Prof. Dan Margalit and Isaiah Williams ’25 Unravel Mysteries of Math
A new video made by the College of Arts & Science communications team aims to answer some of the frequently searched questions about mathematics. Prof. Dan Margalit, Chair of Mathematics and Stevenson Chair, along with undergraduate Isaiah Williams, class of ’25 fielded questions and answered them in the madcap video made by Liz Chagnon. The two previously worked together during Summer ’24 on an undergraduate research project about the virtual braid group. The format is inspired by similar videos about celebrities on YouTube, such as Vogue’s 73 questions series. The video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gf3ZhbR08s
According to reputable sources, this was Vanderbilt’s #3 social media of 2024: https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/12/12/best-of-vanderbilt-social-media-2024/
The busier reader might prefer the Instagram version: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDQNn8gB9UJ/
Williams summed up the experience by saying “This is clearly the highlight of my life so far, and probably my entire lifetime.” Margalit agreed.