A very occasional blog about maths things which interest me.
Saturday, 24 August 2024
Bayes at the Bus Stop
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I make no claims to be a statistician (though I recently read a textbook* on Bayesian probability from cover to cover) and I apologise for ...
Monday, 27 May 2024
A puzzle from my childhood
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I've reconstructed a puzzle which I remember being amused by when I came across it in a school textbook. We expect that if you add a qua...
Friday, 1 March 2024
My Wordle failure
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Earlier this week, on 24 February, my Wordle streak of over 200 successes came to a sad end. (For those who don't know the game, each ...
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Monday, 1 January 2024
Laptop irritations
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This isn't really maths (except in so far as all computing is maths) but I am going to vent a couple of frustrations regarding laptops....
Saturday, 9 September 2023
Is mathematics universal? An argument from sudoku
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I have a horrible feeling that a long time ago I believed, and perhaps even tried ti persuade others, that mathematics is different from ot...
Saturday, 5 August 2023
Carnival of Mathematics 218
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I'm delighted to host for the second time the monthly Carnival of Mathematics for August 2023. Information about the Carnival and link...
Monday, 24 October 2022
The 24 Hour Maths Game Show
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Following the 24 Hour Maths Magic Show two years ago, this coming weekend brings the 24 Hour Maths Game Show! Starting at 7pm on Friday 28 ...
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