Andrew Black, math researcher for NUMB3RS, shares a behind-the scenes look at production of the show and how he helps to keep math center stage throughout the episodes' plot twists and turns.

Question: Where do you get your story ideas for NUMB3RS and where does the math come in?

University of California, Irvine
Department of Mathematics

Distinguished Lecture Series

2005-2006

Nancy Kopell

William Goodwin Aurelio Professor

Director, Center for BioDynamics, Boston University

Professor Kopell is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur fellow from 1990 to 1995. Currently, she is also a director of the Burroughs Welcome Training Program in Mathematical and Computational Neuroscience (PMCN) at Boston University.