Baking 4000 year old math

This video gives you a taste of ancient Babylonian mathematics, exploring their sexagesimal (base 60) number system through the recreation of an original clay tablet using gingerbread. Information about the tablet I recreated (tablet VAT7858): http://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/fea... Here is a blog post from Tavola Mediterranea which details the recipe and baking instructions: http://tavolamediterranea.com/2017/12... 💌 Your invitation to subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/tibees?s... 🍓Support me on Patreon:   / tibees   🐦Twitter:   / tobyhendy