The Joy Of Winning documentary on BBC2

By Peter Rowlett. Posted August 27, 2018

MATHS FANS! A rare treat for you. Tomorrow night, BBC4 will show The Joy of Winning – an hour long proper proper maths doc packed to the brim with glorious game theory. I think it might just be my favourite thing I've ever done for telly. pic.twitter.com/Xx09Wowwzz

— Hannah Fry (@FryRsquared) August 27, 2018

Hannah Fry presents a new one-off BBC4 documentary about game theory (reading the description, it sounds more classic than combinatorial), which the BBC4 website describes as a “gleefully nerdy adventure”. Should be fun!

This is tomorrow, 28th August 2018 at 9pm on BBC4 and on iPlayer after.

Update: iPlayer link to The Joy Of Winning.

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International Congress of Mathematicians 2022 – St Petersburg

By Peter Rowlett. Posted August 10, 2018

Saint Petersburg will host the next International Congress of Mathematicians, in 2022.

More information: Saint Petersburg beats Paris to win bid to host ICM 2022.

Carnival of Mathematics

Carnival of Mathematics 160

By Katie Steckles. Posted August 9, 2018

The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of July, and compiled by Robin, is now online at Theorem of the Day. 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.

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2018 Christopher Zeeman Medal awarded to Hannah Fry

By Katie Steckles. Posted August 8, 2018

TV maths legend and UCL-based mathematician Hannah Fry has been awarded this year’s IMA/LMS Christopher Zeeman Medal, which aims to recognise and acknowledge the contributions of mathematicians involved in promoting mathematics to the public and engaging with the public in mathematics in the UK. Named after the late Professor Sir Christopher Zeeman FRS, whose Royal Institution… Read more »

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Caucher Birkar becomes first person ever to receive the Fields Medal twice

By Peter Rowlett. Posted August 6, 2018

You may know from our recent foray into breaking news that the Fields Medal awarded to Caucher Birkar was stolen, minutes after it was awarded. It turns out the International Mathematical Committee (IMU) had a spare medal in Rio for display purposes, and they decided to award it to Birkar as a replacement. Birkar is… Read more »

The Big Internet Math-Off

The Big Internet Math-Off – The end

By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted August 3, 2018

It’s all over! The votes are in, they have been counted, and I can announce that the winner of The Big Internet Math-Off is: Nira Chamberlain! Massive congratulations to Nira, you may now refer to yourself as The World’s Most Interesting Mathematician*. Nira’s pitch on applied mathematics won 56% of the vote in the final,… Read more »

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Royal Society Science Book Prize shortlist announced

By Peter Rowlett. Posted August 2, 2018

Announcing our 2018 #scibooks prize shortlist. Celebrating outstanding popular science books from around the world @InsightInvestIM https://t.co/dhlFsCQLNx pic.twitter.com/oCURZRAFXr — The Royal Society (@royalsociety) August 2, 2018 The 2018 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize has announced its shortlist: Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore; The Unexpected Truth About… Read more »

The Aperiodical

The Joy Of Winning documentary on BBC2

International Congress of Mathematicians 2022 – St Petersburg

More information: Saint Petersburg beats Paris to win bid to host ICM 2022.

Carnival of Mathematics 160

2018 Christopher Zeeman Medal awarded to Hannah Fry

Caucher Birkar becomes first person ever to receive the Fields Medal twice

The Big Internet Math-Off – The end

Royal Society Science Book Prize shortlist announced

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