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Oxford mathematician James Maynard explains why he feared accidentally refusing the most famous prize in mathematics.Watch this full interview on YouTube - https://youtu.be/yz-5BY_TTNIFull 2022 Fields Medal Winners - https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal/fields-medals-2022See our Fields Medal Playlist - https://bit.ly/Fields_PlaylistMore James Maynard videos - https://bit.ly/JamesMaynardJames Maynard - https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/professor-james-maynard/You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons