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    Aperiodical News Roundup – June/July 2024

    By Katie Steckles. Posted August 5, 2024

    Screenshot of the video of Tim Harford giving the inaugural Vicky Neale Memorial Lecture; a balding white mand in a t-shirt and jeans is standing on the right in front of a projector screen

    Here’s a round-up of some news we didn’t cover on the Aperiodical in the last couple of months.

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    Carnival of Mathematics

    Carnival of Maths 230

    By Katie Steckles. Posted August 5, 2024

    Screenshot of the Carnival on the Theorem of the Day website

    The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of July 2024, 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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    Irregulars

    Row \( \sqrt{-1} \) of Pascal’s triangle

    By Colin Beveridge. Posted July 31, 2024

    Hi! My name is Colin, and I am a PROPER mathematician now. I’ve made a contribution to the Online Encyclopaedia of Integer Sequences.

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    The Big Internet Math-Off 2024

    The Big Internet Math-Off 2024, the final!

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted July 23, 2024

    The Big Internet Math-Off: The Final! Matt Enlow next to Pascal's triangle. Angela Tabiri with #MathsMotivation

    Here’s the final match of The Big Internet Math-Off. Over the past month, we’ve heard from 16 interesting mathematicians and whittled them down to just 2. Today, we’re pitting Matt Enlow against Angela Tabiri to determine The World’s Most Interesting Mathematician (2024, of the people who I asked to take part and were available). Take…

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    Carnival of Mathematics

    Carnival of Maths 229

    By Katie Steckles. Posted July 19, 2024

    Screenshot of Carnival #229 on the Cavmaths blog

    The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of June 2024, is now online at Cavmaths. 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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    The Big Internet Math-Off 2024

    The Big Internet Math-Off 2024, Semi-final 2

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted July 18, 2024

    The Big Internet Math-Off 2024, Semi-final 2. Angela Tabiri vs Ayliean

    Here’s the second semi-final match of The Big Internet Math-Off. Today, we’re pitting Angela Tabiri against Ayliean. Take a look at both pitches, vote for the bit of maths that made you do the loudest “Aha!”, and if you know any more cool facts about either of the topics presented here, please write a comment…

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    The Big Internet Math-Off 2024

    The Big Internet Math-Off 2024, Semi-final 1

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted July 17, 2024

    The Big Internet Math-Off 2024, semi-final 1. Fran Herr next to braid diagrams. Matt Enlow next to a calculator display.

    Here’s the first semi-final match of The Big Internet Math-Off. Today, we’re pitting Fran Herr against Matt Enlow. Take a look at both pitches, vote for the bit of maths that made you do the loudest “Aha!”, and if you know any more cool facts about either of the topics presented here, please write a…

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