Maths is a hobby for a lot of people, just like reading, cinema, or tennis. This Tuesday (18th) is November MathsJam in many places, where you can meet other people who like maths in a pub. Find your local MathsJam here: https://www.mathsjam.com/find-a-jam/ (Or ask me about the one in MK if […]

John Edmonstone, a Guyanese man born into slavery, became a successful taxidermist in 19th-century Edinburgh, mentoring figures like Charles Darwin and leaving a lasting legacy in his own contributions to natural history.

For the next three weekends, you can find my latest work in Coburg House Gallery Shop Spotlight display. The basis for this work is an agar pattern in Conway's Game of Life. It was the subject of new research in 2022. It's all knitted in Aran-weight lambswoolspun and dyed in Scotland.

For the next three weekends, you can find my latest work in Coburg House Gallery Shop Spotlight display. The basis for this work is an agar pattern in Conway's Game of Life. It was the subject of new research in 2022. It's all knitted in Aran-weight lambswoolspun and dyed in Scotland.

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

chats in squirrel are limited to a sort of Roman salute foreleg extended then folded open paw on breast as if to say Look I take you in my open paw and hold you to my heart… —William Bonar, “SQRL” published in OFFERING (Red Squirrel Press, 2015) www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/sqrl/

BREAKING NEWS! - The final line up has been announced for the Maths Week England Launch event at MathsWorld, London on Saturday 15th November. An entire day of talks, stalls and mathsy activities - come and join in the fun, you won’t want to miss out. AND - be part of a world record breaking attempt

I wrote *Juicy Ghosts* in 2020, reacting to T's assault on the Capitol. In my novel, rebels bring down an insane, evil President who’s stolen a 3rd term. "Too radical" for the big houses. I pubbed it myself in 2021. And here we are in 2025. Time to read the book! rudyrucker.com/juicyghosts/

A superb exhibition of and about Ursula K Le Guin's map making practice. Loved the use of cyanotype banners. If you're in central London before 6 December, check it out.

Guess which one I'm reposting this for!

Here's this week's link to the new titles at Transreal Fiction. Posted a bit early because I'll be closed on Saturday until noon on Thursday. transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/t...

🧠 Alzheimer’s reversed in mice A new study found that injecting nanoparticles can 'remind' the blood–brain barrier to function properly again, restoring normal brain activity in mice. Human trials could follow within years. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #Alzheimers 🧪

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit" Stay tuned for more.

*You look at "weird" science fiction people and, like, how many of them do any time in prisons and madhouses *Not all that many, really. Surprisingly few. *They might have a *day-job* as some orderly in one of those places

Of my various interest groups over the years mathematicians are the most peculiar. More than acid heads, punks, computer hackers, artists, mystics, and SF writers. There's even a name for what we use. Instead of "logic" we have "mathematical logic". Which I got my PhD in. What---ME mad?

For those accused of having too many books Robinince.com #poetry #poem

Why do I keep all these clothes I don't wear. (No need to answer that. It's a commentary rather than a question, like I'm standing in front of the clothes rail shaking my head at my own weirdness & you haven't anything you can add so you shake your head too & go downstairs & make a cup of tea.)

Create crochet granny squares for a community math/art project! Our Granny Life motif-generating app can now export printable pattern pages ❤️ www.mathgrrl.com/granny-life @geek @crochet 🧶

It's Gala Day today on Calton Hill and I'll be there with some space knitting! www.collective-edinburgh.art/programme/ga...

What’s the story behind those dodgy gift shops on Princes Street in Edinburgh? Jim Waterson of @londoncentric.media investigates in bonus edition of the Minute: edinburghminute.substack.com/p/tax-evadin...

"Amid the chaos of revolutionary France, one man’s mathematical obsession gave way to a calculation, called the Fourier transform, that decomposes any function into its parts" Reposting mainly for the wool graphic (but also - Fourier transforms are cool)

Thread! Read the whole thread.

