How Learning Ten Equations Can Improve Your Life - David Sumpter
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- Mathematics has a lot going for it, but David Sumpter argues that it can not only provide you with endless CZcams recommendations, and even make you rich, but it can make you a better person.
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I enjoyed the talk very much, but the most useful aspect was the diagrammatic exploration of Bayes. I did not have Bayes reasoning as an undergrad or in grad school, but felt the need to pick it up - I am 63 - and was struggling with the equation and the variable selection. The diagrammatic thinking helped immensely.
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clickbaited, disliked, unsubbed. what a shame 😢😢😢
Thanks.
Thank you ever so much! This is so amazingly wonderful to have learned right now. And what a perfect description of this poem and its author! Thanks again!
Very interesting n engaging lecture, David sumpter makes any one fall in love with math ,… alongside being very smart he is warm n pleasant person🎉
Great lecture, fascinating.
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00:22 *🏛️ Professor David Sumter introduces the lecture with support from sponsors, setting the stage for a discussion on mathematical equations impacting life.*
00:36 *📚 Sumter, an applied mathematician, is highlighted for his broad research interests, from animal behavior to AI, demonstrating his deep engagement with diverse mathematical applications.*
01:02 *⚽ His past work includes a unique blend of sports and math, with a book and lectures on the mathematics of football, showing how math can intersect with everyday interests.*
01:15 *📖 The upcoming discussion teases insights from his book about 10 pivotal equations, promising a fresh perspective on the everyday influence of mathematics.*
01:43 *🛍️ Despite the virtual setting, listeners are encouraged to engage by obtaining a signed book, fostering a connection between the audience and speaker.*
02:10 *🧠 Sumter sets out to demonstrate how mathematical equations can practically improve one’s life, potentially enhancing happiness and success.*
03:33 *🎨 References to popular culture, like "The Da Vinci Code," are used to suggest that mathematics holds hidden truths that can be universally applicable.*
05:12 *✈️ A dramatic airplane example introduces the 'judgment equation', illustrating how Bayesian thinking can manage real-life uncertainties and fears.*
10:18 *🔢 Bayes' Theorem is positioned as a powerful tool not only for theoretical scenarios but also for real-world applications like COVID-19 testing.*
15:02 *💡 The lecture shifts to personal anecdotes, using Bayes' Rule to advocate for more forgiveness and understanding in personal relationships, reflecting on how mathematics can influence our social interactions.- **00:22** 🏛️ Alain Gorieli introduces the lecture series and thanks the sponsors, XCX Markets, a leading market maker with global offices.*
00:36 *🎓 Professor David Sumter, an applied mathematician with interests ranging from machine learning to football analysis, is introduced as the speaker.*
01:15 *📚 David Sumter has authored books on the application of mathematics in football and on equations that influence our lives and society.*
02:10 *🧮 Sumter promotes the value of understanding specific mathematical equations to enhance life quality, potentially increasing happiness and success.*
03:22 *📖 He critiques various self-help approaches by highlighting the unique insights mathematics can provide, contrasting them with popular self-help books and figures.*
04:01 *🎨 Discusses the concept of the golden ratio (phi) from "The Da Vinci Code," emphasizing how mathematics can underlie and explain many aspects of the world.*
05:12 *✈️ Introduces the "Judgment Equation" with a hypothetical airplane scenario to explain the calculation of risk and probability using Bayes' Rule.*
09:24 *🦠 Applies the Judgment Equation to illustrate the reliability of COVID-19 tests, emphasizing the importance of considering false positives in medical testing.*
13:23 *🌍 Sumter discusses how mathematicians view the world through models and data, which help in understanding various life scenarios, from health risks to job prospects.*
16:00 *🤝 Explores the application of the Judgment Equation in personal relationships, suggesting that mathematics can teach us to be less judgmental and more forgiving.*
23:37 *💡 Concludes that people often mistakenly attribute negative intentions to others, and using Bayesian thinking can lead to more compassionate interpersonal assessments.*
25:13 *📱 Sumter discusses concerns about screen time for teenagers and their parents, questioning the significant impact on mental well-being.*
25:55 *📉 Analyzes a study showing that excessive screen use slightly decreases teenagers' happiness by about 1%, emphasizing minor impact compared to other factors like sleep or diet.*
