DMFT wants to be in the room where it happens Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and happiness in doing maths, solving puzzles and generally figuring stuff out. We went to see Hamilton (the musical, not Academical) in the cinema at the weekend – I…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 37
Double Maths First Thing didn’t know the letters went that big. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to share the joy and delight I take in figuring stuff out and solving puzzles. This weekend just gone, I went to the not-yet-open MathsWorld venue in Southwark to hang out…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 36
There is a good service on all DMFT lines Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to share the joy, love and creativity of doing exactly the right maths for you. This week, I have mainly been cursing the name of Scroggs and his cursed Chalkdust crossnumber. (It’s traditional,…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 35
DMFT turns around, and every now and then it falls apart Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in mathematics. I’m tutoring a bit of Further Core Pure 1 this year, and it was quite instructive to do a paper and find that I’m…
Review: The Pseudorandom Ensemble at TMiP25

The number one component of music that really gets my attention is Brian May plays guitar, but a very close second is clever lyrics. The first morning of 2025’s Talking Maths in Public (TMiP) conference, from waking up, through carving myself a slice of scrambled egg at the breakfast buffet, up until the blessed relief…
Double Maths First Thing: Issue 34
DMFT rocked. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician, on a renewed mission to spread the joy and delight in maths after a tremendous few days at the Talking Maths in Public conference. I listed some highlights here, and decided that rather than try to fit into job-shaped holes, I shall continue…
Carnival of Maths 242

The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of August 2025, is now online at Flying Colours Maths. 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.