7th September is Gala Day at the Collective Gallery in the City Observatory on Edinburgh's Calton Hill. Check it out her www.collective-edinburgh.art/programme/ga... I'll be there with the latest pieces in my Saturn's Rings knitting collection, and a few bargains too.

Pretty much me, but I have such a busy week coming up!

#OTD 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 50 yrs ago, #Viking1 launched. 48 yrs ago, #Voyager2 followed. One searched for #life on #Mars. The other carries our voices into #interstellar #space. These anniversaries remind us what we once dreamed — and what we may now be giving up.🔭🧪 👉 medium.com/@shanil.vira...

We’re at the Edinburgh International Book Festival again today, and look forward to welcoming local schools for some maths drawing games in the Discovery Zone! #MathsWeekScot #UKMathsChat #MathsToday

Tipping Point at the Inspace Gallery is a show of artists responding to AI. There’s things to make you comfortable and things to make you uncomfortable, and it’s another Best Thing in Edinburgh. Five Technologies: 📲📲📲📲📲 www.edinburghartfestival.com/event/tippin...

Stunning exhibition of woven banners inspired by change ringing at St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh. #mathart #mathsart #textileart #changeringing www.cathedral.net/event-detail...

Today, the one-week #illustratingMath workshop at @icerm.bsky.social starts. It is a week, packed with great talks on #images, #animations, #textiles, #sculptures, #dance, and #3dPrinting. All talks are being live-streamed, so go check out the schedule at icerm.brown.edu/program/topi... and join in!

I'll be exhibiting a curated selection of my cellular automata and op art collections this weekend at the Tea Green Summer Market in the National Gallery Scotland - Portrait on Queen Street, Edinburgh. www.nationalgalleries.org/event/tea-gr...

All set up and ready for the public! Stop by and buy. www.teagreen.co.uk

If the snooker championship was like this they’d get a lot more viewers

This looks like an amazing afternoon at Orkney Science Festival. I can't justify flying there for such a short visit, though. oisf.org/fest-event/w...

I'll be exhibiting a curated selection of my cellular automata and op art collections this weekend at the Tea Green Summer Market in the National Gallery Scotland - Portrait on Queen Street, Edinburgh. www.nationalgalleries.org/event/tea-gr...

Final day of Open Studios today. Visit me, and let's geek out about hacked knitting machines and cellular automata. www.coburghouse.co.uk/whats-on#/op...

Coburg House Open Studios is 20 years old this year. I've been taking part for 17 of those years. We open on Friday 1st August and you can visit over the rest of the weekend. Hope to see some of you there! www.coburghouse.co.uk/whats-on#/op...

Just discovered the American stockist for all the issues of @scotyarnjournal.bsky.social . Math knitting fans might like issue 5, which has a feature on my work. theknittingtreela.com/products/the...

Coburg House Open Studios is 20 years old this year. I've been taking part for 17 of those years. We open on Friday 1st August and you can visit over the rest of the weekend. Hope to see some of you there! www.coburghouse.co.uk/whats-on#/op...

New book out! A Three Thing Day (and other things) has the text of my new show and, um, other things. On sale after performances at The Pleasance during the Edinburgh Fringe, and to UK customers from my webshop with a limited time discount: www.spesh.com/ben/benmoors...

Crocheting Rule 6, Generation 250 on the Amtrak to NYC. Any recommendations for yarn shops there who might know intrepid crocheters and knitters? Looking for ppl to who want to join the project

Work is simply not fit for humans, work should be sent to the gym. Work needs to sort out its lifestyle balance and come back when its ready to be healthy for humans again.

I feel this needs to be embroidered.

I'm definitely the melting ewe!

Last chance before the summer break!

Here's this week's link to the new titles at Transreal Fiction: transreal.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/t...

Reposting for morning crowd!

Thank you @steckl.es for this lovely endorsement. Hoping to see some great equation core knitting from you in future. 😉