Double Maths First Thing no longer runs marathons. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of doing maths, figuring things out and generally taking pleasure in doing clever things. Like everyone else, I was thrilled to see Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha break…
Review: Huge Numbers by Richard Elwes
There’s a story about a child mathematician talking to an older mathematician and saying “I think the biggest number is a TRILLION.” The grown-up says “OK, but what about a trillion and one?” The child mathematician looks crestfallen, but only for a moment. “Oh. At least I was close!” If you’ve ever interacted with mathematically-inclined…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 55
Double Maths First Thing: Northerly 3-5, moderate, fair, good, some kraken later. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of doing maths, solving puzzles, and making the world a better place. I’m currently in the middle of writing a song about how the…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 54
Double Maths First Thing is playing 1D chess. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the delight and joy of doing maths, and trying really hard to communicate that it’s not just about arithmetic. The kids have finally gone back to school after the Easter break (where…
Carnival of Maths 250
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of March 2026, is now online at Tom Rocks Maths. 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 – March 2026
Here’s a quick round-up of maths internet news this month! Progress has been made on the Lonely Runner problem, which concerns when runners of different speeds going round a track will meet up, and has connections to higher-dimensional geometry. A workshop for queer and trans people in category theory, which has an excellent logo, will…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 53
Double Maths First Thing could be Rotterdam or anywhere Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in doing maths. I’m on a bit of a buzz at the moment – I went to my local open mic on Friday and had the sort…