60 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestWhile so much of life appears random, Du Sautoy shows how it is really governed by the code of chaos, in which small variations can cause vastly different outcomes, often referred to as the "butterfly effect."
Solve The Code and find a real-life treasure! The Code is a three-part TV series about maths in the world around us, presented by Marcus du Sautoy. Why do bees make hexagonal honeycomb? Who is in charge of the flight of a flock of swallows? How can dozens of wrong answers make a correct one? Join Marcus on an exciting journey to discover The Code!
Direction
Gorgeous globe-trotting that makes math cinematic.
Writing
Du Sautoy explaining chaos theory without chaos.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real treasure was found by a UK couple in 2011 using clues from the show; no actors, no plants, just actual math nerds winning gold.
Du Sautoy holds Oxford's Simonyi Professorship—basically the Beyoncé of British mathematics.
