2018 Fields Medal winner Alessio Figalli describes his mathematical journey from his study of Classics in High School, to his groundbreaking work in Calculus of Variations and PDEs. Interview with the University of Oxford's Dr Tom Crawford at the 2018 Heidelberg Laureate Forum. This is the second video in a trilogy of interviews with Alessio. Links to the other parts below. Part 1 (Fields Medal): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U65_-Nf_p8g Part 3 (award-winning work): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyL6ZECM7oM Produced by Dr Tom Crawford, with thanks to the Heidelberg Laureate Forum. For more maths related fun check out Tom's website https://tomrocksmaths.com/ Follow Tom Crawford on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @tomrocksmaths. https://www.facebook.com/tomrocksmaths/ https://twitter.com/tomrocksmaths https://www.instagram.com/tomrocksmaths/ Get your Tom Rocks Maths merchandise here: https://beautifulequations.net/collections/tom-rocks-maths