The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of September, and compiled by Matthew, is now online at Chalkdust Magazine. Carnival #161 has been delayed, and will be posted shortly. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical.…
This matrix joke is only barely worth your time
If you see me doing a maths thing, I’m probably wearing one of my maths t-shirts. I’ve got quite a few, but the one that reliably produces the much-sought-after look of total indifference even once I’ve explained the joke is this one: It’s a NERD identity matrix, get it? That t-shirt was made by Festival…
Handing over @mathshistory
On 5th October 2010, eight years ago this week, I sent a tweet from a Twitter account I had registered on behalf of the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM). I was on BSHM Council at the time and, mindful of the Society’s charitable aim to develop awareness of the history of mathematics…
A puzzle for another day
A few months ago, my faculty’s PR person sent an email round asking if anyone would like to write a puzzle for the Today programme’s “Puzzle for Today” slot, to be broadcast during the programme’s trip to Newcastle in Freshers’ Week. A colleague said this might be the kind of thing I’d like to do,…
HLF Blogs: Why you’re already an algebraic geometer
This week, Katie and Paul are blogging from the Heidelberg Laureate Forum – a week-long maths conference where current young researchers in maths and computer science can meet and hear talks by top-level prize-winning researchers. For more information about the HLF, visit the Heidelberg Laureate Forum website. The HLF included a talk from 2018 Fields medalist…
Atiyah Riemann Hypothesis proof: final thoughts
After Sir Michael Atiyah’s presentation of a claimed proof of the Riemann Hypothesis earlier this week at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, we’ve shared some of the immediate discussion in the aftermath, and now here’s a round-up of what we’ve learned.
HLF Blogs: Leslie Lamport Thinks Your Code Is Bad
This week, Katie and Paul are blogging from the Heidelberg Laureate Forum – a week-long maths conference where current young researchers in maths and computer science can meet and hear talks by top-level prize-winning researchers. For more information about the HLF, visit the Heidelberg Laureate Forum website. At last year’s HLF, Turing Award Leslie…