Here’s some mathematical news that didn’t make it on to the site otherwise this month. Maths News There’s been more abc conjecture drama: Peter Scholze and Jakob Stix are in line for a ¥140m (around £766k) prize for their paper pointing out the flaw in Mochizuki’s claimed abc proof – if they publish it in…
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a guitar. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sam Hartburn. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes
The recent preprint ‘You need 27 tickets to guarantee a win on the UK National Lottery‘ by David Cushing and David I. Stewart presents a list of 27 lottery tickets which will guarantee to match at least two numbers on the UK National Lottery, along with a proof that this is the minimum number you…
We spoke to friend of the site, award-winning maths communicator and past math-off competitor Kyle Evans about his Edinburgh Fringe show for 2023, which is about maths.
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a 1960s game designed to teach set theory. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. On-Sets: A Vintage Set Theory Game by Peter Rowlett is free to read in Math Horizons. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of June 2023, is now online at Double Root. 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.
Hexaflexagons are great. If you haven’t seen one before, you’re about to have a lovely time. If you have seen them before, the reason I’m writing about them is that I’ve made a webpage that helps you create a template for a hexaflexagon with your choice of picture on each of the three faces.