A very occasional blog about maths things which interest me.
Sunday, 25 October 2015
Outreach: Simon Singh's comments
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The Times Higher has reported a conference talk by the writer Simon Singh about public engagement in science under the heading "Simon ...
Thursday, 8 October 2015
The Mpemba Paradox
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As a mathematician I love mathematical paradoxes because they are disturbing and thought-provoking. For example, Parrondo's Paradox te...
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Greenwich's mathematician in residence
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As I write, the mathematician Katie Steckles is in residence at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery of the University of Greenwich , where she ...
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Sunday, 18 January 2015
Logical paradoxes
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I'm talking about logical paradoxes ( This lecture will surprise you: when logic is illogical ) at Gresham College on Monday 19th Januar...
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Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Why I can't have the perfect cup of coffee
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Apologies to any regular readers for the paucity of recent posts, due to pressure of work. A suitable New Year Resolution would be to post ...
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Monday, 25 August 2014
Some nice puzzles
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Here are some rather nice wooden puzzles found by Noel-Ann on recent trips. I'm not commenting on solutions here! Two Marbles Noe...
Saturday, 7 June 2014
Labanotation
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I was fascinated that one of the Secret Mathematicians discussed in Marcus du Sautoy's wonderful Gresham College / London Mathematical S...
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