September 2022

As we’re gearing up for another academic year, I’m going to be sharing some of exciting things I’m up to, starting with September On 13th September I’ll be hosting Clopen Mic Night 3: Clopen Sept. This is a mathematical variety show, held semi regularly! From 18th – 23rd September, I’ll be at the Heidelberg Laureate

Carnival of Mathematics 204

It’s that time again – I’m back writing the Carnival of Mathematics, and we’re now on number 204 (where does the time go?)! You may remember when I wrote number 190, but for those unfamiliar with the Carnival, it is a monthly roundup of Mathematical blogging/video making/podcasting/activities, coordinated by The Aperiodical. As is tradition, last

Curling: The sport of mathematicians

Tomorrow marks the beginning of events at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and boy am I excited. This means that over the course of the next few weeks I, like many others, will become an armchair expert and superfan of some of the coolest sports in existence (pun entirely intended). One sport I always find myself

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Today I am thinking about the number . It’s one of my favourite numbers. It has been for a while in fact, but today more than ever. I’ll leave you to guess why. But in the meantime, I thought I’d share some of my top facts about the number . I got so excited that

Maths Inspiration: Cambridge

Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of getting to talk to school students as part of Maths Inspiration. Maths Inspiration is a national programme of maths lecture shows for teenagers. In each show, students get to hear 4 different mathematics speakers talk about some exciting and inspiring real world applications of maths. Maths Inspiration organised

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Chalkdust Issue 14

It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for: Chalkdust Issue 14 is live! Head to the Chalkdust website to read the articles, or even order an actual physical copy! Though I may be biased, there are some cracking articles in this issue. The beautiful cover (designed by Beatrice Taylor) is themed around Madeleine Hall’s article on

Integrating: MathsJamJam

This weekend, I attended the MathsJam annual gathering. It was a wonderful event full of brilliant talks, great competitions, and a fantastic game of mathematical Jeopardy. On particular highlight though, was MathsJamJam. When MathsJam is in person, people bring their instruments and have a sing along to songs from the ever-evolving MathsJamJam song book. Songs

Illegal Maths?

As mathematicians, we often like dealing with absolute truths. There are Platonic solids that’s never going to change. We can be certain that the angle in a semi circle is a right-angle. and that’s a fact*. But what happens when people try to enshrine mathematical truths into law. Or worse, what happens when people try

Carnival of Mathematics 190

Welcome to the 190th Carnival of Mathematics! For those new to the Carnival, it is a monthly roundup of Mathematical blogging/video making/podcasting/activities. It’s coordinated by The Aperiodical where you can find links to all previous Carnivals. Every month, it is hosted by a different blog, and this month it is my turn! It is traditional