No dragons were harmed in the making of Double Maths First Thing. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in numerical noodling, patterny playfulness…

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16.04.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 20 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing doesn’t look an issue older than 1F Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy in the creativity and beauty of maths, in the delight …

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14.04.2025

“When numbers have meaning it makes it a lot easier for me” vs “I over think the given information and confuse myself”: do engineering students prefer maths questions in context? | The Aperiodical

In 1693, Christiaan Huygens was struggling to learn the new calculus developed by his former student Gottfried Leibniz. He wrote to Leibniz asking for “any important problems where they shoul…

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11.04.2025

A bit of inspiration from #MathArtMarch | The Aperiodical

This is a guest post by Elinor, who’s been collecting her favourite maths art from the month of March. March is a month of change in the UK: the days get longer, the temperature is slowly cre…

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09.04.2025

Carnival of Maths 238 | The Aperiodical

The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of March 2025, is now online at Fractal Kitty. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the interne…

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09.04.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 1F | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing only exports lost puffins Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight, and to find excuses to do interesting maths. (If you coul…

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02.04.2025

Aperiodical News Roundup – March 2025 | The Aperiodical

Here’s a round-up of some mathematical and maths-related news that happened in March 2025 that we didn’t otherwise cover on the site.

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02.04.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 1E | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing picked the wrong week to give up calculus. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of doing mathematical things. It&#821…

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27.03.2025

5. Mathematics of the “I Ching” | The Aperiodical

I’m aperiodically working my way through Martin Gardner’s cover images from Scientific American, the so-called Gardner’s Dozen, attempting to recreate these in the LaTeX drawing package TikZ.…

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27.03.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 1D | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing just doesn’t know any more Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread delight and joy in doing maths for the sake of it. This week I have…

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19.03.2025

Double Maths First Thing, Issue 1C | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing cannot currently take your call. Please leave a message after the beep. Beep. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and d…

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12.03.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 1B | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing thinks ISO8601’s great Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy — I almost misspelt “mathematical” a…

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05.03.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 1A | The Aperiodical

DMFT is six months old! It’ll probably be walking soon. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in doing maths, for any reason or for none. I h…

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04.03.2025

Carnival of Maths 237 | The Aperiodical

The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of February 2025, is now online at Flying Colours Maths. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over t…

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04.03.2025

Aperiodical News Roundup – Jan & Feb 2025 | The Aperiodical

Here’s a round-up of a few news items from the last couple of months not otherwise covered on the site.

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28.02.2025

Review: The Big Bang of Numbers by Manil Suri | The Aperiodical

This is a review of the book The Big Bang of Numbers by Manil Suri. We were kindly sent a copy of the book to look at, and Ashleigh Ratcliffe shares her thoughts. In this book, …

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26.02.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 19 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing got nerdsniped by the Parker Square Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in doing maths for its own sake. For example…

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19.02.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 18 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing is not quite mathematically relegated yet Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the love and joy in maths. My personal maths highlight of …

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18.02.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 17 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing is checking its email far too often Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and delight. We had a family trip to the Scienc…

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18.02.2025

Carnival of Maths 236 | The Aperiodical

The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of January 2025, is now online at Puzzle Zapper. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the inter…

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18.02.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 16 | The Aperiodical

DMFT appreciates you greatly. Yes, you specifically. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in maths. Links! I recently enjoyed Allen Downey&#8…

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01.02.2025

Fibonacci and a Feat of Memory | The Aperiodical

This is a guest post by Chris Taylor. I recently read “The Warlock Effect” by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman (read it – it’s good). It’s a work of fiction about a stage magician who uses his ski…

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31.01.2025

Humans Have Now Said Over 80,000 Digits of the New Mersenne Prime | The Aperiodical

Can humans say their largest prime number before they find the next one? After the discovery of the new Mersenne Prime, a community project aims to find out!

