Mathematical surprises from phenomena of daily life

Tadashi Tokieda is known for developing and sharing tricks and toys that question our assumptions about math and physics - a passion that's grown from his pursuit of fresh knowledge and love of magic. It wasn't until Tadashi Tokieda , now a professor of mathematics at Stanford University, was in his twenties that he began to study math. Growing up in Japan, Tokieda was a painter, and later in France he was a classical philologist - an expert in ancient languages. While in a mathematics program at Princeton University, he broadened his studies to include physics and other phenomena of the natural world. Go to the web site to view the video. Mathematics Professor Tadashi Tokieda demonstrates how angular momentum comes into play when mastering the kendama, a Japanese skill toy. Eventually, Tokieda combined all of this with his long-standing interest in magic, and videos of his resulting tricks have attracted millions of views online.