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Has a supplementary channel, '''Numberphile[[superscript:[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyp1gCHZJU_fGWFf2rtMkCg 2]]]]''', "for extra footage or stuff that didn't quite fit on the main channel".
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Has a supplementary channel, '''Numberphile[[superscript:[[https://www.'''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyp1gCHZJU_fGWFf2rtMkCg Numberphile]][[superscript:[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyp1gCHZJU_fGWFf2rtMkCg 2]]]]''', "for extra footage or stuff that didn't quite fit on the main channel".
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* MagicSquarePuzzle: Matt's rather terrible quasi-solution to a magic square involves reusing two numbers and, even then, there's one diagonal with the wrong sum. This, and all of his future flawed solutions, are called the "Parker Square".[[note]]In 2019, a research paper where the name "Parker" was given to a property of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_field finite fields]] was published. The property is about whether a 3×3 magic square can be found within a given finite field[[/note]]
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* InterfaceScrew: Their video on a now-fixed [=YouTube=] glitch about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIkhgagvrjI viewcounts temporarily freezing at 301 views]] has a viewcount permanently frozen at 301 views.
* LOL69: They have a video about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw6l_uTakRA 69!]], referring to 69's factorial and how it's the biggest factorial that's calculable on most calculators.
* LOL69: They have a video about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw6l_uTakRA 69!]], referring to 69's factorial and how it's the biggest factorial that's calculable on most calculators.
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* EleventyZillion: they do occasionally discuss numbers too big to be expressed in the normal -illion naming system, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeJ64KD5cg Graham's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuigptwlVHo Number]] being a good example
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile Numberphile]]''' is an educational Website/YouTube channel about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin numbers]] and mathematics. Some videos are dedicated to a specific number, while others talk about a type of number, or a general mathematical topic. The channel is run by journalist Brady Haran[[labelnote:*]](also famous for several other educational/recreational channels such as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos Periodic Videos]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols]], as well as the podcast ''Podcast/HelloInternet'')[[/labelnote]], and funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The channel's focus used to be more literal; videos were often about specific numbers or types of numbers. Over the years it has moved away from talking about particular numbers, and shifted towards covering a broad array of math concepts from many branches of mathematics.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Matt Parker often works in sarcastic quips to his lessons, not unlike a stand-up comedian. [[https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths Oh wait...]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Matt Parker often works in sarcastic quips to his lessons, not unlike a stand-up comedian. Appropriately, his [=YouTube=] channel is named [[https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths Oh wait...]]Stand-Up Maths]].
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* {{Adorkable}}: Brady and James both fit the bill.
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* ShoutOut: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcv1IqHWAzg "Stable Marriage Problem"]], the guest, Dr. Riehl, needed a group of 4 men and 4 women to explain her algorithm. So she named the women [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudice Charlotte, Elizabeth, Jane, and Lydia; and she names the men Bingley, Collins, Darcy, and Wickhem.]]
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* ShoutOut: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcv1IqHWAzg "Stable Marriage Problem"]], the guest, Dr. Riehl, needed a group of 4 men and 4 women to explain her algorithm. So she named the women [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudice Charlotte, Elizabeth, Jane, and Lydia; and she names the men Bingley, Collins, Darcy, and Wickhem.]]Wickham.]] And she even sets up the problem so that they pair up the same way they do in the novel!
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* ShoutOut: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcv1IqHWAzg "Stable Marriage Problem"]], the guest, Dr. Riehl, needed a group of 4 men and 4 women to explain her algorithm. So she named the women [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudice Charlotte, Elizabeth, Jane, and Lydia; and she names the men Bingley, Collins, Darcy, and Wickhem.]]
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* {{MST3K Mantra}}[[invoked]]: Comes up in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mceaM2_zQd8 Strange Spheres in Higher Dimensions]], when Matt gets to the part about how [[{{Mind Screw}} spheres of 10 dimensions and higher are wider than the boxes containing them]].
--> '''Brady:''' How are you reconciling this in your head? How does it make sense to you?\\
'''Matt:''' There's a trick you can use in mathematics called 'not worrying about it'.
--> '''Brady:''' How are you reconciling this in your head? How does it make sense to you?\\
'''Matt:''' There's a trick you can use in mathematics called 'not worrying about it'.
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** Matt Parker has made a RunningGag out of delivering these to those who think the Fibonacci sequence is superior to the Lucas sequence.
