Interview with Richard Schwartz

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: Chapters: 0:00 teaser 0:33 why math books for kids 5:22 crazy cool visualizations vs obsessions 8:50 most of math is failure 13:23 accessibility vs precision in papers 17:55 what about abstract more math 23:25 being Thurston's student 29:32 advice for those who feel not good enough at math 32:42 how Richard almost quit math 34:41 story from Mura about Berkeley woods 35:45 Richard's famous April 1st prank 43:16 and other pranks 44:43 and the mask! oh my god the mask

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Interview with Richard Schwartz is an episode from Math-Life Balance by Mura Yakerson.

This episode is 00:45:30 long.

This episode was published on Feb 16, 2026.

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