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    $-e^{i\pi}$ to Watch: 3Blue1Brown

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 20, 2023

    3Blue1Brown logo - an image of a human eye iris, which is three-quarters blue and the top left quarter is brown, with a pupil in the centre

    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 Grant Sanderson, author of the 3Blue1Brown channel, which now has over 5 million subscribers and has been posting videos…

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    Podcasting About: Maths + Cancer

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 15, 2023

    In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical podcasts from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the podcast and asking them about what they do. For this special edition, we’re featuring the Maths + Cancer podcasdt, which was hosted by the late Vicky Neale. We spoke to Dyrol Lumbard, from…

    Carnival of Mathematics

    Carnival of Mathematics 219

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 9, 2023

    The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of August 2023, is now online at Reflections and Tangents. 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.

    Mathematical Objects

    Mathematical Objects: Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer

    By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted September 8, 2023

    Mathematics in Theory and Practice: A novel and simplified approach in which mathematical processes are related to everyday affairs. Edited by W. W. Sawyer. Odhams Press Limited

    A conversation about mathematics inspired by an old textbook, Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | List of episodes

    News Roundup

    Aperiodical News Roundup – August 2023

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 7, 2023

    Here’s a selection of mathematical stories that crossed our desk in August. Maths Research News Researchers have discovered that a shape can be designed to trace almost any infinite periodic trajectory when rolling down a slope, as seen in this Nature.com video (via Jeroen van Dorp) A new diamond open access journal, Innovations in Graph…

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    Podcasting about: Digging For The Why podcast

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 1, 2023

    In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical podcasts from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the podcast and asking them about what they do. We spoke to Andy Lumley,​ Head of Learning Technology for educational charity MEI, about their podcast Digging For The Why.

    Mathematical Objects

    Mathematical Objects: Scone with Sophie Maclean

    By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted August 25, 2023

    Scones next to jam and cream

    A conversation about mathematics inspired by a scone. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sophie Maclean. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | List of episodes

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