27:44 *🧐 Highlights the importance of balanced scientific discussions and reviews an article that nuanced the effects of smartphones on teenagers.*
28:22 *📊 Lists nine additional equations related to various aspects of life, including the advertising, confidence, and market equations, which influence industries like finance and social media.*
29:34 *🔄 Discusses the "Reward Equation" used by social media to enhance user engagement, suggesting methods to manage and evaluate personal media consumption.*
30:44 *📺 Introduces a method to evaluate ongoing enjoyment of TV series using a mathematical rule to decide when to stop watching based on episode ratings.*
33:21 *🐜 Uses ant behavior as a metaphor for decision-making processes in dynamic environments, explaining how ants adjust to changing conditions using pheromone trails.*
35:56 *⚖️ Describes the balance ants maintain between exploring and exploiting food resources, akin to how humans navigate choices.*
40:57 *🛌 Emphasizes the importance of rest, drawing parallels between ant behavior and human need for downtime amidst constant activity.*
42:31 *🎲 Explores how different mathematical equations are employed in various fields, from sports analytics to advertising strategies, influencing decision-making and strategy.*
50:13 *🧮 Sumter explains the mathematical basis of the Fibonacci sequence, emphasizing its progression as numbers increase.*
50:53 *🔢 Discusses the mathematical limit of the Fibonacci sequence ratio, which approaches the golden ratio (phi) as the sequence progresses infinitely.*
52:05 *🔄 Highlights the repetitive nature of mathematical proofs in pure mathematics, where outcomes often reaffirm initial assumptions (a equals a).*
53:02 *🤔 Sumter reflects on the philosophical implications of mathematics, suggesting that without real-world data, mathematical solutions can be tautological and not necessarily insightful about the real world.*
53:13 *🌍 Posits that mathematics can provide substantial insights and answers when combined with real-world data, enhancing our understanding of various phenomena.*
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Oooooh !
Have to check this out.
Is that Nouman?(the guy that made the introduction) from the football analysis channel?
Thx
Thanks for sharing 😃🇨🇴
Super.
Very interesting lecture! Btw this is the first time I see people write x this way 😂
Can anyone please tell me who wrote the following words?:
"Eucalid alone hath looked on beauty bare"
(Or words to that effect)
That quote is from the poem "A Mathematician's Apology" by G.H. Hardy, an English mathematician.
The full quote is:
"The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's, must be beautiful; the ideas, like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics."
And then later in the poem:
"Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare."
Hardy was expressing his view that mathematics, like art, should be pursued for its inherent beauty and elegance, not just for practical applications. He saw the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid as having grasped the abstract, aesthetic essence of mathematics.
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As someone who loves math I find this world very absurd. Why are do we still have to hate, kill and discriminate against each other. We are most probably made out of same stuff, even after we die there is very little that changes about us. Stuff is always here and always was. I just can't wrap around why everyone is not blown away by this and decided to work on math and science to try understand this crazy world. I just hope that math will take over or as a religion in the future. That way someone like me could study maths all day at math church and have fun instead of writing same old react components.😭😭
Physics girl a channel for learning for all. She is a MIT PhD physics grad. Fun show.
Keep studying.
Christopher Hitchens has alot to say about religions poisoning societies.
You appear convinced. Do you gamble.....?
@@MitzvosGolem1 Ironic that you talk about ‘peace’ and how Christopher Hitchens said that religions poison societies when he was pro Iraq war which led to the death of millions of innocent people. Also, give me 1 atheistic civilisation that existed in the past. Atheists can never ground their morality objectively.
bECAUSE HALF THE WORLD DOESN'T CARE ABOUT MATHS AND SCIENCE
‘…have fun instead of writing the same old react components’. I felt that 😅
If you think you need to use maths to make e.g personal relationship decisions then you're doomed .Teenage happiness decreases by about 1% - WOW ! Somebody must have discovered the most brilliant yardstick for evaluating mood disorders - something that psychiatry has craved since the outset.
Probably the best , this one , "A method to evaluate ongoing enjoyment of TV series using a mathematical rule " - purrrrrlllllllease .
I the one people hate math🙂and never knowing that
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1+1=2 must be one..... no wait
what are 10 equations?
yo anyone else younger than 18 but wanna be smart?
