A bit of #maths #history at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social makes the news! Making mistakes in maths is not a new thing, by a long, long way, and is an essential part of learning. 🏛️🎓 #MathsInMuseums #MathsToday

The online version of the @chalkdustmag.bsky.social 2024 Christmas card is now available at mscroggs.co.uk/blog/112. It includes a link to a printable A4 version (@teachers: this can fill an end of term maths lesson!) You can also still buy physical cards at mscroggs.co.uk/cards.

Today’s poem is called ‘Love Excels’.

I'm here! I've moved over from X/Twitter. Some others Bridges/math-art people (I'm sure I'm missing some/many): @sarah-hart.bsky.social, @mathgrrl.bsky.social, @ayliean.bsky.social, @drmathart.bsky.social, @gelada.bsky.social.

Today’s poem celebrates Fibonacci Day. It’s called ‘Word Crunching’.

The Royal Society is on Bluesky! We are the independent scientific academy of the UK, founded in 1660 and dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity. Follow us for the latest research, fascinating looks at science history, events and more: royalsociety.org

My daughter and I like to make each other treasure hunts where the clues are a mix of puzzles, riddles, and cryptography. The little snack I made last time is more than meets the eye…

Having trouble remembering which Naomi is sane and which one thinks vaccines cause time travel and squirrels are a government plot (probably)? This simple rhyme should help: If it’s Klein, you’ll be fine. If it’s Wolf, watch yoursolf.

There have been several remarkable developments in combinatorics, my field of mathematics. A few weeks ago I gave a talk to a general mathematical audience in which I described six breakthroughs from the last five years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=726O...

Before deactivating, I posted on Twitter that I’m leaving for Bluesky. I’m crushed to have to report that this has irked a person describing themselves in their bio as a “bronze-age AI gigachad”. I get the feeling I’m not going to miss Twitter much.

This is going to be amazing. Walthamstow Rock’n’Roll book club is the best thing about Walthamstow, and about Rock’n’roll, and about books and about life in general. And Mark Hart who runs it is the World’s Greatest Human. (Which of course is why I married him.) @rnrbook-club.bsky.social

#MathsEdPoetry day 2. Both the @atmmathematics.bsky.social principle "the power to learn rests with the learner" and Daniel Willingham's phrase "learning is the residue of thought" point to the idea that learning is done by the learner. It is not something that can be done to them. From MT287.

This is how the NYT describes Sudoku. Why disavow the lovely maths involved: logic patterns, etc - loads of good stuff? Really they mean “try this math game, minus the arithmetic”. In fact there’s so much fun related maths I gave a Gresham lecture all about it www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/ma...

You will know, despite it not being in my handle any more, that Math(s) is my homeland. So I've made this starter pack of excellent math(s) communicators in case you'd like to follow them too. go.bsky.app/8JvssAA

We're pleased to be included on this starter pack of math(s) communicators by the brill @kityates.bsky.social! Check it out for a who's who of talking math(s) in public: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Today’s poem is called ‘Monetisation’.

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

Measles… before vs after vaccines. See if you can spot the difference.

My lovely friend @rachellampard.bsky.social and I read the #bookerprize shortlist every year before winner announced. What an amazing six books this year! Impossible choice but for us the beautiful Held, by Anne Michaels, edges it. (Cameo role for #mathematician Hertha Ayrton a lovely bonus!)

It’s #MathsWeekEngland ! To celebrate, I’m giving two free public lectures this week about the fascinating connections between mathematics and literature. Warwick University tomorrow warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/math... Royal Holloway Thursday www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... Please share!

🗼Blast Off!🗼Maths Week England has launched today and here is the link to the first video from Alex Bellos mathsweekengland.co.uk?page_id=7470. There will be a daily puzzle via our socials or you can view the puzzles and solutions on the website www.mathsweekengland.co.uk #MWE24 #MathsToday

Here's a fun little "magic trick." Can you figure out how it works? Hint: even and odd numbers. I was thinking you could roll a die to determine how much to count each time. (I saw the trick was credited to Martin Gardner—true? Source?) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaWc...

About 500 years ago, England switched from Roman numerals to our modern number system. But it didn't happen overnight, and many people struggled with the change. Here's me on Numberphile with the story of Philip Henslowe - theatre manager and numbers man. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEGG...

New vid from Numberphile with @robeastaway.bsky.social chatting through lovely historical detail from 400+ years ago. youtu.be/OEGGz1sCS5w?...

Thought I’d try and find some #math on here and this gem pops up. I love it when a little puzzle leads to a surprising general result! #maths

I saw someone mention @en.blueark.app. Has anyone tried it? Any good? (It’s an app that imports all your past tweets from Twitter to Bluesky so that when you delete Twitter you still have all those posts, but here.)

We’re the Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club. We like music and music books. Here’s a flavour of what our author events are like #Walthamstow #London

I was lucky enough to visit the Casa Battlo in Barcelona recently. It’s a cathedral of catenaries (and other fabulous curves). Amazing ❤️ www.casabatllo.es/en/

And my final #sciart pumpkin (also my most viral post ever) Jupiter in IR

This is a fabulous article. Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars - defector.com/neither-elon...

Semi-regular reminder: Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats. 📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿

Can you solve this Connections puzzle that only has numbers in it? Find four groups of four numbers, where each group is connected by a well defined mathematical pattern. Enjoy.

Calling all maths teachers! 📣 Dive into a world of FREE resources for all ages! 🌟 From daily video puzzles to problem-solving activities, there's something for everyone. Don't miss out - sign up now at www.mathsweekengland.co.uk and join the fun! 👩‍🏫🔢 #CoreMaths #UKMathsChat

We're celebrating @PoetryDayUK with our workshop on connecting maths and poetry: check out the recording of the fascinating conversation between @robeastaway and @sarahlovesmaths Link below 😊 PLUS top tips for teachers to use in the classroom! englishassociation.ac.uk/let-me-count...

The theme of this year's National Poetry Day is "Counting". Tomorrow, Prof Sarah Hart and I are doing a free live workshop with The English Association about the links between poetry and maths. It'll be fun. englishassociation.ac.uk/let-me-count...