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Mathematical Objects: Universe of cake
A New Sequence!
Or The Novice’s Guide To Achieving Mathematical Immortality This is a guest post from Barney Maunder-Taylor. A great way to achieve mathematical immortality is to solve an outstanding open question, like determining if \( \pi+e \) is rational or irrational, or finding a counterexample to the Goldbach Conjecture. But for most of us, a more…
Last-minute Mathematical Gifts
If you’ve got a mathematical friend you need to buy a Christmas gift for but have left it too late, here’s some suggestions for what you could get them, drawn from things our friends are doing (that don’t need you to wait for something to arrive in the post).
Double Maths First Thing: Issue F
Double Maths First Thing is the biscotti to your Wednesday morning coffee Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in maths. This week’s links I have a difficult relationship with AI. I wrote about it here. tl;dr: it doesn’t fill me with joy and delight,…
Exciting new maths of 2024
Over at the Finite Group, members (including me and Katie) have been discussing what in maths news has excited us this year. Here’s a summary. Brayden Casella and fellow authors claimed that there exists a non-terminating game of Beggar-My-Neighbour, solving one of John H. Conway’s anti-Hilbert problems. Beggar-My-Neighbour is a card game similar to War…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue E
Double Maths First Thing is like a colossal hedgehog overlooking Catania airport. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in maths. One person who did that, tirelessly and relentlessly, was my dear friend Adam Atkinson, who died a few days ago. He had been…
Review: Mapmatics by Paulina Rowińska
This is a review of the book Mapmatics: How we Navigate the World through Numbers by Paulina Rowińska. We were kindly sent a copy of the book to look at, and Elinor Flavell shares her thoughts. Do you love maps? Do you hate maps? Have you never given much thought to maps but are now…