Round Peg in a Square Hole - Numberphile

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With 12.9K likes relative to 630.5K views, this video demonstrates above-average engagement efficiency for its category.

Editorial Analysis

Featuring Tadashi Tokieda - more Tadashi videos at: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids\nMore links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓\n\nTadashi Tokieda is a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University (though this was filmed when he was at Cambridge, in the UK). \n\nAnimation by Pete McPartlan.\n\nNumberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile\n\nWe are also supported by Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of science. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/outreach/science-sandbox/\n\nAnd support from Math For America - https://www.mathforamerica.org/\n\nNUMBERPHILE\nWebsite: http://www.numberphile.com/\nNumberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile\nNumberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile\nSubscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub\n\nVideos by Brady Haran\n\nPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile\n\nBrady's videos subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/BradyHaran/\n\nBrady's latest videos across all channels: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/\n\nSign up for (occasional) emails: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9