Tomorrow is the start of August, and if you’re anywhere near Edinburgh you’ll be aware that the city is already overrun with musicians, comedians and street performers plying their trade as part of the month-long Fringe festival. If you were wondering whether any of the shows were maths-related, the answer is yes! And we’ve saved you the hassle of searching the Fringe programme website for the word ‘maths’ and related terms – below is an outline of some maths-related shows you might enjoy.
You're reading: Posts By Katie Steckles
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Another Roof
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 Alex, whose channel Another Roof covers higher-level maths topics he can’t necessarily cover with the school students he teaches.
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Henry Segerman
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 Henry Segerman, who uses his YouTube channel to share his mathematical making projects.
The Magic Theorem
Back in 2008, Chaim Goodman-Strauss and Heidi Burgel, together with the late John Conway, wrote a book called The Symmetries of Things, which covered a range of topics around mathematical symmetry and the symmetries of geometric objects.
Now the first two authors have a new book, The Magic Theorem, due for publication this week. We spoke to Heidi and Chaim about where this book has come from and what it’s about.
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Welch Labs
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 Stephen Welch, of Welch Labs, which among many other projects runs a YouTube channel of maths and science videos.
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Boppana Math
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 Ravi Boppana about his channel, Boppana Math.
Carnival of Maths 240
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of May 2025, is now online at Beauty of Mathematics.
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.