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29.01.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 15 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing is powered by genuine, artisanal intelligence Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in maths, and to encourage people to t…

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22.01.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 14 | The Aperiodical

DMFT probably needs wider margins. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in how everything fits together. Straight into the links this week! A …

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15.01.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 13 | The Aperiodical

DMFT is significantly less perplexing than HMRC Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy. This week, I’ve made another contribution to the OEIS…

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12.01.2025

Aperiodical News Roundup – November & December 2024 | The Aperiodical

Here’s a round-up of some news stories from the last two months of 2024, (mostly) not otherwise covered here on the Aperiodical. Maths Research At the start of December, John Carlos Baez shar…

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08.01.2025

Double Maths First Thing, Issue 12 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing is being written in the dark Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and delight. However, at de moment, delights aren&#821…

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04.01.2025

Carnival of Maths 235 | The Aperiodical

The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of December 2024, is now online at John D Cook’s Blog. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all ov…

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01.01.2025

Particularly mathematical New Years Honours 2025 | The Aperiodical

The UK Government have announced the latest list of honours, and we’ve taken a look for the particularly mathematical entries. Here is the selection for this year – if you spot any more, let us kno…

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01.01.2025

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 11 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing is like a tall, dark stranger with some coal and some whisky Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy into 2025 and beyond. …

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01.01.2025

Numerical coincidences for 2025 | The Aperiodical

There seem to be a lot of numerical coincidences bouncing around concerning the new year 2025. For example, it’s a square number: \( 2025 = 45^2 \). The last square year was \(44^2 = 1936\), …

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29.12.2024

A Puzzle about a Calculator | The Aperiodical

It’s now been a year since I took over the puzzle column at New Scientist and turned it into the BrainTwisters column. By way of celebration, I thought I’d write up an interesting bit o…

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25.12.2024

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 10 | The Aperiodical

Because there’s really no excuse for ho-ho-ho-CAH-TOA Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and delight, without recourse to magical reindee…

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20.12.2024

Mathematical Objects: Universe of cake | The Aperiodical

A conversation about mathematics inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Game of Logic. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

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19.12.2024

A New Sequence! | The Aperiodical

Or The Novice’s Guide To Achieving Mathematical Immortality This is a guest post from Barney Maunder-Taylor. A great way to achieve mathematical immortality is to solve an outstanding open qu…

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19.12.2024

Last-minute Mathematical Gifts | The Aperiodical

If you’ve got a mathematical friend you need to buy a Christmas gift for but have left it too late, here’s some suggestions for what you could get them, drawn from things our friends ar…

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18.12.2024

Exciting new maths of 2024 | The Aperiodical

Over at the Finite Group, members (including me and Katie) have been discussing what in maths news has excited us this year. Here’s a summary. Brayden Casella and fellow authors claimed that …

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18.12.2024

Double Maths First Thing: Issue F | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing is the biscotti to your Wednesday morning coffee Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in maths. This week’s links I…

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11.12.2024

Double Maths First Thing: Issue E | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing is like a colossal hedgehog overlooking Catania airport. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in maths. One person who di…

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Aperiodical News Roundup – March 2025 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 1E | The Aperiodical

5. Mathematics of the “I Ching” | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 1D | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing, Issue 1C | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 1B | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 1A | The Aperiodical

Carnival of Maths 237 | The Aperiodical

Aperiodical News Roundup – Jan & Feb 2025 | The Aperiodical

Review: The Big Bang of Numbers by Manil Suri | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 19 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 18 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 17 | The Aperiodical

Carnival of Maths 236 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 16 | The Aperiodical

Fibonacci and a Feat of Memory | The Aperiodical

Humans Have Now Said Over 80,000 Digits of the New Mersenne Prime | The Aperiodical

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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 14 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 13 | The Aperiodical

Aperiodical News Roundup – November & December 2024 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing, Issue 12 | The Aperiodical

Carnival of Maths 235 | The Aperiodical

Particularly mathematical New Years Honours 2025 | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 11 | The Aperiodical

Numerical coincidences for 2025 | The Aperiodical

A Puzzle about a Calculator | The Aperiodical

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 10 | The Aperiodical

Mathematical Objects: Universe of cake | The Aperiodical

A New Sequence! | The Aperiodical

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