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile Numberphile]]''' is an educational YouTube Website/YouTube channel about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin numbers]] and mathematics. Some videos are dedicated to a specific number, while others talk about a type of number, or a general mathematical topic. The channel is run by journalist Brady Haran[[labelnote:*]](also famous for several other educational/recreational channels such as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos Periodic Videos]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols]], as well as the podcast ''Podcast/HelloInternet'')[[/labelnote]], and funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
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--->'''Brady:''' ''[barely missing a beat]'' Making YouTube Website/YouTube videos.
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-->"If they have a difference of five…what are we gonna call them? Quincy primes! That reminds me of ''Series/QuincyME'' — solving crimes on a boat."
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-->"If they have a difference of five…what are we gonna call them? Quincy primes! That reminds me of ''Series/QuincyME'' ''Series/{{Quincy|ME}}'' — solving crimes on a boat."
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* AlternativeNumberSystem: There's [[https://youtu.be/U6xJfP7-HCc a video about base 12]] (a.k.a. duodecimal, dozenal), and [[https://youtu.be/9xbJ3enqLnA one about base 16]] (a.k.a. hexadecimal). And naturally, any video relating to computer science will at least mention binary or hexadecimal.
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* AlternativeNumberSystem: There's [[https://youtu.be/U6xJfP7-HCc a video about base 12]] (a.k.a. duodecimal, dozenal), and [[https://youtu.be/9xbJ3enqLnA one about base 16]] (a.k.a. hexadecimal).hexadecimal), and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4bmZ1gRqCc one by]] Creator/TomScott that explores the surprisingly many different ways numbers are expressed in different cultures, including a group in Papua New Guinea that uses base-27. And naturally, any video relating to computer science will at least mention binary or hexadecimal.
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* PreciousPuppy: Brady has a chihuahua named Audrey, who [[https://youtu.be/NWBToaXK5T0?t=8s occasionally]] shows up if the interview is taking place in his house.
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* PreciousPuppy: Brady has a chihuahua named Audrey, who Audrey and a greyhound named Lulu, [[https://youtu.be/NWBToaXK5T0?t=8s who]] [[https://youtu.be/y8acoaakvPM?t=203 occasionally]] shows show up if the interview is taking place in his house.
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** One of Brady's related channels does a whole episode on this by showing that one really only needs around 5-7 digits of pi to measure the size of the observable universe to within the width of an atom.
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** One of Brady's related channels does a whole episode on this by showing that one really only needs around 5-7 39 digits of pi to measure the size of the observable universe to within the width of an atom.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Matt Parker often works in sarcastic quips to his lessons, not unlike a stand-up comedian. [[https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths Oh wait...]]
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* PromotedFanboy: In a Google Plus hangout that was streamed to the channel, James Grimes revealed himself to be one, of a sort. He already had [[https://www.youtube.com/user/singingbanana a youtube channel,]] and was a fan of the Periodic Videos. At the same time, he wanted to do a similar thing with mathematics, so he left a comment to Brady saying "you can contact me if you want to do something like that." Lo and behold, James would become the most frequent Numberphile guest.
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* PromotedFanboy: In a Google Plus hangout that was streamed to the channel, James Grimes revealed himself to be one, of a sort. He already had [[https://www.youtube.com/user/singingbanana a youtube channel,]] and was a fan of the Periodic Videos. At the same time, he wanted to do a similar thing with mathematics, so he left a comment to Brady saying "you can contact me if you want to do something like that." Lo and behold, James would become the most frequent Numberphile guest.
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* TheWatson: Being the interviewer, and a journalist by profession, Brady serves this purpose by asking questions that viewers will likely have, as well as questions that are likely to elicit interesting information. Sometimes it's unclear if he's asking a question purely for the viewers' sake, or because he's wondering the same thing himself.
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* TheWatson: Being the interviewer, a non-mathematician, and a journalist by profession, Brady serves this purpose by asking questions that viewers will likely have, as well as questions that are likely to elicit interesting information. Sometimes it's unclear if he's asking a question purely for the viewers' sake, or because he's wondering the same thing himself.
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* TheWatson: Being the interviewer, and a journalist by profession, Brady serves this purpose by asking questions that viewers will likely have, as well as questions that are likely to elicit interesting information. Sometimes it's unclear if he's asking a question purely for the viewers' sake, or because he's wondering the same thing himself. He'll also sometimes playfully criticize an idea being presented, either in the spirit of fun, to elicit a clarification that will satisfy the viewers, or because he genuinely thinks it's bollocks.
