Million Dollar Problems of Mathematics: Complex Theories Simplified
A show about seven of the most tantalizing mysteries in mathematics. Recognized by the Clay Institute as the Millennium Prize Problems, these are the greatest mathematical challenges of the 21st century.
Seven unsolved problems, each holding the potential to rewrite reality as we know it. Solve one, and you claim a million dollars. These are not mere equations; they are puzzles that hold the keys to the future.
From predicting the chaos of weather to decoding the deepest structures of reality, this show takes you on a treasure hunt—a battle of wits against the unknown. We’ll meet the rebels and visionaries who dare to dream of solutions and explore the mind-bending implications of their breakthroughs.
Join us as we unravel the enigmas behind these problems, stripping away the dense technical layers to reveal the elegant, breathtaking beauty of mathematics
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2025
James Maynard I The Rebel Mathematician Hunting Hidden Prime Patterns
Prime numbers are the building blocks of math—but their patterns remain one of the biggest unsolved mysteries. That’s where James Maynard comes in.From finding hidden structures in prime gaps to prov…
Four Exponentials Conjecture: The Hardest Easy Problem in MatheMatics
At first glance, it’s just a 2×2 grid. Four exponential numbers. No flashing lights, no smoke and mirrors. But hidden in that tiny setup is a mathematical riddle that’s resisted solution for nearly a…
June Huh I The Poet Who Cracked 50-Year-Old Mystery with… Shapes
June Huh wasn’t a math prodigy. He was a high school dropout who wanted to be a poet. But instead of writing verses, he found beauty in numbers—and ended up solving some of the hardest math problems …
Happy Ending Problem: Maths Puzzle That led to a Wedding
What if geometry could guarantee a perfect shape—no matter how random your mess? Welcome to the world of the Happy Ending Problem, a mind-bending puzzle in combinatorial geometry that starts with jus…
Maryna Viazovska I Fields Medal Winner who cracked 400 year old Puzzle
Ever wondered what stacking oranges has to do with data encryption? Turns out, everything.For over 400 years, mathematicians struggled to prove the best way to pack spheres in space. Even Isaac Newto…
The Berry–Tabor Conjecture: When Classical Order Turns Quantum Weird
Step into the strange and electrifying world where chaos meets quantum mechanics. The Quantum Maze unpacks the Berry–Tabor Conjecture—a decades-old mystery that suggests the universe’s most “predicta…
Hugo Duminil-Copin I Fields Medal 2022 Winner who tames Chaos
What do melting ice, wildfires, and pandemics have in common? They all follow hidden mathematical rules—rules that one man uncovered.Meet Hugo Duminil-Copin, the mathematician who cracked the code of…
Poincaré Conjecture: The only Millennium Prize Problems solved so far
In the final episode, we explore the Poincaré Conjecture—the only Millennium Prize Problem that has been solved so far.
At its core, the conjecture asks a deceptively simple question: how can we tell …
P vs NP : The most important unsolved problem in Computer Science
In this episode, we dive into P=NP, the most important unsolved problem in computer science—a question so profound it could reshape technology as we know it. At its core, P=NP asks: can problems that…
Hodge Conjecture: The Grand Puzzle of Shapes, Spaces, and Higher Dimensions
In this episode, we tackle the Hodge Conjecture—a grand mathematical puzzle that dares to explain the hidden structure of shapes, spaces, and higher dimensions. At its heart, the Hodge Conjecture is …
Navier-Stokes Equations
In this episode, we dive into the Navier-Stokes Equations, the mathematical key to understanding the chaos of air, water, and motion. These equations govern the flow of fluids—from ocean currents to …
Yang-Mills & The Mass Gap
Explore the Yang-Mills theory and the Mass Gap—a problem that has haunted mathematicians and physicists for decades. At the intersection of pure math and quantum physics, this enigma underpins our un…
Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture
In this episode, we uncover the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture—an enigma in mathematics so complex it’s often called “the most difficult problem you’ve never heard of.” At its heart lies a ques…
The Riemann Hypothesis
This episode dives into one of the most elusive mysteries in mathematics: the Riemann Hypothesis. First proposed by Bernhard Riemann in 1859, it’s a conjecture that connects the primes—those fundamen…