The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of July, and compiled by Nick, is now online at Data Genetics. 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.
#realfaceofmath
Kit Yates has asked mathematicians to post a picture of themselves using the hashtag #realfaceofmath, in the hope of dispelling the incorrect stereotype that all mathematicians are geeky white guys with beards and glasses (hi!).
Puzzlebomb – August 2015
Puzzlebomb is a monthly puzzle compendium. Issue 44 of Puzzlebomb, for August 2015, can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 44 – August 2015 The solutions to Issue 44 can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 44 – August 2015 – Solutions Previous issues of Puzzlebomb, and their solutions, can be found here.
Not mentioned on the Aperiodical, July 2015
Here’s a round-up of some of this month’s maths news. The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics A group of applied mathematicians, including the University of Manchester’s Nick Higham, have been compiling a book on applied mathematics over the last few years, and they’ve announced it’s finally ready for publication. The book, which includes an introduction…
Hypernom
Vi Hart, Andrea Hawksley, Henry Segerman and Marc ten Bosch each independently have long track records of doing crazy, innovative stuff with maths. Together, they’ve made Hypernom.
Naked Scientists on the Clay Millennium Prize Problems, f. Katie Steckles
The Naked Scientists Podcast has released an episode on the Clay Millennium Prize Problems, titled ‘The Seven Million Dollar Maths Mystery’. The episode description is: This week, we’re investigating the Millennium Prize Problems – a set of mathematical equations that, if solved, will not only nab the lucky winner a million, but also revolutionise the…
Take the 30 second arithmetic challenge
Christian, tired of failing his grandma-in-law’s mental arithmetic challenges, made an online puzzle generator to hone his skills.