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    Podcasting about: Opinionated History of Mathematics podcast

    By Katie Steckles. Posted June 17, 2020

    Opinionated History of Mathematics podcast 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 Viktor Blåsjö, a historian of mathematics and assistant professor at the Mathematical Institute of Utrecht University, about his personal project – a…

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    Conway’s Circle Theorem: a proof, this time with words

    By Colin Beveridge and Elizabeth A. Williams. Posted June 11, 2020

    Back in the olden days, Colin entered a proof without words in the Big Mathoff. It was mentioned, in passing, in a New York Times obituary of John Horton Conway.

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    Review: Immersive Linear Algebra

    By Brad Ashley. Posted June 9, 2020

    We invited guest author, Big Math-Off contestant and recent maths graduate Brad Ashley to review Immersive Math’s linear algebra textbook – a new take on the format. Immersive Linear Algebra is an online interactive linear algebra textbook, created by mathematicians and computer scientists Jacob Ström, Kalle Åström, and Tomas Akenine-Möller. With their impressive collective knowledge…

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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 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: 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

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    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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