Catch a video version of this episode at: https://youtu.be/xMAiBBxQGZIDanica McKellar is best-known for portraying girl-next-door Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years - but she has also proven a math theorem (which bears her name) and writes books to inspire future mathematicians.Check out her math website and books at: https://mckellarmath.comAnd Danica’s general website at: https://danicamckellar.comDanica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danicamckellar/Danica’s books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3VQdznyDanica’s co-authored paper which led to the Chayes–McKellar–Winn theorem: https://scienceblogs.de/geograffitico/wp-content/blogs.dir/70/files/2012/07/i-5bb4f4203312f2a650f3294cf4ddac13-percolation.pdfBrady’s dog Winnie: https://www.instagram.com/the_wonderful_winnie/The Wonder Years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_YearsJane Street opportunities (episode sponsor): https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/overview/Jane Street’s Insight program as mentioned on the show: https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/programs-and-events/insight/Numberphile is also supported by the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute: https://www.slmath.orgYou can support Numberphile on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons: https://www.numberphile.com/patrons

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