A conversation about mathematics including fractals inspired by a Romanesco Broccoli. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, idea suggested by John Read (thanks John!). Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a deck of Set cards. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. We mentioned an implementation of Set in Python by Ben Nuttall and a retro NES version by Katie. 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 months of November and December, is now online at Ganit Charcha. 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.
It’s that time of year when we take a look at the UK Government’s New Years Honours list for any particularly mathematical entries. Here is the selection for this year – any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list. Prof. Nick Woodhouse, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford.…
A conversation about mathematics inspired by the game Ox Blocks. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Correntator, a mechanical adding machine. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Christian Lawson-Perfect. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes
#tmwyk is a Twitter hashtag which stands for some approximation of “Talking math(s) with your/young kids”. It is used to share mathematical interactions with children. It is also the subject of my MathsJam talk this weekend. For me, I tend to use #tmwyk to share playful interactions with my son, following his interests and the…