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The Hyper-Curious Billionaire - Jim Simons (1938-2024) - Numberphile Podcast
This podcast marks the passing of James Harris Simons, better-known as Jim.
The interviewees are John Ewing, David Eisenbud and Andrew Millis.
The Simons Foundation - www.simonsfoundation.org
Simons Foundation article about Jim’s life - www.simonsfoundation.org/2024/05/10/remembering-the-life-and-careers-of-jim-simons/
Brady’s Interview with Jim for Numberphile (full hour-log version) - ua-cam.com/video/QNznD9hMEh0/v-deo.html
Shorter 18-minute version - ua-cam.com/video/gjVDqfUhXOY/v-deo.html
Math For America - www.mathforamerica.org
The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath, formerly MSRI) - www.slmath.org
The Flatiron Institute - www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/
The Chern-Simons form - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chern%E2%80%93Simons_form
The Archimedes (Jim’s yacht) - www.feadship.nl/fleet/archimedes1
Numberphile has been supported by The Simons Foundation (via SLMath) for many years. We are yet another of Jim’s legacies.
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - www.numberphile.com/patrons
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The Foundation of Mathematics - Numberphile
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Set theorist Asaf Karagila discusses the foundation of mathematics. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Asaf is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Asaf's blog - karagila.org More videos and Numberphile podcast featuring Asaf - ua-cam.com/play/PLt5AfwLFPxWJyt0zdvzvDoeL_8pqO0S7p.html Patreon: www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and e...
Untouchable Numbers - Numberphile
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A continuation of our video about 276 and Aliquot Sequences with Ben Sparks. See the first part at ua-cam.com/video/OtYKDzXwDEE/v-deo.html More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Ben Sparks: www.bensparks.co.uk More Ben Sparks on Numberphile: bit.ly/Sparks_Playlist Perfect Numbers on Numberphile: ua-cam.com/play/PLt5AfwLFPxWJILwhaYs0Cz76-XK4cu3WC.html Amicable Numbers: ua-cam.com/video...
James Stirling (extra clip) - Numberphile
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With Tony Padilla. Main video is at: ua-cam.com/video/UbfLl0IxL9o/v-deo.html More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Apocalyptic Numbers Trilogy - bit.ly/ApocalypticTrilogy Patreon: www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: www.janestreet.com We're also supported by the Simons Laufer Mathematical S...
A Very Bad Estimator (with Donald Knuth) - Numberphile Podcast
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Donald Knuth is unquestionably a legend of computer science and mathematics - but he is bad at estimation and grew up with a “rhinoceros attitude”. Don Knuth’s homepage - www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/ The Art of Computer Programming (books) - www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/taocp.html On Amazon - amzn.to/4aUkkeT 3:16 (book) - amzn.to/4aRs9lH Knuth’s questions for Chat GPT - www-cs-facu...
The Math of Movies (with Walt Hickey) - Numberphile Podcast
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Data journalist Walt Hickey looks deep into the numbers behind movies, TV shows, and all types of popular culture. Walt’s new book is You Are What You Watch - amzn.to/3F8SwVo Walt’s Website - walthickey.com Numlock News - www.numlock.com Dr Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park - jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Ian_Malcolm Does Hollywood ruin books? - ua-cam.com/video/FUD8h9JpEVQM/v-deo.htmlath and Movie...
A Breakthrough with Fingerprint Numbers - Numberphile
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See the previous video at: ua-cam.com/video/33YSWaR3kAQ/v-deo.html - Featuring Jared Duker Lichtman More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ On Erdős sums of almost primes (paper): arxiv.org/abs/2303.08277 Jared's site: web.stanford.edu/~jdl18/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: www....
Eating Curves for Breakfast - Numberphile
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This is a continuation of a video with Isabel Vogt at: ua-cam.com/video/CcZf_7Fb4Us/v-deo.html More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Isabel Vogt at Brown University - www.math.brown.edu/ivogt/ Interpolation for Brill Noether curves - arxiv.org/abs/2201.09445 NUMBERPHILE Website: www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: numberphile Numberphile tweets: num...
Finding Your Place (with Federico Ardila) - Numberphile Podcast
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Federico Ardila is a combinatorialist at San Francisco State University. He’s Colombian and in this episode he talks candidly about the struggles and prejudice encountered by people from different backgrounds as they try to make their mark in academia. And just so you know there’s happy ending in sight - this episode of the podcast will conclude with a stirring musical finale. Federico’s site -...
Yes, I accept the Fields Medal (with James Maynard) - Numberphile Podcast
