I recently gave a public talk about George Green’s mathematical education and influences, the audio for which is now available online.
Watch out! I’m a blue whale and I’m about to land on you!
Christian investigates the possibility of a moving whale being able to warn you it’s coming.
Puzzlebomb – November 2014
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.
Apparently I’m not a maths genius (or, On the Subject of Parcel Sizes)
Christian investigates the mystery of Hermes’ maximum parcel dimensions.
There’s a new StackExchange site for History of Science and Maths
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…
An Alan Turing expert answers your The Imitation Game questions
Turing expert James Grime talks us through the highs and lows of a new film, featuring Sherlock Holmes dressed as Alan Turing.
More to be done between universities and industry
I saw the video below, which is Rachel Riley being asked questions about her maths education at a Your Life event, in a tweet by Rob Loe, who quoted a section of one answer around 4:50 where Rachel says: “stop saying proudly that ‘I’m really bad at maths’ because you wouldn’t say ‘I can’t read’,…