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Born | Matthew Thomas Parker 22 December 1980 Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||
Alma mater | University of Western Australia | |||||||||
Occupation(s) | Mathematics author and communicator | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 1.21 million[1] | |||||||||
Total views | 151.08 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 18 August 2024 |
Matthew Thomas Parker (born 22 December 1980)[2]: 20:45 [3] is an Australian[4] recreational mathematician, author, comedian, YouTube personality and science communicator based in the United Kingdom. His book Humble Pi was the first mathematics book in the UK to be a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller. Parker was the Public Engagement in Mathematics Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.[5] He is a former teacher and has helped popularise mathematics via his tours and videos.
It happens to me because I was born in the year 1980.