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History and philosophy of mathematics, biographies of mathematicians, mathematics education, recreational mathematics, communication of mathematics.
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Mathematical "urban legends"
I heard this story a couple of years back (not sure though if it is true):
A young Japanese mathematician was giving a talk based on his results at Courant Institute. His work was built on the work o …
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What is the shortest Ph.D. thesis?
I believe the shortest PhD thesis is of Burt Totaro "Milnor K-theory is the simplest part of algebraic K-theory", 12 pages.
Milnor K-theory is the simplest part of algebraic K-theory, Ph.D. thesis, U …
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Biography of Felix Hausdorff
one place I know is the website of Hausdorff Institute website, particularly this short biography(62 pages).
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(Preferably rare) Audio/Video recordings of famous mathematicians?
Here's is one of Einstein
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Video lectures of mathematics courses available online for free
Here are some of my favorites :
Sidney Coleman's Quantum Field Theory
Shiraz Minwalla's String Theory
MIT OCW
Videos to short courses at some workshops can be found at IAS and MSRI