Interview with Yakov Sinai

0:07 What does the Abel Prize mean to you?
0:27 How did you react to winning the prize?
0:47 The difference between disorder and chaos
1:26 Why have you been attracted to chaos?
1:59 Why have you chosen this part of mathematics?
2:47 On your upgrowing
3:08 How did you discover your own talent?
3:49 Were you attracted to mathematics as a child?
4:05 When did you get into mathematics?
4:55 Did your grandfather teach you?
5:17 On the process of solving problems
6:38 Thinking on mathematics all the time, do you have a lack of presence?
7:32 Is solving problems exhausting?
7:36 The feeling of solving a problem
8:02 Do you need help, writing your papers?
8:25 Do you never give up?
9:15 What skills are needed to become a top level mathematician?
9:40 The happiest moments
10:22 On giving a talk on a newly solved problem
11:03 On teaching / mentoring
11:43 Do what you like
12:04 Why are there fewer women in mathematics?
12:45 Differences between boys and girls
13:35 Does woman have a disadvantage?
14:19 On Andrey Kolmogorov
17:56 What will you do with the Abel Prize cash prize?

Norwegian journalist Tonje Steinsland interviews the Abel Prize Laureate 2014 Yakov G. Sinai in front of an audience immediately after receiving the Abel Prize.