The Bank of England has announced, following a public poll, that the new £50 note will feature mathematician, cryptographer and computer science pioneer Alan Turing. While this might seem like unambiguous good news, the issues it raises are more complicated than they first appear. Here’s a guest post from LGBT+ mathematician Calvin Smith with his…
The Big Internet Math-Off 2019, Group 4 – Kyle D Evans vs Anna Haensch
This is the sixteenth match in our group stage: from Group 4, it’s Kyle D Evans up against Anna Haensch. The pitches are below, and at the end of this post there’s a poll where you can vote for your favourite bit of maths. Take a look at both pitches, vote for the bit of…
The Big Internet Math-Off 2019, Group 3 – Jim Propp vs Sunil Singh
This is the fifteenth match in our group stage: from Group 3, it’s Jim Propp up against Sunil Singh. The pitches are below, and at the end of this post there’s a poll where you can vote for your favourite bit of maths. Take a look at both pitches, vote for the bit of maths…
The Big Internet Math-Off 2019, Group 2 – Vincent Pantaloni vs Sameer Shah
This is the fourteenth match in our group stage: from Group 2, it’s Vincent Pantaloni up against Sameer Shah. The pitches are below, and at the end of this post there’s a poll where you can vote for your favourite bit of maths. Take a look at both pitches, vote for the bit of maths…
The Big Internet Math-Off 2019, Group 1 – Lucy Rycroft-Smith vs Alaric Stephen
This is the thirteenth match in our group stage: from Group 1, it’s Lucy Rycroft-Smith up against Alaric Stephen. The pitches are below, and at the end of this post there’s a poll where you can vote for your favourite bit of maths. Take a look at both pitches, vote for the bit of maths…
The Big Internet Math-Off 2019, Group 4 – Kyle D Evans vs Becky Warren
This is the twelfth match in our group stage: from Group 4, it’s Kyle D Evans up against Becky Warren. The pitches are below, and at the end of this post there’s a poll where you can vote for your favourite bit of maths. Take a look at both pitches, vote for the bit of…
The Big Internet Math-Off 2019, Group 3 – Jim Propp vs Sophie Carr
This is the eleventh match in our group stage: from Group 1, it’s Jim Propp up against Sophie Carr. The pitches are below, and at the end of this post there’s a poll where you can vote for your favourite bit of maths. Take a look at both pitches, vote for the bit of maths…
