The entire debate:
http://www.vimeo.com/1904911

The Persian poet, mathematician and philosopher that he talks about is Omar Khayyám
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Kha...

And do you think that unto such as you,
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew,
God gave the secret, and denied it me?—
Well, well, what matters it! believe that too.