The International Mathematical Union is trying to get UNESCO to make March 14, commonly known as π Day, the International Day of Mathematics.
The IMU wants to make π Day the International Day of Mathematics
Alex Bellos’ The Supercalculators on BBC R4
Maths perpetrator Alex Bellos has been on Radio 4 again, this time meeting some of the competitors in the Mental Calculation World Cup, which is held annually in Germany. It went out on Radio 4 last night, and will be repeated again next Monday at 9pm, plus you can listen online.
HLF Blogs: The numbers behind the young researchers – 2018
Last month, Katie and Paul spent a week blogging from the Heidelberg Laureate Forum – a week-long maths conference where current young researchers in maths and computer science can meet and hear talks by top-level prize-winning researchers. For more information about the HLF, visit the Heidelberg Laureate Forum website. Photo: Bernhard Kreutzer for HLF For the… Read more »
Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry’s Mysterious World of Maths on BBC Four
The ubiquitous Fry is on our screens again, with a programme about Platonism, on BBC Four.
In Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry’s Mysterious World of Maths, “Dr Hannah Fry explores the mystery of maths. Is it invented like a language or is it discovered and part of the fabric of the universe?”
Episode 1 is on the iPlayer for about three more weeks, and episode 2 of 3 is on tonight at 21:00.
HLF Blogs: Equations of Women in Mathematics
This week, Katie and Paul are blogging from the Heidelberg Laureate Forum – a week-long maths conference where current young researchers in maths and computer science can meet and hear talks by top-level prize-winning researchers. For more information about the HLF, visit the Heidelberg Laureate Forum website. Alongside the HLF this year, an exhibit celebrates female… Read more »
Carnival of Mathematics #162
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of September, and compiled by Matthew, is now online at Chalkdust Magazine. Carnival #161 has been delayed, and will be posted shortly. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical…. Read more »
This matrix joke is only barely worth your time
If you see me doing a maths thing, I’m probably wearing one of my maths t-shirts. I’ve got quite a few, but the one that reliably produces the much-sought-after look of total indifference even once I’ve explained the joke is this one: It’s a NERD identity matrix, get it? That t-shirt was made by Festival… Read more »
