Apparently the British are keen on maths. They also have a prime-time TV show which is a comedy math competition. It’s the fantastic Dara O Briain School of Hard Sums:
If you click through to youtube you can find more episodes.
Thanks to Sean Carroll for posting about the show on his blog.
This is brilliant! I had never seen this show before. Thanks for posting this. I will be a regular viewer from now on.
Joel Stottlemire, author
http://lifesmostimportantandobscurequestions.blogspot.com/
Joel,
Thanks!