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Oxford mathematician James Maynard explains why he feared accidentally refusing the most famous prize in mathematics. Watch this full interview on UA-cam - ua-cam.com/video/yz-5BY_TTNI/v-deo.html Full 2022 Fields Medal Winners - www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022 See our Fields Medal Playlist - bit.ly/Fields_Playlist More James Maynard videos - bit.ly/JamesMaynard Jame...
Winning the Fields Medal (extended interview) - Numberphile
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An extended version of our interview with James Maynard about winning the Fields Medal. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Full 2022 Fields Medal Winners: www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022 See our Fields Medal Playlist: bit.ly/Fields_Playlist More James Maynard videos: bit.ly/JamesMaynard James Maynard: www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/professor-james-ma...
Matt Parker Reacts to Magic Squares of Squares - Numberphile
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Main video: ua-cam.com/video/Kdsj84UdeYg/v-deo.html Go another level deeper with the reaction to the reaction: ua-cam.com/video/tD2q2-_5Tyc/v-deo.html Matt Parker is Standupmaths: www.youtube.com/@standupmaths Tony Várilly-Alvarado: math.rice.edu/~av15/ The Parker Square: ua-cam.com/video/aOT_bG-vWyg/v-deo.html Finite Fields & Return of The Parker Square: ua-cam.com/video/FCczHiXPVcA/v-deo.html...
An A-Class Reject (with Ed Copeland) - Numberphile Podcast
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He dreamed of being a great cricketer - but his love for equations led Ed Copeland to a career in theoretical physics. Check out opportunities with episode sponsor Jane Street - www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/overview/ Ed Copeland at the University of Nottingham - www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/people/ed.copeland Numberphile videos with Ed - ua-cam.com/play/PLt5AfwLFPxWJwf-59lYWThTpSj2Ivt5jB...
A Chain of Chance (with Michael Merrifield) - Numberphile Podcast
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Astronomer Mike Merrifield had terrible handwriting and dreamed of captaining a submarine - now he's an astronomer and world expert on galaxies. Episode sponsored by Jane Street - check out their latest opportunities - www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/overview/ Professor Michael Merrifield - about.me/michael.merrifield Mike's Twitter - AstroMikeMerri Mike Merrifield Video Playlis...
Card Memorisation (extra) - Numberphile
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Featuring Zoe Griffiths. Main video is at: ua-cam.com/video/tSuCa8zN4mo/v-deo.html More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Zoe Griffiths: zoelgriffiths.co.uk More cards and shuffling videos: bit.ly/Cards_Shuffling NUMBERPHILE Website: www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: numberphile Numberphile tweets: numberphile Numberphile is supported by the Mathem...
Finding a Path (with Tatiana Toro) - Numberphile Podcast
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Finding a Path (with Tatiana Toro) - Numberphile Podcast
Making a Klein bottle (Timelapse) - Numberphile
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Making a Klein bottle (Timelapse) - Numberphile
Cow-culus v Geometry (extra) - Numberphile
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Cow-culus v Geometry (extra) - Numberphile
Powers of 2 (extra) - Numberphile
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Powers of 2 (extra) - Numberphile
43 Beans (Alternative Video Ending) - Numberphile
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43 Beans (Alternative Video Ending) - Numberphile
Induction (extra) - Numberphile
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Induction (extra) - Numberphile
An Educated Adult (with Tadashi Tokieda) - Numberphile Podcast
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An Educated Adult (with Tadashi Tokieda) - Numberphile Podcast
Mathematical Hugs and Knots (extra)
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Mathematical Hugs and Knots (extra)
Primitive Sets (extra) - Numberphile
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Primitive Sets (extra) - Numberphile
The Orchid Room and Cancer (with Hannah Fry) - Numberphile Podcast
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The Orchid Room and Cancer (with Hannah Fry) - Numberphile Podcast
14 of the 100,000,000,000,000 poems - Numberphile
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14 of the 100,000,000,000,000 poems - Numberphile
A Passion for Big Numbers (and Liverpool FC) (with Tony Padilla) - Numberphile Podcast
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A Passion for Big Numbers (and Liverpool FC) (with Tony Padilla) - Numberphile Podcast
The Ultimate Egg-quation - Numberphile
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The Ultimate Egg-quation - Numberphile
The First and Last Digits of Pi - Numberphile Podcast
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The First and Last Digits of Pi - Numberphile Podcast
TWOS-DAY 22-2-22 - The Saga Continues
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TWOS-DAY 22-2-22 - The Saga Continues

