The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of October, and compiled by Frederick, is now online at White Group Mathematics. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. See our Carnival of Mathematics page for more information.
Black Mathematician Month: Closing Ceremony
Below is an article marking the end of Black Mathematician Month, written by the team at UCL. We’ve been participating in the project too, and we’ve found it a great opportunity to invite new authors to write for our site and to showcase black mathematicians from the UK and elsewhere. We’ve posted several articles during…
Vi Hart is crowdfunding
If you appreciate the work of internet mathematician and hyperbolic virtual reality pioneer Vi Hart, or even if you’ve never heard of her before, you can now help support her work by subscribing to her Patreon. Vi Hart has never put any adverts on her videos or charged for her work until now, but since she’s stopped being employed by people who support that, she’s in need of your help. Check out the video below for details, or click the link below that to add your support.
HLF Blogs: Is mathematics idealistic or realistic?
In September, Katie and Paul spent a week 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. 5th Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2017, Heidelberg, Germany,…
Ditching the fifth axiom (video)
Watch geometer/topologist Caleb Ashley explain the parallel postulate on Numberphile.
“Pariah Moonshine” Part I: The Happy Family and the Pariah Groups
Being a mathematician, I often get asked if I’m good at calculating tips. I’m not. In fact, mathematicians study lots of other things besides numbers. As most people know, if they stop to think about it, one of the other things mathematicians study is shapes. Some of us are especially interested in the symmetries of…
Footballs on road signs: an international overview
I’m an old fashioned manager, I write the team down on the back of a fag packet and I play a simple 4-4-2. Mike Bassett, England Manager I’m very much like Mike Bassett: I like standing on the terraces, I like full-backs whose main skill is kicking wingers into the ad hoardings, and – most…