We’ve gone crashing into October and that means it’s also #Mathober, an annual maths/art celebration taking place on the internet. If you’re into maths or art, or both, and would like to try producing something creative this month, on an informal schedule, #mathober provides a structure for you to do that.
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Maths at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2025
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.
A bit of inspiration from #MathArtMarch
This is a guest post by Elinor, who’s been collecting her favourite maths art from the month of March.
March is a month of change in the UK: the days get longer, the temperature is slowly creeping upwards, and we start to believe that spring may be arriving. Through this month of change I have been really enjoying all the #MathArtMarch posts that have been appearing on Mathstodon and Bluesky.
MathsCity Leeds starting adults-only evening events
The hands-on maths discovery centre MathsCity in Leeds is branching out into adults-only evening events! This is in addition to their current programme of drop-in activities and family events, which already includes plenty of half-term and summer holiday activities for kids and families.
Daily LEGO maths prompts every day in August
Mathematician and ninja mathematical-thinking-prompter Alison Kiddle has been posting an image each day for the whole of August, each prompting some kind of mathematical question or discussion.
Interview: Kyle Evans on his 2023 Fringe show, Maths at the Museum
We spoke to friend of the site, award-winning maths communicator and past math-off competitor Kyle Evans about his Edinburgh Fringe show for 2023, which is about maths.
Booking open for TMiP 2023
Maths communicators: assemble! It’s that time again, when everyone’s favourite biannual maths communication conference happens (every two years, in case you weren’t sure). Talking Maths in Public is a conference for people who work in, or otherwise participate in, communicating mathematics to the public.