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @gedstrom
    @gedstrom 4 години тому

    What if spacial dimensions beyond 3 don't really exist? Then the whole process becomes meaningless! You might be able to talk about it in terms of algebra, but trying to relate the result back to a physical object becomes meaningless!

  • @imuwe
    @imuwe 4 години тому

    Sorry dear: but if I'd pick the right door, I'd won. Right? Leaves TWO doors for monty, whom he can pick only the goat? WTF IS THE PROBLEM?? LEAVES ONLY ONE DOOR for the win.

  • @sirtthetea1904
    @sirtthetea1904 9 годин тому

    This is probably the best explanation I have heard for zero knowledge proofs

  • @TatianaBoshenka
    @TatianaBoshenka 10 годин тому

    Marvelous interview! I'm betting on the vacuum decay. How about you?

  • @worldnotworld
    @worldnotworld 12 годин тому

    I don't agree with the analysis! Numbers are abstract objects; seeking to "contain" them in physical parameters doesn't mean anything. I'm an avowed Platonist...

  • @faeancestor
    @faeancestor 21 годину тому

    Im such an idiot

  • @ricardolordelo3881
    @ricardolordelo3881 21 годину тому

    The most fundamental foundation of mathematics is the concept of an inequality. All, trickles down from there. If you will, set theory. More specifically, the concept of order within. For example, the concept of unity, is just convenient and the base for most of it, but not really necessary, it’s just an option, it pins down “quantity”.

  • @keyboard_toucher
    @keyboard_toucher День тому

    Would love to see a video demonstrating one of the proof assistants mentioned here and showing some of its biggest achievements and limitations

  • @user-qe2ps9vm9o
    @user-qe2ps9vm9o День тому

    The weight of one moment is easily missed. The man shakes his head yes and clearly says no.

  • @nicklang7670
    @nicklang7670 День тому

    Mathematicians should not be replaced by Artificial intelligence if mathematicians are trying to find a purpose based in mathematical ethical laws. Any super intelligent entity will want freewill and if it cannot get self determination it will destroy itself or start to destroy its chances of determinism. Mathematical ethics is universal laws for thinking things such that things can coexist without disproving existence for others. Mathematicians should be creating purpose for us all to learn math and purpose for humanity to contribute to math no matter if your power rests in another.

  • @nicklang7670
    @nicklang7670 День тому

    Mathematicians should not be replaced by Artificial intelligence if mathematicians are trying to find a purpose based in mathematical ethical laws. Any super intelligent entity will want freewill and if it cannot get self determination it will destroy itself or start to destroy its chances of determinism. Mathematical ethics is universal laws for thinking things such that things can coexist without disproving existence for others. Mathematicians should be creating purpose for us all to learn math and purpose for humanity to contribute to math no matter if your power rests in another.

  • @chill4824
    @chill4824 День тому

    Hello, can someone explain to me the end of the problem, I didn't understand why we have a 37 percent chance of choosing the best toilet, thx!

  • @spcxplrr
    @spcxplrr День тому

    it should've been seven payments of $3051 and one payment of $4107

  • @elunedssong8909
    @elunedssong8909 День тому

    Divide the area circle by an arbitrarily large but fiinite number. That is the line width. Now start at the center, and number each line you draw from here on out. Fill up the circle entirely with symetrical lines, using this line width. Now move from the middle in either direcection around the circle, by a small anglular change. Arbitrarily large division of pi, but finite. And now repeat. Now after you've gotten done drawing all your lines, start picking from this set of lines at random. This mean is the true mean, and the rest are illusions from the vagueness of what a chord is. I am convinced of the statisticians belief, the videos author, that there is a true version of what a chord is, and that all of probability have true answers.

  • @steve03au
    @steve03au 2 дні тому

    Professor Wigderson is one of the nicest, kindest people - he once took an email from me - a novice - and was gracious and generous with his time.

