Ben Syversen
@bensyversen.bsky.social
In the early 1600's, arguably the biggest obstacle to scientific progress was ... arithmetic.
Scientists spent months doing longhand computations to test their ideas.
But then, a new invention changed everything: logarithms.
My new video, out now: youtu.be/lhdmMqSmg5g
Scientists spent months doing longhand computations to test their ideas.
But then, a new invention changed everything: logarithms.
My new video, out now: youtu.be/lhdmMqSmg5g
The Invention That Saved Science
YouTube video by Ben Syversen
youtu.be
June 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In the early 1600's, arguably the biggest obstacle to scientific progress was ... arithmetic.
Scientists spent months doing longhand computations to test their ideas.
But then, a new invention changed everything: logarithms.
My new video, out now: youtu.be/lhdmMqSmg5g
Scientists spent months doing longhand computations to test their ideas.
But then, a new invention changed everything: logarithms.
My new video, out now: youtu.be/lhdmMqSmg5g
Looking forward to tonight's event at @momath.bsky.social at 6:30 with @stevenstrogatz.com and Alex Kontorovich!
A screening of my video about the Archimedes Palimpsest, followed by a Q&A.
Details here: momath.org/archimedes/
A screening of my video about the Archimedes Palimpsest, followed by a Q&A.
Details here: momath.org/archimedes/
Starring Math – National Museum of Mathematics
National Museum of Mathematics: Inspiring math exploration and discovery
momath.org
April 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking forward to tonight's event at @momath.bsky.social at 6:30 with @stevenstrogatz.com and Alex Kontorovich!
A screening of my video about the Archimedes Palimpsest, followed by a Q&A.
Details here: momath.org/archimedes/
A screening of my video about the Archimedes Palimpsest, followed by a Q&A.
Details here: momath.org/archimedes/
If you're in NYC, come say hi on 4/30 at 6:30! I'll be at @MoMath for a screening of my video about the Archimedes Palimpsest, followed by a Q&A with me, @stevenstrogatz.com and @AlexKontorovich.
momath.org/archimedes
youtu.be/ZXNIgHov0Nk
momath.org/archimedes
youtu.be/ZXNIgHov0Nk
The $2 Million Lost Book of Archimedes – National Museum of Mathematics
National Museum of Mathematics: Inspiring math exploration and discovery
momath.org
April 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If you're in NYC, come say hi on 4/30 at 6:30! I'll be at @MoMath for a screening of my video about the Archimedes Palimpsest, followed by a Q&A with me, @stevenstrogatz.com and @AlexKontorovich.
momath.org/archimedes
youtu.be/ZXNIgHov0Nk
momath.org/archimedes
youtu.be/ZXNIgHov0Nk
New video!
2300 years ago, Aristarchus used very clever math to find relative sizes and distances of the sun, moon, and earth.
His math led him to heliocentrism, but the evidence raised an unanswerable question and his idea was discarded for centuries.
2300 years ago, Aristarchus used very clever math to find relative sizes and distances of the sun, moon, and earth.
His math led him to heliocentrism, but the evidence raised an unanswerable question and his idea was discarded for centuries.
March 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New video!
2300 years ago, Aristarchus used very clever math to find relative sizes and distances of the sun, moon, and earth.
His math led him to heliocentrism, but the evidence raised an unanswerable question and his idea was discarded for centuries.
2300 years ago, Aristarchus used very clever math to find relative sizes and distances of the sun, moon, and earth.
His math led him to heliocentrism, but the evidence raised an unanswerable question and his idea was discarded for centuries.
A prayer book, destroyed by mold, sold for $2 million at an auction in 1998.
Underneath the prayers, scraped off and written over, was the only copy of the one letter that Archimedes wrote to his friend to reveal his private method for finding properties of curved shapes.
youtu.be/ZXNIgHov0Nk
Underneath the prayers, scraped off and written over, was the only copy of the one letter that Archimedes wrote to his friend to reveal his private method for finding properties of curved shapes.
youtu.be/ZXNIgHov0Nk
The $2 Million Book Revealing the Secrets of Ancient Math
YouTube video by Ben Syversen
youtu.be
November 15, 2024 at 2:45 AM
A prayer book, destroyed by mold, sold for $2 million at an auction in 1998.
Underneath the prayers, scraped off and written over, was the only copy of the one letter that Archimedes wrote to his friend to reveal his private method for finding properties of curved shapes.
youtu.be/ZXNIgHov0Nk
Underneath the prayers, scraped off and written over, was the only copy of the one letter that Archimedes wrote to his friend to reveal his private method for finding properties of curved shapes.
youtu.be/ZXNIgHov0Nk