Double Maths First Thing is apparently abelian. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in doing maths. Today, though, I’m on a train to speak with a client about modelling extreme winds, which I suspect I find more enjoyable than they do. I’ll at…
Aperiodical News Roundup – June 2026
Here’s a round-up of some news from this month not otherwise covered on the site.
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5E
Double Maths First Thing is taking regular hydration breaks [Apologies. This did not post here at the scheduled time. Mistake on my part. Won’t happen again. At least not this week.] Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in maths as something one…
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: StanDoesMath
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the channel and asking them about what they do. We spoke to Stanley, who runs the StanDoesMath Instagram channel.
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5D
Double Maths First Thing is 3D-printing Cristiano Ronaldo Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight that comes from engaging with maths. I understand there’s a soccerball elimination in progress at the moment; I am paying little attention until the last game of the…
Particularly mathematical Birthday Honours 2026
The UK Government have announced the new set of King’s Birthday Honours. Here’s our selection of particularly mathematical entries for this year. If you spot any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list. Get the full UK list from gov.uk and the Australian list from gov.au. Spot anyone we’ve…
Book review – The Beauty of Falling by Claudia de Rham
We were kindly sent a copy of Claudia de Rham’s new book ‘The Beauty of Falling’, and asked irregular contributor Elinor Flavell to write this review.