Here’s the second edition of our new podcast, All Squared. This time we talked to Dr Andrew Taylor, PhD, about nonsense formulas in the news. In particular, since we recorded very close to pancake day, we took a close look at the various “formulas for the perfect pancake” printed in UK newspapers. Podcast: Play in new…
Newcastle MathsJam January & February 2013 recaps
I’ve finally finally got round to writing up my notes from the last two Newcastle MathsJams, over at my mathem-o-blog.
Open Season – The Perfect Cuboid
In this short series of articles, I’m writing about mathematical questions we don’t know the answer to – which haven’t yet been proven or disproven. This is the second article in the series, and considers a less well-known variant on an extremely well-known problem. Ask anyone to name a theorem, and they’ll probably come up…
MathsWorldUK: plans for a UK maths museum
Mathematics is like marmite: either you love it or hate it. Most people who hate it do so because ‘it’s too hard’ or ask ‘what’s the point’, while those who love it tend to be those who use the subject in the workplace or are studying it. Will mathematics always be like this, or is…
LMS Report: ‘Advancing women in mathematics: good practice in UK university departments’
The London Mathematical Society have released a report ‘Advancing women in mathematics: good practice in UK university departments‘. The LMS is “concerned about the loss of women from mathematics, particularly at the higher levels of research and teaching, and at the missed opportunities that this represents”.
Carnival of Mathematics 96
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of February, is now online at Math Mama Writes. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. For more information about the Carnival of Mathematics, click here.
Möbius: the film
Mathematical concept + thriller plot = cinema gold. Everyone knows the formula. This time, it’s the turn of the Möbius strip. (this trailer is possibly not safe for work) [youtube url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhUk6ifllVM]