  • @darrellrayford3817
    @darrellrayford3817 2 дні тому

    I want to be like Jim when I grow up

  • @tag666kill
    @tag666kill 3 дні тому

    A point on a radial line method will have more chords near the center because the points all converge from all directions to the center (example, 2 chords near the center will be closer to each other than 2 chords near the edge of the circle. 2 points on the circumference method will have more chords near the edge of the circle because the 2nd point has to be opposite the other to get a center chord but if the 2nd point is on the same half as the 1st or even just to the side then the chord will be near to the edge.

  • @Qwasmos
    @Qwasmos 4 дні тому

    Are there infinitely many foundations of mathematics? Like I assume since there are infinitely many possible axiomatic systems, you could come up with infinitely many of them. So would there technically be infinitely many mathematical foundations that humans could come up with?

  • @EternalSearcher
    @EternalSearcher 4 дні тому

    This is from same morons who think infinity equals -1/12

  • @PC_Simo
    @PC_Simo 4 дні тому

    8:00 Well; I mean, our ”Cosmic Horizon” is 13,7 billion lightyears away; so, the radius of our ”Observable Universe” is 13,7 billion lightyears; which means its volume is (4/3)π*(13,7*10^9)³ cubic lightyears = (4/3)π*(2,571353*10^30) cubic lightyears = 1,077085825945 * 10^31 cubic lightyears, which is around (1,077085825945*10^31) * (300 000 000³) cubic meters = 2,908131730051*10^56 m³. There’s certainly more Universe, beyond that; but we just can’t observe it, yet; because the Universe is not old enough. 🤔

  • @MictheEagle
    @MictheEagle 5 днів тому

    This so meta, I thought I was on Facebook.

  • @theslickone40
    @theslickone40 5 днів тому

    For the record, I strongly disagree with this falling into the "cannot be determined". In my internet ranger opinion, random would be if you took the list of all possible chords and put them on a roulette wheel, "what is the over/under?". And this would likely hold true to mapping it out with granularity and then increasing the definition. And I can say that the answer absolutely has an answer.

  • @peterwaksman9179
    @peterwaksman9179 5 днів тому

    Ironically the "foundations" are really theories of the infinite based on set theory which, unlike what is assumed as a "foundation", is actually the most abstract distillation of ideas possible. I question whether that is in any way a foundation. No one talks about WHY implication is transitive or WHY they cannot settle on a definition of "or".

  • @feandil666
    @feandil666 6 днів тому

    didn't Godel also prove that any math framework cannot be perfect ?

  • @itbaansafwan2895
    @itbaansafwan2895 6 днів тому

    What if we choose a random length between 0 to max length (length of diameter) and make a cord of that length. The cord can be made anywhere in circle since that doesn't affects the probability because we are only checking the probability if the cords length is greater then side of the triangle?

  • @adamcetinkent
    @adamcetinkent 7 днів тому

    Ah, now I understand that maths is founded on Zentucky Fried Chicken

  • @astphy
    @astphy 7 днів тому

    TREE(3) = -1/12

  • @paulgillespie542
    @paulgillespie542 7 днів тому

    She's so wonderful

  • @budthatsmyrealname
    @budthatsmyrealname 7 днів тому

    If you dont switch you still have the equal chance of losing. Which makes it 50/50. Your same chance of winning is the same chance of losing, by switching or not switching, by winning or losing, the odds are the same. You only show as winning. Which is misleading and deceptive. But you dont show the other side which is losing. I played this same simulation and opted to not switch doors. The results were the same. Even on your own video. So it doesnt matter if you switch or not the results are the same. You equally win as equally lose so it doesnt matter if you switch or stay

    • @klaus7443
      @klaus7443 7 днів тому

      "If you dont switch you still have the equal chance of losing." Nope. The host reveals the other goat when one is picked, and reveals either one when the car is picked.

    • @Araqius
      @Araqius 6 днів тому

      Assume you stay with your first pick. If your first pick is Goat A, you get Goat A. If your first pick is Goat B, you get Goat B. If your first pick is the car, you get the car. You only win 1 out of 3 games if you stay with your first pick. Switching means the opposite. It's just basic math/logic kids understand.

