WIP video about Goldbach's Conjecture — Kindly Requesting Feedback!
Added 2025-06-07 06:54:25 +0000 UTCComing soon: a video about the story behind one of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics - Goldbach's conjecture.
We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions as we wrap up this video.
Still in progress:
Animations are a work in progress
Placeholders are used for Derek talking to the camera.
Thank you so much for your time and help!
-Team Ve
Comments
Yes that's correct, good insight!
Veritasium
2025-06-26 06:05:39 +0000 UTCSuperb video - a total pleasure to listen to. One small thing: a couple of times you had pink screen 'ivy' - I gather this is a non finished drawing animation?
Emmanuel Haven
2025-06-19 20:38:16 +0000 UTCAt 5:32 the audio and video do not correlate.
Lance Cockcroft
2025-06-13 16:03:26 +0000 UTCPerhaps it’s just me, but around 21:18, when it cuts from the formula to a head and shoulders frontal view of you talking, the sound is dramatically out of sync with the speaking movement.
Adam Lockert
2025-06-13 02:20:07 +0000 UTCFascinating video. My only commentary is regarding the explanation at 18:15, "We repeat this for all combinations of prime numbers less than 37. And we find that the counter clicks 9 times". I had to watch this section multiple times to try to make sense of where the 9 came from. I believe that what you are saying is that there are 9 combinations (of 3 prime numbers less than 37) that result in equation evaluating to 1. I think a little more explanation of this would be helpful. Perhaps just simply listing the 9 combinations. Of course, if I misunderstood the connection, then that is telling as well.
Ray Konopka
2025-06-11 05:32:10 +0000 UTCFirstly, that's great to hear and glad you found value in this video and others! Secondly, in regards to video requests the best way is to email contact@veritasium.com where it is better monitored by writers and producers (we have different people who work mainly in Patreon and other publishing platforms). Finally, the answer to your Brady question by the writer of that video, Henry: Yes, we did! Our analysis showed that the optimal spin rate for minimizing deviation from the parabolic path was between 350 and 550 revolutions per minute—significantly lower than what Brady typically throws. But the improvement was small: in our simulations, it only added about half a meter to the throw. Below that range, the ball became unstable and started to behave like a duck, losing distance and accuracy. So it makes sense that quarterbacks don’t risk throwing with lower spin rates. -Matt, Channel Manager
Veritasium
2025-06-09 09:44:20 +0000 UTCJust quickly, nothing we publish is AI. Neither on Patreon nor any other platform. These are animations made by an extremely talented and hard working team. Thank you for taking time to provide feedback and your point still stands about the transitions, we just want to make it very clear that real people are behind that art. Many thanks again and we appreciate your feedback, I see your comments on Patreon a lot and they're always helpful and insightful. -Matt, Channel Manager
Veritasium
2025-06-09 09:30:09 +0000 UTCTotally cool video - thoroughly enjoyed watching it. I like number theory, but never formally studied it. I agree that the value of solving these number theory problems seems limited today but will probably be profound for understanding the universe in the future. It's so worth pursuing. I always learn so much from your videos including segments of history like what was happening in China where they purged their higher education for a time. Seems like a counterintuitive thing to do to make a nation strong. Totally off topic - but could you do a video on the science of wearing face masks during a pandemic - including the different types of masks like N95's that have special filters? The public discourse has not resolved a solution but it seems like there should be a way to articulate where when and how mask wearing is effective and where when and how it is detrimental. Public wants everything so black and white without having to think. Videos that explain why in some situations it is good and in other situations a solution is bad might be very valuable. Also off topic - for the football spin video - did you find a particular ratio of precession rate to spin rate that holds for a perfect spiral? Like with Feynman's plate (and a handful of similar problems)?
meg noah
2025-06-09 02:32:02 +0000 UTCAt 32:24 on Goldbach's Comet, you said "the sum of three primes" when in the definition of the comet you said two (and this is about the strong conjecture).
Paul Cassella
2025-06-08 15:26:58 +0000 UTCSame to me. @18:50, I failed to follow the explanation how the integrals are developed
RaiMoed
2025-06-08 07:26:57 +0000 UTCI want to mention that the flickering around 3:40 is a little disruptive for me. I think its the rapid change of contrast that makes me want to close my eyes for a bit. Would there be a different way for that?
Koleopteros
2025-06-08 07:07:59 +0000 UTCCongratulations, "natural logarithmn prounced 'lawn'" is now cannon. 😁 (~10m25s)
Jesse Thompson
2025-06-08 02:23:44 +0000 UTCRight at the end, I think your voice line track got sped up and it rose in pitch. If you guys haven't read it, Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture by Apostolos Doxiadis is a fun read. That was my intro to Goldbach's Conjecture. (I think one of the montage frames was about that book.)
Burt Humburg
2025-06-08 02:11:58 +0000 UTCNot gonna lie, I got lost partway through. I need to learn me some complex numbers.
Bob Terrell
2025-06-07 13:57:18 +0000 UTCBeautifully done & already publishable. (Littlewood’s Miscellany — just bought a paper copy!) One very minor dissonance: The AI-generated images did not always match well with each other. Chen Jianweng's head shape changes when aging at 3:41, and the AI image of Ramanujan at the 14:25 transition to his real picture. All the math seems beautifully done with great visuals
Terry Bollinger
2025-06-07 08:58:39 +0000 UTC