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* TheWatson: Being the interviewer, and a journalist by profession, Brady serves this purpose by asking questions that viewers will likely have, as well as questions that are likely to elicit interesting information. Sometimes it's unclear if he's asking a question purely for the viewers' sake, or because he's wondering the same thing himself. himself.
** He'll also sometimes playfully criticize an idea being presented, either in the spirit of fun, to elicit a clarification that will satisfy the viewers, or because he genuinely thinks it sounds like bollocks. Of course, [[https://youtu.be/IQofiPqhJ_s?t=3m39s sometimes]] it seems to be all three:
--->'''Brady:''' But why does this mean 1's not a prime? Maybe it'sbollocks.just a stupid theorem! Maybe the theorem's no good! Why does the theorem beat number 1 out?
** He'll also sometimes playfully criticize an idea being presented, either in the spirit of fun, to elicit a clarification that will satisfy the viewers, or because he genuinely thinks it sounds like bollocks. Of course, [[https://youtu.be/IQofiPqhJ_s?t=3m39s sometimes]] it seems to be all three:
--->'''Brady:''' But why does this mean 1's not a prime? Maybe it's
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile Numberphile]]''' is an educational YouTube channel about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin numbers]] and mathematics. It is run by journalist Brady Haran[[labelnote:*]](also famous for several other educational/recreational channels such as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos Periodic Videos]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols]], as well as the podcast ''Podcast/HelloInternet'')[[/labelnote]], and funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile Numberphile]]''' is an educational YouTube channel about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin numbers]] and mathematics. It Some videos are dedicated to a specific number, while others talk about a type of number, or a general mathematical topic. The channel is run by journalist Brady Haran[[labelnote:*]](also famous for several other educational/recreational channels such as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos Periodic Videos]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols]], as well as the podcast ''Podcast/HelloInternet'')[[/labelnote]], and funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
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* AlternativeNumberSystem: There's [[https://youtu.be/U6xJfP7-HCc a video about base 12]] (a.k.a. duodecimal, dozenal). Naturally, dozenal), and [[https://youtu.be/9xbJ3enqLnA one about base 16]] (a.k.a. hexadecimal). And naturally, any video relating to computer science will at least mention binary or hexadecimal.
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxcjq-8xIDTYp3uz647V5A Numberphile]]''' is an educational YouTube channel about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin numbers]] and mathematics. It is run by journalist Brady Haran (also famous for several other educational/recreational channels such as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos Periodic Videos]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols]], as well as the podcast ''Podcast/HelloInternet''), and funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxcjq-8xIDTYp3uz647V5A com/user/numberphile Numberphile]]''' is an educational YouTube channel about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin numbers]] and mathematics. It is run by journalist Brady Haran (also Haran[[labelnote:*]](also famous for several other educational/recreational channels such as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos Periodic Videos]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols]], as well as the podcast ''Podcast/HelloInternet''), ''Podcast/HelloInternet'')[[/labelnote]], and funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
(MSRI).
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxcjq-8xIDTYp3uz647V5A Numberphile]]''' is an educational YouTube channel about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin numbers]] and mathematics. It is run by journalist Brady Haran (also famous for several other educational/recreational channels such as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos Periodic Videos]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols]], as well as the podcast ''Podcast/HelloInternet''), and funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
* {{Adorkable}}: Brady and James both fit the bill.
* AlternativeNumberSystem: There's [[https://youtu.be/U6xJfP7-HCc a video about base 12]] (a.k.a. duodecimal, dozenal). Naturally, any video relating to computer science will at least mention binary or hexadecimal.
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Numberphile even has a video asking why.
** Obviously very much averted in the channel itself, whose name literally means "lover of numbers", and features people who do mathematics for a living.
** Somewhat heartwarmingly, many Numberphile viewers have found Numberphile to be the first — or only — thing that is capable of engaging them in anything math-related, or inspiring any appreciation for math. At least one viewer even claims that their dyscalculia never manifests while they are watching Numberphile.
