Recently I listened to Conway on Gardner, over at Mathfactor. I enjoyed this a great deal and it made me want to say something about podcasting as a format. I think the conversation between Chaim Goodman-Strauss and John Conway (h2g2; wikipedia) is unsuitable for broadcast in several ways – it is rambling and lacks the…
Carnival of Mathematics #67
Editorial The Carnival of Mathematics #66 was hosted at Wild About Math! This is Carnival of Mathematics #67. If you’re new to the Carnival of Mathematics, check out Mike Croucher’s introduction at Walking Randomly. Photo by woody1778a. My first task is to choose an interesting fact about the number of the carnival. Well, the excellent…
Math/Maths Podcast – new webpage and RSS feed
The Math/Maths Podcast now has a webpage at Pulse-Project.org and an RSS feed. So subscribe now to make sure you get future episodes! The feed and webpage now have all three episodes released so far. Math/Maths Podcast: 5136 miles of mathematicsA conversation about mathematics between the UK and USA from Pulse-Project.org. Peter Rowlett in Nottingham…
Second Math/Maths Podcast
The second episode of the Math/Maths Podcast is available at Pulse-Project. Samuel Hansen & I talk over maths news and my experience at the How to talk Maths in Public conference. I hope you enjoy it!
Mathematics Today June 2010: University Liaison Officer’s Report
Where do I go from here? As we come to the end of the academic year I find myself reflecting on my travels over the year, particularly as these relate to my plans for next year. There follows a list of universities I have visited this year, either to give a lecture or stand at…
The Carnival is coming to town
The 66th Carnival of Mathematics has been posted at Wild About Math! I have agreed to host the 67th Carnival, so this is a call for submissions. What is a maths blog carnival? There is a good introduction by Mike Croucher over at Walking Randomly’s What is a Maths Carnival? including: At the most basic…
200 posts later, who is Peter Rowlett?
At 100 posts I paused for a summary of what has changed. This seems to be a reasonable idea, so I’m doing it again in this, the 200th post. I am still working for the University of Nottingham‘s School of Mathematical Sciences, where my job title is Technology-Enhanced-Learning Officer. I support use of technology in…