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Double Maths First Thing: Issue 56

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Published: April 29, 2026 07:45

Double Maths First Thing no longer runs marathons. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of doing maths, figuring things out and generally taking pleasure in doing clever things. Like everyone else, I…

Review: Huge Numbers by Richard Elwes

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Published: April 28, 2026 11:35

There’s a story about a child mathematician talking to an older mathematician and saying “I think the biggest number is a TRILLION.” The grown-up says “OK, but what about a trillion and one?” The child mathematician looks crestfallen, but only for a…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 55

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Published: April 22, 2026 07:45

Double Maths First Thing: Northerly 3-5, moderate, fair, good, some kraken later. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of doing maths, solving puzzles, and making the world a better place. I’m…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 54

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Published: April 15, 2026 07:45

Double Maths First Thing is playing 1D chess. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the delight and joy of doing maths, and trying really hard to communicate that it’s not just about arithmetic. The kids have finally gone…

Carnival of Maths 250

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Published: April 13, 2026 13:16

The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of March 2026, is now online at Tom Rocks Maths. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. See our…

Aperiodical News Roundup – March 2026

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Published: April 12, 2026 08:51

Here’s a quick round-up of maths internet news this month! Progress has been made on the Lonely Runner problem, which concerns when runners of different speeds going round a track will meet up, and has connections to higher-dimensional geometry. A workshop…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 53

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Published: April 8, 2026 07:45

Double Maths First Thing could be Rotterdam or anywhere Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in doing maths. I’m on a bit of a buzz at the moment – I went to my local open mic on Friday and had the…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 52

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Published: April 1, 2026 07:45

Double Maths First Thing insists it’s March 32nd Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in mathematical thinking. After the clock change and a trip to that London – we chanced on a Rob Eastaway talk at…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 51

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Published: March 25, 2026 08:45

Double Maths First Thing saw two shooting stars last night Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy of thinking mathematically, solving problems and generally doing creative things with one’s brain. Such as, to pick a…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 50

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Published: March 18, 2026 08:45

Double Maths First Thing is singing powerful songs Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy, delight and frustration of doing maths. Welcome to episode 50! That’s excitement, not factorial. I enjoyed the latest…

10 years of the “Is this prime?” game – time to analyse more results

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Published: March 15, 2026 10:00

Can you believe it’s been 10 years since I made the “Is this prime?” game? I sort of can, because I set myself a reminder about it in my calendar. Back in 2016, the game had been played 350,000 times and I wrote a post looking at the collected data. 10…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 4F

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Published: March 11, 2026 08:45

Double Maths First Thing is remembering how icosahedra work. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy, delight and just satisfaction in doing maths. This week’s excitement was being mentioned (twice!) in a Stand Up Maths…