Maths Speed Dating with Countdown's Rachel Riley
Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford asks TV superstar Rachel Riley randomly selected questions taken from speed dating websites. A special episode for National Numeracy Day 2023. Take the National Numeracy Challenge here: https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/c...
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All questions with timestamps below.
0:00 - Introduction
2:50 – Why do you enjoy maths?
4:48 – If you could invite anyone dead or alive to dinner who would it be?
7:08 – What was your Oxford admissions interview like?
10:49 – If you could commit one crime without being caught, what would it be?
12:05 – What modules did you take during your degree?
17:15 – What is one of your favourite maths facts?
21:19 – Do you have any advice for people who want to improve at maths?
23:56 – Do you have any maths hacks that you can share with us?
25:23 – DIY or call someone?
26:53 – What is the most adventurous thing you have ever done?
29:18 – Who is your favourite band or musician?
31:53 – Can you tell me something mathematical about Oxford?
33:56 – Can you remember when you fell in love with maths?
35:45 – Do you have a favourite number?
38:08 - What is your favourite sports team?
38:57 – Can you describe a recent time you’ve used maths in your daily life?
42:41 – Honest or sparing someone’s feelings?
More in the Maths Speed Dating series.
@3blue1brown : • Maths Speed Dating with @3blue1brown
@MikeBoyd : • Maths Speed Dating with @MikeBoyd
@DorFuchs : • Maths Speed Dating with @DorFuchs
@SimonClark : • Maths Speed Dating with @SimonClark
@mathemaniac : • Maths Speed Dating with @mathemaniac
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is an Early-Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow in Mathematics at St Edmund Hall: https://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/people/tom-c...
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All footage is used under a Fair Usage Policy for educational purposes, or where appropriate a Creative Commons Licence.
Countdown footage copyright Channel 4.
It's Not Rocket Science footage copyright ITV.
Celebrity Mastermind footage copyright BBC One.
Original links to clips used in the video.
Countdown: • Rachel Riley Numbers
It's Not Rocket Science: • Rachel Riley - It's Not Rocket Science Epi...
Celebrity Mastermind: • Rachel Riley - Celebrity Mastermind
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