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    Resources for Anti-Racism and Social Justice in the Mathematical Sciences

    By Samuel Hansen. Posted June 6, 2020

    (Author Positionality: I want to start this post by stating I am writing this from my position and lived experience as a white, male-passing queer, non-binary person who has lived their whole life in the United States of America. I am employed full-time as the mathematics & statistics librarian at a large endowment public doctoral…

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    Carnival of Mathematics

    Carnival of Maths 182

    By Katie Steckles. Posted June 5, 2020

    The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of May, is now online at ZoeLGriffiths.co.uk 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: Rubik’s Cube

    By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted June 5, 2020

    Rubik's cube

    A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Rubik’s Cube. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes

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    Podcasting about: Wrong But Useful podcast

    By Katie Steckles. Posted June 3, 2020

    Wrong But Useful logo

    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 site regular @icecolbeveridge (who is Colin Beveridge in real life) about Wrong But Useful, a podcast he presented until recently with @reflectivemaths…

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    The Big Internet Math-Off, The Big Lock-Down Math-Off

    The Big Lock-Down Math-Off, Match 26

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted June 1, 2020

    Welcome to the twenty-sixth and final match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. Here are today’s two pitches.

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    The Big Internet Math-Off, The Big Lock-Down Math-Off

    The Big Lock-Down Math-Off, Match 25

    By Sam Hartburn. Posted May 30, 2020

    Welcome to the twenty-fifth match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.

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    The Big Internet Math-Off, The Big Lock-Down Math-Off

    The Big Lock-Down Math-Off, Match 24

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted May 28, 2020

    Welcome to the twenty-fourth match in this year’s Big Math-Off. Take a look at the two interesting bits of maths below, and vote for your favourite. You can still submit pitches, and anyone can enter: instructions are in the announcement post. Here are today’s two pitches.

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