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The Code

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2011
  • 58m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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The Code (2011)
Documentary

Numbers are the rulers of the universe. What if there is a code for life's perfection? A code making the world we see, the "what we are" and the "everything else in the universe"?Numbers are the rulers of the universe. What if there is a code for life's perfection? A code making the world we see, the "what we are" and the "everything else in the universe"?Numbers are the rulers of the universe. What if there is a code for life's perfection? A code making the world we see, the "what we are" and the "everything else in the universe"?

  • Stars
    • Marcus du Sautoy
    • Loren Carpenter
    • Kim Rossmo
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    816
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    • Stars
      • Marcus du Sautoy
      • Loren Carpenter
      • Kim Rossmo
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Marcus du Sautoy
    Marcus du Sautoy
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2011
    Loren Carpenter
    • Self - Pixar Animation Studios
    • 2011
    Kim Rossmo
    Kim Rossmo
    • Self - Texas State University
    • 2011
    Jennifer Basil
    • Self - Brooklyn College
    • 2011
    Richard Taylor
    • Self - University of Oregon
    • 2011
    John Cooley
    • Self - University of Connecticut
    • 2011
    Marek Kukula
    Marek Kukula
    • Self - Royal Observatory, Greenwich
    • 2011
    Geoffrey West
    • Self - Santa Fe Institute
    • 2011
    Tom Noddy
    • Self
    • 2011
    Steve Matthews
    • Self
    • 2011
    Iain D. Couzin
    • Self - Princeton University
    • 2011
    Keith Rodgers
    • Self - Newcastle International Airport
    • 2011
    Judy Edworthy
    • Self - Plymouth University
    • 2011
    Corrie Conrad
    • Self - Google
    • 2011
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    10javiergarcon

    Bringing all the secret information together into one show

    So much information out there but hen there are shows like this that will enhance your thinking, Taking pieces of information and putting them together into one thought. It is fantastic, Some people reviewing this does not see the ignorance they succumb on google, they think they are superior and then forget there are people out there that do not act or search for information like them. Shame on those reviewers that has caused this show to cancel. I would of loved to see 10 seasons of information coming together especially spacial, astronomical and ancient Cambodian, India temples and how they where built mathematically. There is so much people do not know from those 3rd world country that can teach a person like me that has 4 masters degrees.
    4damienr-70098

    Not enough depth

    They had a lot of good information and made some interesting points, however, they didn't really get into depth. They would address a subject and explain it but then just jumped to the next topic. It was almost inconclusive. Just a bunch of random info with no real point or main focus
    3CollectorBuddies

    Nice idea, nice pictures but not much content

    The series has in parts a nice atmosphere and some points are indeed interesting. But when the protagonist told you the 7th time that the cooodeee is everywhere, but has not made a deeper anysis of any example, it starts getting boring.
    8tedted2

    Really interesting content made slightly cliche with this "code" concept

    This show has really interesting and exciting content, but the concept of the "underlying code" just makes it feel a wee bit silly. If you can ignore that, it's a great documentary.

    I do give them kudos for their use of math in storytelling.
    6grantss

    Okay, but many of the concepts and 'revelations' are hardly new or revolutionary

    Oxford Mathematics Professor Marcus du Sautoy examines the numbers and formulae that govern the world around us.

    So-so. Should have been quite interesting but instead largely consisted of hyping up basic physics into something earth-shatteringly profound. Unless you've never done high school science, physics or maths, many of the 'revelations' are things you already know and take for granted, e.g. gravity, pi (and its significance in circles).

    Maybe it is because I have a mathematical background (Masters degree in Statistics), but just about everything seemed dumbed down. Even to the point where du Sautoy dumbs down the science itself, e.g. using speed instead of velocity in one example. Maybe that was the target audience - people who don't know much about science or maths.

    Not that it's all unedifying. There are some parts that are genuinely new and interesting, e.g. patterns and codes in nature. The nautilus's shell and the swallows' flying pattern were quite interesting.

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      • July 27, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • The Open University
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