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Matt Parker is an Australian mathematician, author, and public speaker. He is best known for his work in mathematics outreach, which includes writing books, appearing on television, and performing stand-up comedy. He is also the author of the popular Maths Gear YouTube channel. Parker was born in Perth, Western Australia, and attended the University of Western Australia, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics. He then went on to earn a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge in 2008. Parker has written several books, including Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors, Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension, and Maths Gear: A Guide to the Coolest Maths Toys, Puzzles and Games. He has also appeared on television shows such as QI and The Big Bang Theory. Parker is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA).

Popular As Matthew Thomas Parker
Occupation Mathematics author and communicator
Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 22 December, 1980
Birthday 22 December
Birthplace Perth, Western Australia
Nationality Australia

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2019

He has written the book Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension. His second book, Humble Pi, was released in March 2019.

Parker is a regular on BBC Radio Four's Infinite Monkey Cage with Robin Ince and Brian Cox. He has also talked about maths-related topics on BBC News, Sky News, Channel4, CBBC, and occasionally writes for The Guardian. On TV, Parker is a regular commentator on Discovery's Outrageous Acts of Science. For the 2019 edition of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, televised on BBC Four, Parker assisted presenter Hannah Fry in several segments.

2018

Together with another YouTube mathematics popularizer, Vi Hart, Parker won the 2018 Communications Award of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics for "communicating the excitement of mathematics to a worldwide audience through YouTube videos, TV and radio appearances, book and newspaper writings, and stand-up comedy".

At a 2018 statistics conference hosted by the Royal Statistics Society, Parker attempted to demonstrate basic population estimation techniques such as capture-recapture with the attendees of the conference.

2017

In October 2017, Parker started a petition to "Update the UK Traffic Signs Regulations to a geometrically correct football." In a YouTube video, he explained why the current football shape on traffic signs is incorrect and geometrically impossible. Parker described the current signs as "national embarrassment" and said he hopes the petition will "help raise public awareness and appreciation of geometry." Parker discussed the issue on You Can't Polish A Nerd. According to him, the government initially dismissed the petition because he is a comedian. By November 2017, the petition had gained over 21,000 signatures. The UK government has responded saying "the current football symbol has a clear meaning and is understood by the public. Changing the design to show accurate geometry is not appropriate in this context." Parker said he felt "like the Department for Transport had not read the petition properly". The official response stated it would be too costly to replace the current signs; however, Parker said he only asked for a "precedent for the new signs". In regards to the exact geometry of a football, Parker said he is "not asking for angles and measurements on the sign, just for it to look more like a football".

At the 2016 MathsJam Conference, Parker talked about what he called "letterwise magic squares". He believed he was the first to find the magic squares but on 5 May 2017 he posted a video to explain how the magic squares were more well known as alphamagic squares.

2014

In 2014, Parker set up Think Maths, a team of experienced mathematics speakers who visit schools to run workshops and give talks for a wide range of ages and abilities, to show students the wider world of maths beyond school while giving them a chance to develop mathematical thinking skills.

Parker married solar physicist Lucie Green, in July 2014. The couple used wedding rings made of meteoric iron. He now lives in Godalming, England.

2013

Parker has toured the UK, both solo and as part of comedy group Festival of the Spoken Nerd, along with Helen Arney and Steve Mould. His first solo tour Matt Parker: Number Ninja finished in July 2013, while his second solo tour "Matt Parker: Now in 4D" started in late 2014.

1980

Matthew Thomas Parker (born 22 December 1980) is an Australian recreational mathematician, author, comedian, YouTube personality and communicator. Parker was the Public Engagement in Mathematics Fellow at Queen Mary University of London. He is a former maths teacher, and has helped popularise maths via his tours and videos.