal patterns, numbers and formulas as the gateways to empathy and understanding. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

Comments

1. amazing.............
2. great talk!
3. math is power
4. amazing
5. wow
6. Mental
   Abuse
   To
   Humans
   
   Get it?
7. What book was he talking about at 4 mins?
8. the way he cut mathematics into so many pieces make my ears itchy every time lol
9. This is awesome!
10. mathematics is the most beautiful thing in the world
11. best TED talk I ever heard. just beautiful!
12. This guy looks like my father so much it's sad.
    
    Like he just came back from the dead to do lectures.
13. This is genius.
14. That amount of intelligence should be illegal.
15. Beeeeeeep :) so funny
16. great vid
17. To teach with metaphors makes the experiences become personal and stop being abstract. Very good!
18. Amazing!
19. thank you for this video , a nice idea to understand each others , ... but it needs hard training and a very open mind , you can study Mathematics all your live .... but it doesnt give you an open mind , ... you must practice moral actions like religions or Yoga .
20. This TED talk gave me a new perspective of Mathematics. Now I will look at it as a way of representing patterns. Thanks learnt something new.