So, Matt, I know you're like stand-up comedy.

You're the funny man of mathematics, but you are allowed to be serious today. I want to get, you know, I want to see what's inside your heart. I'm looking forward to the opportunity. I want the tears of a clown. Behind the happy face is always, actually, it's just, I'm fine, actually. If we end up with tears, I feel like in some ways I will have done my job really well, but in other ways it will have gone catastrophic.

I will feel slightly bullied.

All right, we'll see where it will have gone catastrophes. I will feel slightly bullied.

All right.

We'll see where we end up on that front.

Matt Parker will be familiar to most people who watch number file videos.

Today, we're going to look at the fact that all prime numbers you're allowed to add numbers together,

you're allowed to subtract numbers,

you're allowed to some reason

radio is printed out,

the first one million digits of pie.

He's already beaten about 50 of them

and there are more on the way.

And to borrow a cliche,

it'd be fair to describe Matt

as one of the busiest people in mathematical show business.

He regularly performs to sell out shows.

He broadcasts across the full range of media, and more recently, he started writing books.

All of his endeavors combine a unique blend of genuinely funny comedy

with an equally genuine passion for proper, real deal mathematics.

How do you explain your job to a stranger or a taxi driver or someone? Like when you meet someone

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