Interview with Simon Singh

Math-Life Balance

Simon Singh is, according to himself, "an author, journalist and TV producer, specialising in science and mathematics, the only two subjects I have the faintest clue about". In this interview we chat about various projects of Simon, from theatre festivals to math education in schools, and argue about math outreach. Have fun listening!

Simon's webpage: simonsingh.net

Parallel project: parallel.org.uk

Math-Life Balance on YouTube: youtube.com/@math-life-balance

Chapters:

0:00 teaser

0:41 math & magic at Fringe

9:15 cool math for teenagers

16:16 why kids really need it

18:52 confidence for various projects

20:41 Shakespeare in math class?

28:51 what could go wrong

30:48 outreach and effectivity

34:56 Simon gets annoyed :)

37:03 too much outreach?

39:50 math in Simpsons and writing

44:38 sweet book selling story

46:45 how I learned about Simon