Yesterday was 23/11, also known in some parts as 11/23, and you may recognise this as being a date made of the first four Fibonacci numbers. (Such numerical date-based Fibonacci coincidences haven’t been as exciting since 5/8/13, but at least this is one we can celebrate annually.) This meant that mathematicians everywhere got excited about #FibonacciDay, and spent…
Here’s a small collection of links to articles about Alexandre Grothendieck, French/German mathematician and algebraic geometer, who died on Wednesday 13 November aged 86. He was a pioneer in the field, and has been described as ‘the greatest mathematician of the 20th century’.
I recently gave a public talk about George Green’s mathematical education and influences, the audio for which is now available online.
Christian investigates the possibility of a moving whale being able to warn you it’s coming.
Puzzlebomb is a monthly puzzle compendium. Issue 35 of Puzzlebomb, for Novmber 2014, can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 35 – November 2014 The solutions to Issue 35 can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 35 – November 2014 – Solutions Previous issues of Puzzlebomb, and their solutions, can be found here.
Christian investigates the mystery of Hermes’ maximum parcel dimensions.
Just a little note to let you know that there’s a new StackExchange Q&A site for “History of Science and Maths”. Some of the maths questions that have already been asked include: Whose shoulders did Newton stand on? (apparently the answer is not “giants”) Were transcendental numbers considered rare, pre-Cantor? What is the history behind the…