Vi Hart
Vi Hart | |
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 Hart while attending Stony Brook University, sitting on top of a finished project | |
| Born | Victoria Hart 1988 (age 35–36)[1][2] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Youtube Personality, Educator, Inventor |
| Known for | Mathematical/musical YouTube videos |
| Website | vihart.com |
Victoria Hart, commonly known as Vi Hart (Born November 28, 1988), (/ˈvaɪ hɑːrt/ or /ˈviː hɑːrt/)[3] is a self-described "recreational mathemusician" who is most known for creating mathematical videos on YouTube.[4][5][6]
Hart is the child of mathematical sculptor George W. Hart, and was educated at Stony Brook University.[4] As well as producing mathematical videos, Hart has co-authored several research papers on computational geometry and the mathematics of paper folding.[7]
Hart was previously supported by Khan Academy making videos for the educational site as their "Resident Mathemusician". Currently, Hart works in a research group called eleVR creating virtual reality videos, and in the past has also collaborated on educational computer games.[3][8][9][10] One of these projects is Hypernom, a game where the player has to eat part of 4 dimensional polytopes which are Stereographically projected into 3D and viewed using a virtual reality headset.[11]
Hart identifies as gender agnostic.[12] Hart is a Principal Investigator at the Human Advancement Research Community (HARC).[13]
Some of Hart's videos in 2016 covered political topics like the shooting of Christina Grimmie and Black Lives Matter.[14][15]
Hart has been featured in The New York Times,[16] and National Public Radio.[17]
References
- ^ "Khan Academy's mathemusician Vi Hart brings dull lessons to life". Wired. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "Mathematical artist: Why hyperbolic space is awesome". New Scientist. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "FAQ". Vi Hart.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ a b Chang, Kenneth (January 17, 2011), "Bending and Stretching Classroom Lessons to Make Math Inspire", The New York Times.
- ^ Bell, Melissa (December 17, 2010), "Making math magic: Vi Hart doodles her lessons", The Washington Post.
- ^ Krulwich, Robert (December 16, 2010), I Hate Math! (Not After This, You Won't), NPR
- ^ Vi Hart at DBLP Bibliography Server . Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "About Us". eleVR. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help); Check date values in:|archivedate=(help) - ^ Bhatia, Aatish (December 8, 2014). "Empirical Zeal How Small Biases Lead to a Divided World: An Interactive Exploration of Racial Segregation". Wired.
- ^ Case, Nicky; Hart, Vi. "Parable of the Polygons". Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ Lawson-Perfect, Christian (July 31, 2015). "Hypernom". The Aperiodical. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ Hart, Vi [@vihartvihart] (April 30, 2014). "Fun fact: I consider myself gender agnostic. "Person," not "Woman," please. I respect your religion, but don't like having it pushed on me" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Altman, Sam (May 11, 2016). "HARC". Y Combinator Blog. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Vihart (June 20, 2016), Feeling sad about tragedy, retrieved July 13, 2016
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (July 13, 2016). "Dallas police shootings and #blacklivesmatter". Boing Boing. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (January 17, 2011). "Vi Hart's Videos Bend and Stretch Math to Inspire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "I Hate Math! (Not After This, You Won't)". NPR.org. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
