A Chance at Immortality - with Marcus Du Sautoy

Mathematical greatness can strike at any time - even on the train between Oxford and London.

Marcus is the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University

Marcus' author page on Amazon

I is a Strange Loop - book

I is a Strange Loop - performance on YouTube

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With thanks to MSRI

Podcast by Brady Haran

With thanks to GWR for the Oxford-London rail footage used in the YouTube version of this podcast

Additional train footage courtesy of Don Coffey, whose video work is supporting Samaritans

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