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    Black Mathematician Month

    October is Black Mathematician Month!

    By Katie Steckles. Posted October 2, 2017

    In October, The Aperiodical is participating in Black Mathematician Month. This article was written by Niki, Sean and Rafael from Chalkdust Magazine, which is also taking part. This October marks the 30th instance of Black History Month in the UK. The annual event, which was first celebrated in the USA in 1976, aims to highlight the ongoing struggle…

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    RSS Stat of the Year

    By Katie Steckles. Posted October 1, 2017

    The Royal Statistical Society is seeking nominations for the best statistic of 2017 – they’re looking for the “statistics that you think really capture the year so far”. The nomination form (docx) can be downloaded from their website, and their criteria include that it should be accurate, coherent and not misleading, and that it should have a public interest dimension (but it doesn’t need to have already had media attention).

    The judging panel is chaired by Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter and includes journalists, statisticians, economists and pollsters. The winning statistic will be unveiled in December.

    More information

    Stat of the Year, on the RSS Website

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    HLF Blogs – Mathematical Theories of Communication

    By Katie Steckles. Posted October 1, 2017

    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.   A wonderful potted history of the theory of…

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    Vladimir Voevodsky and Monty Hall have died

    By Katie Steckles. Posted October 1, 2017

    In a double-whammy of sad news, we’ve learned of the passing of two mathematical figures, famous for very different reasons – fields medalist Vladimir Voevodsky, and gameshow creator and host Monty Hall.

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    HLF Blogs – Michael Atiyah’s Favourite Manifold

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 30, 2017

    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. As part of the HLF, the Laureates are participating…

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    HLF Blogs – The numbers behind the young researchers

    By Paul Taylor and Katie Steckles. Posted September 30, 2017

    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. Having extensively covered the talks and press conferences of…

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    HLF Blogs – Fractals for dinner

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 29, 2017

    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, like all good conference events, has involved…

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