professor ed frenkel discusses professor langland's contributions to mathematics

i know that some of the stuff we do in class is "out-there" and sometimes you resist it. well, here is a great russian mathematician, ed frenkel, from UC Berkley talking about professor langland's contributions to mathematics. check 7:30, when frenken presents the question: if there are aliens, would they use the same mathematics we use? or 10:48, where he hypothesizes how numbers are tied to our practical human tasks (supposing aliens had tasks). this is a great lecture for all of you, not only math enthusiasts! here is professor frenkel's personal website.