Usually at this time of year, I have a look through the New Year Honours list for particularly mathematical appointments. Here are the names I’ve found that are particularly mathematical. Tricia Dodd, Chief Methodology Officer, UK Statistics Authority, appointed MBE “for services to Statistics and Research”. Dave Watson, director of IBM Research in the UK,…
Call for submissions for Math Teachers at Play blog carnival
Readers of The Aperiodical are probably familiar with the Carnival of Mathematics, a monthly blog roundup which takes any maths-related content. Did you also know there is a related blog carnival called Math Teachers at Play? The Math Teachers at Play (MTaP) blog carnival is a monthly collection of tips, tidbits, games, and activities for…
Awards round-up
Here’s a selection of news stories about mathematical prizes that have been awarded/announced in the last couple of months.
Not Mentioned on The Aperiodical, 2016
This year has been frankly ridiculous. And while we’ve done our best to cover all the hot maths topics throughout, we have inevitably missed a few. Here’s some mathematical news bits and bobs from 2016 which we (and you!) may have not noticed.
Relatively Prime is back!
Aperiodipal numero uno Samuel Hansen’s acclaimed podcast series Relatively Prime is back, on a new monthly schedule, with an episode about how PhD student Ibrahim Sharif designed a lottery to award licences to sell cannabis in the state of Washington. When the stakes are so high (geddit?! – Ed.) you have to be really sure that your…
Mobile Numbers: Multiples of nine
Multiples of nine have a useful and satisfying property – but how much further can Katie investigate, armed only with the spreadsheet app on her phone?
Puzzlebomb – December 2016
Puzzlebomb is a monthly puzzle compendium. Issue 60 of Puzzlebomb, for December 2016, can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 60 – December 2016 (printer-friendly version) The solutions to Issue 59 can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 60 – December 2016 – Solutions This will be the last regular monthly Puzzlebomb – in future, there will…