Hannah Fry
Hannah Fry is a mathematician, author and science presenter who brings maths, technology and human behaviour to life through videos, books, television and podcasts.
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- Work
- Mathematician, author and science presenter
- University
- Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics, University of Cambridge
- Training
- PhD in fluid dynamics, completed in 2011
- Breakout
- The mathematics of love, a 2014 TEDx talk watched millions of times
- On the mic
- Co-host of The Rest Is Science with Michael Stevens
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How it started.
Hannah completed a PhD in fluid dynamics in 2011, studying the movement of liquid droplets. After working as an aerodynamicist in motorsport, she moved into complexity science at UCL, using mathematics to explore human behaviour.
A way into maths.
Her 2014 TEDx talk The mathematics of love brought questions about dating and relationships into the world of probability. It reached millions of viewers, and she also wrote The Mathematics of Love, a TED Book.
Numbers meet everyday life.
In Hello World, she asks how much power we should give algorithms in areas such as healthcare and justice. Her presenting work takes the same curiosity into everyday inventions in The Secret Genius of Modern Life and across countries in The Infinite Explorer.
Sharing the questions.
In January 2025 she became Cambridge’s first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics. Later that year she launched The Rest Is Science with Michael Stevens. Her 2026 series AI Confidential follows people whose lives have been changed by AI.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television
- 2026AI Confidential with Hannah FryPresenter
- 2026The Celebrity Traitors, series twoContestant
- 2025The Infinite Explorer with Hannah FryPresenter
- 2022The Secret Genius of Modern LifePresenter
- 2019Secrets and Lies: The hidden power of mathsRoyal Institution Christmas Lecturer
Podcasts
- 2025The Rest Is ScienceCo-host with Michael Stevens
- 2025Google DeepMind: The PodcastPresenter
Books and talks
- 2018Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the MachineAuthor
- 2015The Mathematics of LoveAuthor
- 2014The mathematics of loveTEDxBinghamtonUniversity speaker
Awards
- Leelavati Prize, 2026Awarded by the IMU and Infosys for contributions to public awareness of mathematics.
- David Attenborough Award and Lecture, 2024Royal Society award recognising her science communication and work popularising mathematics.
- Christopher Zeeman Medal, 2018Awarded by the IMA and LMS for contributions to public understanding of the mathematical sciences.
- Baillie Gifford Prize shortlist, 2018Hello World was shortlisted for the nonfiction prize.
Quotes
I feel like I've got a really good bit of gossip that I just want to shareHannah Fry, Plus
In her July 2026 Leelavati Prize interview, she explained why she wants to share the mathematical ideas that delight her.
Trivia
- Before her work on human behaviour, she worked as an aerodynamicist in the motorsport industry.
- For her 2019 Christmas Lectures, she used wrapped presents, hidden phones, satsumas and socks to explain Bayes’ theorem, with Matt Parker helping to run a pretend scanning machine.
- Even her short social videos are collaborative: she says she works with someone to bounce ideas around and edit.
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