I have a new toy. ‘Ox Blocks’ box promises “Noughts and Crosses with a novel twist”.
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- in 1840 Siméon Poisson died :(
- in 1849 Felix Klein was born :)
- in 1903 Andre Kolmogorov was born :)
- in 2012 The Aperiodical launched! :D
Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums Series 2 starts Wednesday 1st May
Kit Yates tweets to tell us that the second series of Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums will be shown Wednesdays at 8pm from 1st May on Dave. Kit also makes this bold claim: “I set the problems so let me know if you have feedback”. Pedants, go! That’s @Kit_Yates_Maths on Twitter.
The following promo is available. I notice that YouTube commenter Vergast has left the following considered review: “This is a thing? Aweome!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJq3U4-b_W8
More information: Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums on Dave.
The Aperiodical is one!
Happy 25/4! On this day in history:
So we’re a year old. Thanks for reading! Have a slice of cake:
To celebrate, CP has been hard at work redesigning the site. Hope you like it!
LMS Popular Lectures 2013: ‘Mathematics in the Courtroom’ and ‘Addictive Number Theory
The London Mathematical Society Popular Lectures for 2013 have been announced. Professor Ray Hill, University of Salford, will talk about ‘Mathematics in the Courtroom’, and Dr. Vicky Neale, University of Cambridge, will give a lecture on ‘Addictive Number Theory’.
Travelling Salesman Movie London screening
We previously reported a Cambridge screening of the Travelling Salesman Movie, the “intellectual thriller about four of the world’s smartest mathematicians hired by the U.S. government to solve the most elusive problem in computer science history — P vs. NP”. Now the movie is being screened in London, by the City University London Student Union Computing Society (whose website charmingly has a command line interface). This will take place at City University London on the 18th of April 2013 at 6pm.
Here is the trailer:
[youtube url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ybd5rbQ5rU]
More information:
Buy tickets (“Pay as you wish – £4 suggested Minimum”)
Travelling Salesman Movie official site
Interview with writer and director Timothy Lanzone on the Math/Maths Podcast.
Erdős Centennial conference
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, the Eötvös Loránd University and the János Bolyai Mathematical Society have announced a conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Paul Erdős from 1st-5th July 2013 in Budapest, Hungary.
A new place to hang my hat
I have moved my blog Travels in a Mathematical World to The Aperiodical!