Why Mathematicians are Essential for National Security

Oxford Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy Jon Keating discusses his research in Quantum Theory and his work with GCHQ – the UK intelligence agency. Jon starts by discussing his current work on random matrices and how they are linked to Quantum Theory, as well as Number Theory via the Riemann Zeta function. He also touches on his previous role as the head of the Heilbronn Institute which links mathematicians in academia with those working on problems related to national security at GCHQ. Jon is also one of the lead champions of the ‘Protect Pure Maths’ campaign, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of fundamental mathematics research in modern society. For more information on the campaign, and to add your support, please visit https://www.protectpuremaths.uk/ Interview with University of Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford. All images are used under a creative commons licence – links below. All about circuits: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/elliptic-curve-cryptography-in-embedded-systems/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notes/10158791468612200/ 3blue1brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD0NjbwqlYw Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is an Early-Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow 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