We do these things, not because they are difficult, but because they are ridiculous– Matt Parker, probably Matt Parker is going to the moon. I mean, not literally. Everyone’s favourite Stand-Up Mathematician is the sort of person who’s more likely to go to hyperspace than to space. However, when Matt was approached to do “something…
Me! On Numberphile! Who would’ve thought it? Earlier this year, Brady Haran visited Newcastle to record a video with some Leverhulme scholars. Luckily for me he had a bit of spare time to record a video with me, so we did one about the Herschel enneahedron, which I first looked at back in 2013. There…
Double Maths First Thing is the Ultimate Answer. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to the moon! But I’m also on a mission to spread joy and delight in doing maths anywhere in the cosmos. Talking of doing maths in strange and hostile environments, I’m going to Bristol this weekend…
A story In my childhood memories, the lanterns in my hometown always fascinated me – circular palace lanterns, polyhedral colorful lanterns. How did my ancestors achieve the magical transformation from flat to three-dimensional through simple bamboo strips and paper? As a child, I was often confused: was there anything hidden behind these beautiful shapes? Three…
Double Maths First Thing is excited about the moon! Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in doing and thinking about maths. Annoyingly, immediately after last week’s issue went out, several interesting things popped onto my radar. One of them was Katie and Peter asking why nobody…
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.
The UK Government have announced the new set of King’s Birthday Honours. Here’s our selection of particularly mathematical entries for this year. If you spot any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list. Get the full list from gov.uk. Spot anyone we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments.