Interview with @3blue1brown‬

Math-Life Balance

Grant Sanderson is the creator of the coolest math youtube channel, "3blue1brown". In this interview, Grant and Mura chat about a bunch of different topics, such as feelings towards abstract math, and even hear Grant read a piece from his poem. Enjoy Grant's beautiful thoughts and exquisite English!Grant's channel: youtube.com/ 3blue1brownGrant's homepage: 3blue1brown.com/aboutGrant's poetry: 3blue1brown.com/blog/poemsThe Math-life balance YouTube channel: youtube.com/@math-life-balanceChapters:

0:00 teaser

0:45 introducing Grant and his job

2:52 struggles of having a popular YouTube channel

6:03 sociology of math outreach

10:36 why people love 3blue1brown

13:22 how to popularize abstract math

17:40 making algebraic K-theory popular

21:17 how to measure success

27:16 did god hand you the definition of a topological space?

32:27 who writes wiki pages and and why

36:13 which feelings cause abstraction

44:39 what if you don't understand math

46:49 unpacking genius

51:48 how Grant deals with the frustration of not understanding math

55:16 Grant's poetry

1:01:47 Grant's question to mathematicians

1:03:38 advice from Grant