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The Aperiodical
02.04.2025
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.
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. It̵…
27.03.2025
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…
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.…
19.03.2025
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…
12.03.2025
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…
05.03.2025
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…
04.03.2025
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…
Here’s a round-up of a few news items from the last couple of months not otherwise covered on the site.
28.02.2025
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, …
26.02.2025
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…
19.02.2025
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 …
18.02.2025
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…
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…
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…
01.02.2025
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…
31.01.2025
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!
29.01.2025
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…
22.01.2025
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 …
15.01.2025
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…
12.01.2025
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…
08.01.2025
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 aren̵…
04.01.2025
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…
01.01.2025
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 \(44^2 = 1936\), …
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…
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. …
29.12.2024
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…
25.12.2024
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…
20.12.2024
A conversation about mathematics inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Game of Logic. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
19.12.2024
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…
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…
18.12.2024
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 …
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…
11.12.2024
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…
10.12.2024
This is a review of the book Mapmatics: How we Navigate the World through Numbers by Paulina Rowińska. We were kindly sent a copy of the book to look at, and Elinor Flavell shares her thoughts. Do …
07.12.2024
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of November 2024, is now online at Theorem of the Day. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the…
06.12.2024
A conversation about mathematics inspired by … an object. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Tai-Danae Bradley. Katie mentions Peter’s The unplanned impac…
04.12.2024
Double Maths First thing is much less effort than an advent calendar. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician, on a mission to spread joy and delight, like a sort of Father Christmaths. I&…
29.11.2024
This is a guest post by David Benjamin.
27.11.2024
Double Maths First Thing is guaranteed Christmas-free. Humbug! Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to find and spread mathematical joy. This week’s interesting bit o…