While looking around for more arty maths, I came across the Maths-Art Seminars at London Knowledge Lab. Running more-or-less monthly since 2007, the seminar has invited architects, poets, musicians, painters and of course mathematicians to explore the connections between “mathematics” and “art”. Previous talks include such intriguing titles as “Parametric Design and Construction in the…
Puzzlebomb – May 2013
Puzzlebomb is a monthly puzzle compendium. Issue 17 of Puzzlebomb, for May 2013, can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 17 – May 2013 The solutions to Issue 17 can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 17 – May 2013 – Solutions Previous issues of Puzzlebomb, and their solutions, can be found here.
The Maths of Star Trek: The Original Series (Part II)
This is the second in a series of posts about the maths of Star Trek. Part I covered the probability of survival while wearing a red shirt.
Matt Parker: Number Ninja
Behold! Further evidence that maths is a thing which popular entertainment can be based on, and not the terrifying subject of horror and difficulty that its stereotype would suggest. Not only do we have a maths-based TV gameshow (now in its second series), and even a maths-based cop drama, but maths is also the topic of…
Art for a maths department
Christian was asked to find some art to decorate the walls of the university maths department he works in. Here’s what he found.
IMA seeks mathematical images for anniversary book
You may have heard rumours that the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is producing a book, published by Oxford University Press, in celebration of its fiftieth anniversary next year. The book will contain accessible and thought-provoking articles on a wide variety of topics through the spectrum of mathematics and its applications. They’ve now announced that…
The Maths of Star Trek: The Original Series (Part I)
Are redshirts really the most death-prone members of the Enterprise‘s crew? James Grime crunches the numbers.