Matt’s at it again, posting puzzles on that Twitter: Fun fact: you can arrange all the numbers from 1 to 17 so that each adjacent pair adds to a square number. Off you go! #mathspuzzle — Matt Parker (@standupmaths) September 24, 2013 Plus a clarification: To clarify: “each adjacent pair” means all but the end…
Yoshimoto Friends
Here’s a happy little film starring two Yoshimoto cubes, by Justin Lanier and Paul Salomon of Math Munch. Enjoy! [youtube url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZi5FhAwFgI]
Hyperbolic Hyperbolic Hyperbolic: Daina Taimina at the DUMBO Arts Festival 2013
Fans of hyperbolic crochet, and hyperbole, will be pleased to hear that Daina Taimina’s exhibit ‘Hyperbolic Hyperbolic Hyperbolic‘ is being shown at the DUMBO Arts Festival in New York, on 28 & 29 September. The show features examples of hyperbolic crochet, and invites visitors to experiment with their own hyperbolic crochet and paper creations. More…
Ian Stewart on The Life Scientific
Acknowledging the long-hidden truth that mathematicians are also scientists, Jim al-Khalili interviewed Ian Stewart yesterday for his Radio 4 programme, The Life Scientific. The show features a different scientist in each episode, and Professor al-Khalili talks to them about their life and work, what inspires and motivates them, and how their research may benefit mankind. Professor…
Carnival of Mathematics 102
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of August, and compiled by Michelle, is now online at My Summation. 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.
Euclid’s Kiss: Geometric Sculpture of George Hart
George Hart is putting on a one-man show of his sculptures at Stony Brook University. He’s posted this video of him walking through the exhibition and describing the pieces on display. [youtube url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI1612YhMqg] George also gave a lecture to open the exhibition, which you can watch on the SCGP website. Euclid’s Kiss: Geometric Sculpture of…
GeoGebra now available for tablets
You may be aware of GeoGebra. In a previous post, our very own CP described it as “a surprisingly capable piece of free dynamic maths software, used widely by teachers and geometry aficionados”. I am preparing lecture notes for the new academic year and have been making diagrams in GeoGebra (on Ubuntu, since you asked),…