Last year I wrote On the Decline of Mathematical Studies, and ever was it so, which looked at several examples of people complaining that the new generation of mathematics students were not as well prepared as the current one, with quotes from the late 20th C, mid 20th C. and even from the early 19th…
XYZT, Les paysages abstraits by Adrien M / Claire B
[vimeo url=https://vimeo.com/30518750] XYZT, les paysages abstraits by Adrien M / Claire B
My Erdős number?
People ask, from time to time, what is your Erdős number? For a long time I’ve said I haven’t got one because I haven’t published a mathematical research paper. When I gave this answer to Samuel Hansen last year he told me that any research paper counts, not just those in mathematics. This left me…
Dés-gravité by Suzy Lelièvre
There isn’t much maths at all going on here but I really love these dice.
10,000 by Francis Hollenkamp
Woolly Thoughts: in pursuit of crafty mathematics
They got my maths in their art, so this is sort of the opposite of what this column is about, but it’s pretty nonetheless. Woolly Thoughts