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Podcasting about: Unapologetic Mathematicians podcast
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical podcasts from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the podcast and asking them…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 71
Double Maths First Thing dislikes fireworks Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in mathematical…
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Aperiodical News Roundup – October 2026
Here’s a round-up of mathematical news from this month we didn’t otherwise cover on the site. Owing to a spam email we got which included the…
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#mathober 2026: My Month of Maths Zines
The month of Mathober, which takes place during the actual month of October, is an annual celebration of mathematical ideas, art, creativity and general mathsy…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 70
Double Maths First Thing picked the wrong week to give up Lemsip Hello! My name is Colin and I am mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 6F
Double Maths First Thing is all a bit chaotic Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to find and share the joy in maths, puzzles and…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 6E
Double Maths First Thing had to look up where Wells is Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in the…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 6D
Double Maths First Thing is tangled up in knots Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in doing and…
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Carnival of Maths 255
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of September 2026, is now online at Ben Leis’s Math Off The Grid…
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The last four digits of 16¹⁶
On the math-fun mailing list, Dick Hess posted “a couple of curiosities”: A speaker at G4G16 noted that \(16^{16}\) ends in \(1616\). A friend sent…
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Aperiodical News Roundup – August/September 2026
Here’s a round-up of some news from the last couple of months. Mathematical discoveries Lerch primes are defined as odd primes that divide their Lerch…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 6C
Double Maths First Thing is fair drawing in. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in doing and talking…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 6B
Double Maths First Thing is “Ruining Christmas” Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 6A
Double Maths First Thing is changing the key right back again. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and love of…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 69
It’s Double Maths First Thing, not Double Entendre. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in maths and…
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Carnival of Maths 254
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of August 2026, is now online courtesy of Karen Campe at Reflections and…
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\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: aboutlogic
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 68
Double Maths First Thing is grateful to Past Colin’s organisation. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 67
Double Maths First Thing is not, and has never been, down with the kids. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 66
Double Maths First Thing gets its kicks on a.19792ish Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and love in doing maths…
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\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Ellie Sleightholm
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 65
Double Maths First Thing has an army of clones Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of working things…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 64
Double Maths First Thing is square in hex AND decimal! Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to share the joy and love in mathematics…
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Carnival of Maths 253
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the months of June and July 2026, is now online courtesy of Robin Whitty at Theorem…
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Aperiodical News Roundup – July 2026
Here’s a short round-up of maths news from this month. The 2026 Fields medals have been awarded to Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman and Hong Wang…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 63
Double Maths First Thing is somewhat ready to rock Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and love in mathematics, the…
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\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: MathsWithKala
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 62
Double Maths First Thing doesn’t fear the REAPER Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and surprise…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 61
Double Maths First Thing has an open mic spreadsheet Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and delight in…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 60
Double Maths First Thing has a suspended suspension. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to find and spread mathematical joy, and…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5F
Double Maths First Thing is apparently abelian. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in doing maths. Today…
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Aperiodical News Roundup – June 2026
Here’s a round-up of some news from this month not otherwise covered on the site. The UK government has appointed two operational researchers as direct…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5E
Double Maths First Thing is taking regular hydration breaks [Apologies. This did not post here at the scheduled time. Mistake on my part. Won’t happen…
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\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: StanDoesMath
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5D
Double Maths First Thing is 3D-printing Cristiano Ronaldo Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight that…
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Particularly mathematical Birthday Honours 2026
The UK Government have announced the new set of King’s Birthday Honours. Here’s our selection of particularly mathematical entries for this year. If you spot…
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Book review – The Beauty of Falling by Claudia de Rham
We were kindly sent a copy of Claudia de Rham’s new book ‘The Beauty of Falling’, and asked irregular contributor Elinor Flavell to write…
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5C
Double Maths First Thing is NOT procrastinating in the group chat. Why would you even suggest that? Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a…