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Matt Parker is a stand-up comedian and mathematician. He appears regularly on TV and online and is a presenter on the Discovery Channel. As part of the comedy group Festival of the Spoken Nerd, Matt has toured worldwide and is the first person to use an overhead projector on-stage at the Hammersmith Apollo since Pink Floyd.
Previously a maths teacher, Matt visits schools to talk to students about maths as part of Think Maths and he is involved in the Maths Inspiration shows. He is the Public Engagement in Mathematics Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.
Matt is coming to the Oxford Maths Festival on 12 May and will be signing copies of his new book 'Humble Pi' after his talk. To book a space at this talk, please visit https://mathsfest.web.ox.ac.uk/event/matt-parker. Suitable for ages 16+.