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Richard is a math professor at Brown University as well as an author of very funny books about math for kids! Enjoy learning about Richard and his adventures in the world of math and art :)Richard's webpage: https://www.math.brown.edu/reschwar/Chapters:0:00 teaser0:33 why math books for kids5:22 crazy cool visualizations vs obsessions8:50 most of math is failure13:23 accessibility vs precision in papers17:55 what about abstract more math23:25 being Thurston's student29:32 advice for those who feel not good enough at math32:42 how Richard almost quit math34:41 story from Mura about Berkeley woods35:45 Richard's famous April 1st prank43:16 and other pranks44:43 and the mask! oh my god the mask
