Double Maths First Thing is NOT procrastinating in the group chat. Why would you even suggest that? Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of doing maths and, from time to time, the absurdities it throws up. For example, if you’re a certain…
Carnival of Maths 252
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of May 2026, is now online courtesy of Sophia Wood at Fractal Kitty. 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.
Aperiodical News Roundup – April/May 2026
Here’s a short round-up of maths news stories from the last two months that we didn’t otherwise cover on the site. Thomas Dieterrich, a representative of the arXiv, has clarified the site’s AI policy – in a Twitter thread (non-Twitter mirror link) he explains that their Code of Conduct states that the an author of…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5B
Double Maths First Thing doesn’t know where to start Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight that comes from working things through and wrapping them up with a neat mathematical bow. Before anything else, a quick correction: last time out I credited Kate…
Talking Maths in… Coventry Transport Museum
This is a guest post from museum educator and mathematician Tom Briggs, about his session at last August’s Talking Maths in Public conference. 2025’s Talking Maths in Public (TMiP) conference took place on the Warwick University campus, but the Saturday morning networking and wind-down venue was the fabulous Coventry Transport Museum. A few weeks earlier…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5A
Double Maths First Thing adds a Holy C Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of figuring things out. Here in Weymouth, we’re sweltering but lucky 12yo is about to jet off to Barcelona for a week of paddleboarding and kayaking (no word…
Book review – A Guide to Infinity: Ten Mathematical Journeys by Edward R. Scheinerman
We were sent a free copy of this book by the publisher, and invited irregular contributor Elinor Flavell to read and review it. Been feeling finite recently? Bounded by life? Those larger numbers feeling out of reach? Then you need “A Guide to Infinity: Ten Mathematical Journeys” by Edward R. Scheinerman. Over ten chapters, Scheinerman…