Double Maths First Thing is not quite mathematically relegated yet Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the love and joy in maths. My personal maths highlight of the week was well-actually-ing a Guardian Knowledge article, which claims that Man City were mathematically unable to stay on top…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 17
Double Maths First Thing is checking its email far too often Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and delight. We had a family trip to the Science Museum in London at the weekend. I’ve written previously about the Winton Mathematics Gallery and I stand by it…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 16
DMFT appreciates you greatly. Yes, you specifically. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in maths. Links! I recently enjoyed Allen Downey’s article on the inspection paradox — it links to an “updated version” at Towards Data Science, but the article is nowhere to be seen…
Carnival of Maths 236
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of January 2025, is now online at Puzzle Zapper. 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.
Fibonacci and a Feat of Memory
This is a guest post by Chris Taylor. I recently read “The Warlock Effect” by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman (read it – it’s good). It’s a work of fiction about a stage magician who uses his skills to combat a threat to UK national security – not somewhere you expect to find to find…
Humans Have Now Said Over 80,000 Digits of the New Mersenne Prime
Can humans say their largest prime number before they find the next one? After the discovery of the new Mersenne Prime, a community project aims to find out!
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 15
Double Maths First Thing is powered by genuine, artisanal intelligence Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in maths, and to encourage people to take pride in the maths they do. Straight into it this week! Links! Let’s start with a callback to Issue…