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Book review – The Beauty of Falling by Claudia de Rham

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Published: June 12, 2026 16:11

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 this review. Claudia de Rham’s “The Beauty of Falling” is not just a book about gravity: it is a book about how…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5C

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Published: June 10, 2026 07:45

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 mission to spread the joy and delight of doing maths and, from time to time, the absurdities it throws…

Carnival of Maths 252

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Published: June 4, 2026 12:35

The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of May 2026, is now online courtesy of Sophia Wood at Fractal Kitty. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own…

Aperiodical News Roundup – April/May 2026

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Published: June 3, 2026 15:19

Here’s a short round-up of maths news stories from the last two months that we didn’t otherwise cover on the site. Thomas Dieterrich, a representative of the arXiv, has clarified the site’s AI policy – in a Twitter thread (non-Twitter mirror link) he…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5B

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Published: June 3, 2026 07:45

Double Maths First Thing doesn’t know where to start Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight that comes from working things through and wrapping them up with a neat mathematical bow. Before anything else,…

Talking Maths in… Coventry Transport Museum

https://aperiodical.com/2026/05/talking-maths-in-coventry-transport-museum/

Published: May 28, 2026 10:58

This is a guest post from museum educator and mathematician Tom Briggs, about his session at last August’s Talking Maths in Public conference. 2025’s Talking Maths in Public (TMiP) conference took place on the Warwick University campus, but the Saturday…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 5A

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Published: May 27, 2026 07:45

Double Maths First Thing adds a Holy C Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of figuring things out. Here in Weymouth, we’re sweltering but lucky 12yo is about to jet off to Barcelona for a week of…

Book review – A Guide to Infinity: Ten Mathematical Journeys by Edward R. Scheinerman

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Published: May 26, 2026 08:57

We were sent a free copy of this book by the publisher, and invited irregular contributor Elinor Flavell to read and review it. Been feeling finite recently? Bounded by life? Those larger numbers feeling out of reach? Then you need “A Guide to Infinity:…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 59

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Published: May 20, 2026 07:45

Double Maths First Thing has been blown away by a puzzle Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight in mathematical thinking, in figuring things out, and in doing things that make you feel clever. Such as –…

Double Maths First Thing: Issue 58

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Published: May 13, 2026 07:45

Double Maths First Thing is petitioning the weather to be nicer Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy and delight in all things mathematical. I had a nice “oho!” moment in class with a student today looking at a…