Double Maths First Thing keeps getting bumped to the next room Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread delight and joy in mathematical thinking and practice. This week, the kids are at a sailing course. I’ve never quite understood how it’s possible to sail into the wind,…
Carnival of Maths #241
Welcome to the 241st Carnival of Mathematics, hosted here at the home of the Carnival, The Aperiodical. The Aperiodical is a shared blog written and curated by Katie Steckles (me), Christian Lawson-Perfect and Peter Rowlett, where we share interesting maths news and content, aimed at people who already know they like maths and would like…
Aperiodical News Roundup – June & July 2025
Here’s a round-up of mathematical news stories that happened in the last couple of months, that we didn’t otherwise cover on the site. Mathematical Discoveries A newly discovered shape (ArXiV paper), described as a monostable tetrahedron, always lands the same way up – whatever orientation you place it in, gravity pulls it to the same…
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…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 2F
Double Maths First Thing says humf! and sort the big list Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in doing maths. Not everyone takes delight in anagrams, but being clever, I do: delightfully, Sarina Wiegman is an anagram of “I win as manager”.…
\(-e^{i\pi}\) 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.
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 2E
Double Maths First Thing might just let them watch a video Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the love and joy of struggling with a puzzle until it finally breaks up into beautiful bits. This week, I’ve been looking at methods for how to board a…