Video: Vedic Mathematics: My Trip to India to Uncover the Truth - Alex Bellos (2011)

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One day on YouTube, Alex Bellos saw a video of an amazing mathematical "trick". He wanted to know more about this 'Vedic Mathematics', so he got on a plane to India. This is a lecture about his journey that touched on mathematics, mysticism, Indian history, nationalism and culture.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the full conference are available from the on the Gresham College website:
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/early-mathematics-day

Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website.
http://www.gresham.ac.uk
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