A new episode of the Math/Maths Podcast has been released.

A conversation about mathematics between the UK and USA from Pulse-Project.org. This week Samuel and Peter were joined live from the Cheltenham Science Festival by surprise (to everyone involved) special guest Ian Stewart who chatted about the mathematics behind board game strategy, mathematical thinking through gameplay and presenting mathematical theories to the media. Also from Cheltenham they were joined by Jocelyn D’Arcy to talk about Maths Jam and Matt Parker’s show, and John Read to talk about a wide range of talks he’s seen at the Festival. Around this Samuel and Peter chatted to each other about: how childhood mathematics performance is affected by obesity and knowledge of fractions and division; the draft UK primary mathematics changes now available for consultation; a study which proves that bears can ‘count’ too; The Turing Solution; Blue plaque to Turing to be unveiled live online; James Grime’s support for e-petition to put Alan Turing on the next £10 note; Sir Tim Gowers; and more.

Get this episode: Math/Maths 101: Ian Stewart Live from the Cheltenham Festival