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    Carnival of Mathematics

    Carnival of Mathematics 219

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 9, 2023

    The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of August 2023, is now online at Reflections and Tangents. 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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    Mathematical Objects

    Mathematical Objects: Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer

    By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted September 8, 2023

    Mathematics in Theory and Practice: A novel and simplified approach in which mathematical processes are related to everyday affairs. Edited by W. W. Sawyer. Odhams Press Limited

    A conversation about mathematics inspired by an old textbook, Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes

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    News Roundup

    Aperiodical News Roundup – August 2023

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 7, 2023

    Here’s a selection of mathematical stories that crossed our desk in August. Maths Research News Researchers have discovered that a shape can be designed to trace almost any infinite periodic trajectory when rolling down a slope, as seen in this Nature.com video (via Jeroen van Dorp) A new diamond open access journal, Innovations in Graph…

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    Interviews, Podcasting About, Podcasts

    Podcasting about: Digging For The Why podcast

    By Katie Steckles. Posted September 1, 2023

    In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical podcasts from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the podcast and asking them about what they do. We spoke to Andy Lumley,​ Head of Learning Technology for educational charity MEI, about their podcast Digging For The Why.

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    Mathematical Objects

    Mathematical Objects: Scone with Sophie Maclean

    By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted August 25, 2023

    Scones next to jam and cream

    A conversation about mathematics inspired by a scone. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sophie Maclean. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes

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    Travels in a Mathematical World

    Mathematical modelling and sustainability

    By Peter Rowlett. Posted August 24, 2023

    I was interviewed by Nira Chamberlain, President of the Mathematical Association. I am the twelfth person to whom he has asked his question “what is the point of mathematics?” Hoping to offer something a little different, I spoke about teaching students the role mathematical modelling can play in sustainability.

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    Podcasts

    Podcasting about: The NCETM Maths podcast

    By Katie Steckles. Posted August 18, 2023

    In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical podcasts from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the podcast and asking them about what they do. We spoke to Beth Goodliff from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, about their in-house podcast aimed at maths teachers.

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