Yes
Me
Yup 😂
I am 18
I`m 15,01,4-f
Awresome video ❤❤❤❤❤❤
d/dx x ^e
e*X^(e-1)
Y=mx+C must be one
Why
@@zexbruh6215 because C + mx = Y !
@@PauloConstantino167 😂
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agree
I see your linear equation and raise you an imaginary power... exp(ix) = cos(x) + i sin(x)
Clear your screen
“ants balancing on a seesaw” is a metaphor that helps no one
Can we get a TL:DW pleaaaassse
He has a book about these equations, maybe you can check a summary
c²=a²+b²
Must be the one
Don't be "square" lol
We use this in construction surveys all the time
Ramanujam✍️
It's Ramanujan not Ramanujam
we jam to ramanujam
There are much more 😝
pay your bills, dont smoke meth.... thats like 70% of being successful in life
also, i think the message of his talk is... planes don't need to be any safer.
also, the bayes rule/theorem is pretty crazy... always get a second test done if you have deadly diagnosis...
Unfortunately he didnot start by distinguishing *explicit* and *implicit* equation.
What makes you so sure that the governing equation can always be stated *explicitly?*
Nope! There's *NO* such certainty!
Learning the dynamics of prescribed implicit equation with different parameter inputs (not mere variables), is quintessential as well
So, before we determent a person idiot, we had to met him/her ten times.
So the Judgement Equation needs to be utilized in climate models. They need to realize the possibility of their CO2 models being bad models and not aligning with observations.
I like mathematics when it's just numbers. Can't wrap my head around it when it involves alphabets and squiggly symbols.
Savage!
Mathematics that is just numbers is not mathematics.
Well, these symbols truly do represent quantities and therefore numbers of things..
You don’t understand…. One could mean many things with this
Mathematics with only numbers is arithmetic, which is useful but only gives you the answer to one problem. Mathematics with symbols is the language of the universe. Languages take effort to learn, but the payoff is big
Subtitle indonesian please
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the possibilty of your ears to falling off if you believe in all you hear?
If the beliefs are of a mature nature and maneuvered with centered understanding, Id say he enjoys hearing his students!
His attitude maybe, not necessarily the plane crashing desire is something to learn from.
You’ll learn, i believe in you!!
Indian 💪
Kind of a poorly designed talk. Most of it is Bayesian logic, to the point that there's not enough time left to talk about the other equations. For most he just lists one place they've been used successfully, as if to imply that they are the entire explanation for why those companies were successful.
Well this person is the one taking and administering exams.
You may not be familiar with how such things work, but the essence of the material is going to revolve about one or two theorems and the rest is not reliably dependent on the rote bookwork
This requires familiarity with doing exams with a working competence, which im sure youve recognized somewhere in your life.
Lovely criticism
@@scottychen2397 Seems like it's more focused on a CZcams audience than a classroom one. If there is supplementary reading or exams attached to this, I'd expect them to get some mention of being linked in the description.
more time wasting lectures from Oxford Mathematics... where Sumpter renames the Bayes' theorem, to make it seem as if, something novel is presented... along with a guy who can't count to ten.
I think it is not about the novelty. Calling Bayes' theorem this name is telling you nothing about mathematics, but just something about the history of mathematics. While it is certainly appropriate to honor the guy who found it, it becomes its meaning only when one understands, what it is about. And it is essentially about judging things, making predictions about the unknown, adapting beliefs to new knowledge, and this kind of stuff.
Why rename bayes just to sell a book? I stopped watching.
I had an initial reaction like yours, but he's appealing to the people who don't already know Bayesian probability etc. Ultimately I think it's important for maths to be made more accessible, and removing the jargon can help some... (by the way, he does state it's Bayes once he's introduced the concept).
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@@fmjs5146 Thank you. That is the point. Its the wide application of Bayes that people don't really appreciate. Its not just about goats and cars. Its fundamental to many things.
How boring.... Yeah, I am going to calculate what is a the likelihood I am going to creash and die from a shaking plane. If I am in that situation, I probably would think about my life, and make peace rather than doing math. So sad....
I’m going to apply what I’ve learned here in Baccarat. Watch, I’m going to make millions. 🤣
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