* HurricaneOfPuns: James uses [[https://youtu.be/WJ12DYBuazY the video on sexy primes]][[labelnote:*]]Prime numbers that differ by six; from the Latin word for six.[[/labelnote]] as an opportunity to unleash his inner PungeonMaster:
-->"Let's pick some…sexy [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_triplet triplets]]. Yeah, it's getting more exciting all the time, isn't it!"
-->"If they have a difference of five…what are we gonna call them? Quincy primes! That reminds me of Series/{{Quincy}} — solving crimes on a boat."
-->"Difference of seven… That's going to be a…septic prime?"
-->"Difference of eight, what do you think that's going to be called? [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} OCTOMUS PRIME]]!"
* InherentlyFunnyWords: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEiJJGv4CE "3 is everywhere"]], James proves that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_all#Number_theory almost all]] numbers contain the digit 3. When Brady correctly points out that this proof could be applied to any digit, it's revealed that James used 3 for the demonstration because "he just thinks it sounds funnier".
* LudicrousPrecision: Perhaps surprisingly, this is often averted. At one point, Matt even [[https://youtu.be/PeUbRXnbmms?t=3m42s lampshades]] the popular expectation of perfect precision in mathematics:
-->"People link mathematics with unnecessary precision. And they link mathematics with doing things that are pointless and over-the-top. And so for some reason, one of the first things people will do when they're learning maths in high school, and they wanna look smart, is write down an unnecessary number of decimal places. Because they think, 'Well it's more maths-y, the more numbers you write down, the more maths we're doing.' "
* MisplacedADecimalPoint: This happens in almost any video where someone is doing a calculation in their head, or writing an expression/formula/equation from memory. Mistakes often get caught in post-processing; but sometimes the viewers are the first to notice. In any case, Numberphile certainly corrects any misapprehension that mathematicians are [[GoodWithNumbers human calculators]].
* NiceGuy: The whole cast is quite a friendly bunch, but Brady and James stand out as examples.
* NotHyperbole: [[https://youtu.be/XTeJ64KD5cg "Graham's Number"]] opens with Tony Padilla stating that "If you actually tried to picture Graham's Number in your head, then your head would collapse into a black hole", and then clarifying that he means this very literally:
-->"The entropy of a black hole the size of your head carries less information than it would take to write out Graham's Number."
* NumberOfTheBeast: [[https://youtu.be/UkZqFtYtqaI Natch.]]
* PreciousPuppy: Brady has a chihuahua named Audrey, who [[https://youtu.be/NWBToaXK5T0?t=8s occasionally]] shows up if the interview is taking place in his house.
* SelfDeprecation: A fairly common occurrence, as some of the guests like to poke fun at their own nerdiness:
** In [[https://youtu.be/WJ12DYBuazY "Sexy Primes"]]:
--->'''James:''' Yeah, we're doing [[MultipleReferencePun sexy]] maths today. Right. So we're talking about ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexy_prime sexy primes]]''. Well, I'm not really qualified to talk about sexiness…
** In [[https://youtu.be/d6c6uIyieoo "Riemann Hypothesis"]]:
--->'''Edward:''' Can I ask you a question, Brady? What is the most difficult way to earn a million dollars?
--->'''Brady:''' ''[barely missing a beat]'' Making YouTube videos.
* TakeThat:
** In a video about [[https://youtu.be/C-52AI_ojyQ the difference]] between the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales long and short scales]], Tony Padilla refers to short scale as "the incorrect American way".
** In [[https://youtu.be/ZPv1UV0rD8U "Tau vs Pi Smackdown"]], Matt and Steve take turns delivering "take thats" to tau and pi respectively — and to each other.
* TheWatson: Being the interviewer, and a journalist by profession, Brady serves this purpose by asking questions that viewers will likely have, as well as questions that are likely to elicit interesting information. Sometimes it's unclear if he's asking a question purely for the viewers' sake, or because he's wondering the same thing himself. He'll also sometimes playfully criticize an idea being presented, either in the spirit of fun, to elicit a clarification that will satisfy the viewers, or because he genuinely thinks it's bollocks.
* {{Adorkable}}: Brady and James both fit the bill.
* AlternativeNumberSystem: There's [[https://youtu.be/U6xJfP7-HCc a video about base 12]] (a.k.a. duodecimal, dozenal). Naturally, any video relating to computer science will at least mention binary or hexadecimal.
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Numberphile even has a video asking why.
** Obviously very much averted in the channel itself, whose name literally means "lover of numbers", and features people who do mathematics for a living.
