Double Maths First Thing is giving up sacrifice for Lent Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in doing and understanding maths. I’ve given a few classes this week where a student has suddenly lit up with an “I get it!” and it’s the…
Mathematical Objects: A Norbert Wiener Story
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a piece of folklore. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes
Carnival of Maths 248
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of January 2026, is now online at Letters and Words. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. See our Carnival of Mathematics page for more information.
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 4B
Double Maths First Thing still has PRE earworms Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight that comes from engaging whole-heartedly with maths. I’ve been in Peterborough this weekend playing with the Pseudorandom Ensemble, putting together some songs we hope to record. (We’re available…
Number Builder: can you build up from 1 to the target?
Here’s a question that’s been in the back of my head for a while: Starting from 1 and with just the arithmetic operations + – × ÷ available to you , how quickly can you build up to a given target number? You can do this on pen and paper, or even just in your…
Aperiodical News Roundup – January 2026
Here’s some mathematical news from last month that we didn’t otherwise report here. Sad news Dr Gladys West, one of the “Hidden Figures” behind developing the maths of GPS, has died. She was 95. (via A. Rivera). Metafilter has a comprehensive post about her work and influence here. While it’s sad to lose nonagenarian heroes,…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 4A
Double Maths First Thing is cranking the handle to bash a stop sign into a boot. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in mathematical thinking and process. This week, I am mainly recovering from taking the kids to see a Beatles cover band…