Maths Speed Dating with Countdown's Rachel Riley

Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford asks TV superstar Rachel Riley randomly selected questions taken from speed dating websites. A special episode for National Numeracy Day 2023. Take the National Numeracy Challenge here: https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/challenge/bnn #BigNumberNatter #NationalNumeracyDay All questions with timestamps below. 0:00 - Introduction 2:50 – Why do you enjoy maths? 4:48 – If you could invite anyone dead or alive to dinner who would it be? 7:08 – What was your Oxford admissions interview like? 10:49 – If you could commit one crime without being caught, what would it be? 12:05 – What modules did you take during your degree? 17:15 – What is one of your favourite maths facts? 21:19 – Do you have any advice for people who want to improve at maths? 23:56 – Do you have any maths hacks that you can share with us? 25:23 – DIY or call someone? 26:53 – What is the most adventurous thing you have ever done? 29:18 – Who is your favourite band or musician? 31:53 – Can you tell me something mathematical about Oxford? 33:56 – Can you remember when you fell in love with maths? 35:45 – Do you have a favourite number? 38:08 - What is your favourite sports team? 38:57 – Can you describe a recent time you’ve used maths in your daily life? 42:41 – Honest or sparing someone’s feelings? More in the Maths Speed Dating series. @3blue1brown : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2LVy7B5q0 @MikeBoyd : https://youtu.be/BQnQsa-VDeg @DorFuchs : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKr7NQJ_kM0 @SimonClark : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0vqiWir0-0 @mathemaniac : https://youtu.be/RrMkTF-EE0M Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is an Early-Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow in Mathematics at St Edmund Hall: https://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/people/tom-crawford For more maths content check out Tom's website https://tomrocksmaths.com/ You can also follow Tom on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @tomrocksmaths. https://www.facebook.com/tomrocksmaths/ https://twitter.com/tomrocksmaths https://www.instagram.com/tomrocksmaths/ Get your Tom Rocks Maths merchandise here: https://beautifulequations.net/collections/tom-rocks-maths All footage is used under a Fair Usage Policy for educational purposes, or where appropriate a Creative Commons Licence. Countdown footage copyright Channel 4. It's Not Rocket Science footage copyright ITV. Celebrity Mastermind footage copyright BBC One. Original links to clips used in the video. Countdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjCbWg4ZUAY It's Not Rocket Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl5gf1D6MYo Celebrity Mastermind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlDuNQK-33I With thanks to: Rachel Riley National Numeracy Hoxey Roo ASMRebel Heels2000