** Somewhat heartwarmingly, many Numberphile viewers have found Numberphile to be the first — or only — thing that is capable of engaging them in anything math-related, or inspiring any appreciation for math. At least one viewer even claims that their dyscalculia never manifests while they are watching Numberphile.
* HurricaneOfPuns: James uses [[https://youtu.be/WJ12DYBuazY the video on sexy primes]][[labelnote:*]]Prime numbers that differ by six; from the Latin word for six.[[/labelnote]] as an opportunity to unleash his inner PungeonMaster:
-->"Let's pick some…sexy [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_triplet triplets]]. Yeah, it's getting more exciting all the time, isn't it!"
-->"If they have a difference of five…what are we gonna call them? Quincy primes! That reminds me of Series/{{Quincy}} — solving crimes on a boat."
-->"Difference of seven… That's going to be a…septic prime?"
-->"Difference of eight, what do you think that's going to be called? [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} OCTOMUS PRIME]]!"
* InherentlyFunnyWords: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEiJJGv4CE "3 is everywhere"]], James proves that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_all#Number_theory almost all]] numbers contain the digit 3. When Brady correctly points out that this proof could be applied to any digit, it's revealed that James used 3 for the demonstration because "he just thinks it sounds funnier".
* LudicrousPrecision: Perhaps surprisingly, this is often averted. At one point, Matt even [[https://youtu.be/PeUbRXnbmms?t=3m42s lampshades]] the popular expectation of perfect precision in mathematics:
-->"People link mathematics with unnecessary precision. And they link mathematics with doing things that are pointless and over-the-top. And so for some reason, one of the first things people will do when they're learning maths in high school, and they wanna look smart, is write down an unnecessary number of decimal places. Because they think, 'Well it's more maths-y, the more numbers you write down, the more maths we're doing.' "
* MisplacedADecimalPoint: This happens in almost any video where someone is doing a calculation in their head, or writing an expression/formula/equation from memory. Mistakes often get caught in post-processing; but sometimes the viewers are the first to notice. In any case, Numberphile certainly corrects any misapprehension that mathematicians are [[GoodWithNumbers human calculators]].
* NiceGuy: The whole cast is quite a friendly bunch, but Brady and James stand out as examples.
* NotHyperbole: [[https://youtu.be/XTeJ64KD5cg "Graham's Number"]] opens with Tony Padilla stating that "If you actually tried to picture Graham's Number in your head, then your head would collapse into a black hole", and then clarifying that he means this very literally:
-->"The entropy of a black hole the size of your head carries less information than it would take to write out Graham's Number."
* NumberOfTheBeast: [[https://youtu.be/UkZqFtYtqaI Natch.]]
* PreciousPuppy: Brady has a chihuahua named Audrey, who [[https://youtu.be/NWBToaXK5T0?t=8s occasionally]] shows up if the interview is taking place in his house.
* SelfDeprecation: A fairly common occurrence, as some of the guests like to poke fun at their own nerdiness:
** In [[https://youtu.be/WJ12DYBuazY "Sexy Primes"]]:
--->'''James:''' Yeah, we're doing [[MultipleReferencePun sexy]] maths today. Right. So we're talking about ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexy_prime sexy primes]]''. Well, I'm not really qualified to talk about sexiness…
** In [[https://youtu.be/d6c6uIyieoo "Riemann Hypothesis"]]:
--->'''Edward:''' Can I ask you a question, Brady? What is the most difficult way to earn a million dollars?
--->'''Brady:''' ''[barely missing a beat]'' Making YouTube videos.
* TakeThat:
** In a video about [[https://youtu.be/C-52AI_ojyQ the difference]] between the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales long and short scales]], Tony Padilla refers to short scale as "the incorrect American way".
** In [[https://youtu.be/ZPv1UV0rD8U "Tau vs Pi Smackdown"]], Matt and Steve take turns delivering "take thats" to tau and pi respectively — and to each other.
* TheWatson: Being the interviewer, and a journalist by profession, Brady serves this purpose by asking questions that viewers will likely have, as well as questions that are likely to elicit interesting information. Sometimes it's unclear if he's asking a question purely for the viewers' sake, or because he's wondering the same thing himself. He'll also sometimes playfully criticize an idea being presented, either in the spirit of fun, to elicit a clarification that will satisfy the viewers, or because he genuinely thinks it's bollocks.