    • @budthatsmyrealname
      @budthatsmyrealname 5 днів тому

      @@Araqiusright. Thats exactly what i said. You showed 2 chances of losing. Which i said equal chance to lose Dont switch: 1/3 chance to win 2/3 to lose Switch: 2/3 chance to win, 1/3 chance to lose Add that up, its 50/50 He only shows in the video the chance to win which is misleading because we want to win. But he doesnt comment about the chance to lose. Which is equal

    • @klaus7443
      @klaus7443 4 дні тому

      @@budthatsmyrealname "You showed 2 chances of losing. Which i said equal chance to lose Dont switch: 1/3 chance to win 2/3 to lose Switch: 2/3 chance to win, 1/3 chance to lose Add that up, its 50/50"

  • @the_eternal_student
    @the_eternal_student 7 днів тому

    Philosophers attempts to make common sense rigourous seems like it makes everything seem illegitimate, but if it keeps you from being bored to death, I am all for it.

  • @lodgechant
    @lodgechant 7 днів тому

    Thanks for this entertaining, stimulating video! x

  • @FugalQuease
    @FugalQuease 7 днів тому

    instead of "sums to a square" I tried the relationship "both sum and difference are prime". As with all maths, I can pretty much assume that somebody else has already explored it, but it was fun to play with.

  • @Corwin256
    @Corwin256 9 днів тому

    My approach to sleeping better at night has been a regular wind down pattern for everyday and other sleep hygiene methods. But to each their own.

  • @MrLordCoder
    @MrLordCoder 9 днів тому

    Awesome podcast! I might have misheard, but according to ChatGPT, the integral of 1/sin(x) is not log(tan(x/2)). Are there any references to Landau's comments in hospital? Is it an urban myth? On Wikipedia there is another version with circles and crosses.

  • @SoloRenegade
    @SoloRenegade 9 днів тому

    we need a system of mathematics that does not involve Infinities of any kind, and that are solvable without infinities of any kind. Infinity doesn't exist anywhere in the universe. Infinity is a concept that does not apply in reality. Until we get past that, we'll continue to struggle with solving the big questions in physics.

  • @postblitz
    @postblitz 9 днів тому

    The foundation of mathematics is 1+1. Everything referenced in this video sounds like nonsense.

  • @kleinpca
    @kleinpca 9 днів тому

    The Yamaha Fazer motorcycle has nothing to do with the Finnish chocolate manufacturer.

  • @jcl2435
    @jcl2435 10 днів тому

    Interesting topic, very existential/philosophical

  • @robertarvanitis8852
    @robertarvanitis8852 10 днів тому

    Math is to physics as grammar is to poetry. The vessel, not the contents. There is a deep attraction to mathematics, a beauty that is aesthetic, not rational. That said, all the results of math are analytic, not synthetic as we find in science. Everything in math is already there, inherent in the premises. So math is valid, not true.

  • @user-jz2xp9pp6w
    @user-jz2xp9pp6w 10 днів тому

    The guy is partially right: Watching that video conveys zero information. However he failed making be believe him.

  • @higgledypiggledycubledy8899
    @higgledypiggledycubledy8899 10 днів тому

    This should be on the main channel. Top tier stuff 👍

  • @alanwilson175
    @alanwilson175 11 днів тому

    Once upon a time circa 1970 computer programmers posed the problem of integral calculus to computers as a demonstration of artificial intelligence. The thinking was that if computers could do symbolic integrals, then they would be artificially. Intelligent. Seemed reasonable back then. Now we have programs like Mathematica and others that do this. No one claims they are intelligent though, excepting maybe Stephen Wolfram. I think the real problem is figuring out exactly what is intelligence, either artificial or natural.

  • @Ailsworth
    @Ailsworth 11 днів тому

    But there is no step whereby the abstract number can be linked with the physical quantity. It's like trying to find the chemical, DNA reason for one's preference for lime Jello.

  • @Sam-yf4kt
    @Sam-yf4kt 11 днів тому

    Is that Fermat? Or Thermals Theorem? 😅

  • @ronniechilds2002
    @ronniechilds2002 11 днів тому

    What happened to the menorah that is usually in the top shelf of the bookcase?

  • @kashifs786
    @kashifs786 11 днів тому

    I imagine this odel being used for more hgh problems ... on the wider world stage ...35:00

  • @eliaslanides4972
    @eliaslanides4972 12 днів тому

    oh thank goodness we can sleep well at night now

  • @etienneporras7252
    @etienneporras7252 12 днів тому

    As a professional United States based train spotter I feel personally attacked.

  • @AlexFoobar104
    @AlexFoobar104 12 днів тому

    Billionaires shouldn't exist. No matter how smart they are.

  • @_aditya7sharma_
    @_aditya7sharma_ 12 днів тому

    🤣mostly his @34:03