@alisonatkin.bsky.social Just a lil' maths guy bsky.app/profile/did:...

The next batch of tickets for @emfcamp.bsky.social, which I highly recommend as a fun thing to do, go on sale today at 3pm UTC: www.emfcamp.org

The difference between cucumbers and pickles is jarring.

Got some spare time this weekend? Why not visit saytheprime.com and make a short video of yourself saying some digits of the currently largest known prime number, to help contribute to our collaborative prime-saying project?

Still a week left to enter the Think Maths Pi Representation Competition - if you're a teacher, get your students creating a beautiful visualisation or representation of π and win prizes! think-maths.co.uk/pi-comp/

#scicommburrito is tonight! Who's coming to Tortilla in Manchester Arndale for a burrito and primo sci-comm networking from 6pm? Details and future dates at scicommburrito.co.uk

BEETLESTONE AWARD NOW OPEN! This award seeks to recognise someone who has already made or is clearly creating a significant impact in communicating science. Nominations deadline - midnight, Friday 24th April Applications deadline - midnight, Friday 1st May big.uk.com/Beetlestone/

Do you, or anyone you know, run activities with school-age students? Looking for some good resources for maths engagement activities, including printables, slides and teacher notes, developed by experienced maths communicators? Head to 15minutemaths.com to pick some up for £2.50!

One week until our next Finite Group livestream - join me and @katdoesmaths.bsky.social for an hour of interesting maths chat by joining our Patreon - just £4 a month, including Discord access and live/recorded streams each month. Details at

This month's #scicommburrito is in one week: on Thursday 19th March we'll be meeting at Tortilla in Manchester Arndale (next to Waterstones, near the market) from 6pm-8pm for a burrito and a science communication catch-up! Hope you can join us - details at scicommburrito.co.uk

If you're in Manchester and fancy watching an interesting maths talk this Thursday evening, Rob Eastaway is giving a free lecture on Thursday about maths and Shakespeare: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

One week to go until this science comedy night I'm speaking at as part of Hull's Colliderfest - Thursday 12th March, tickets £12: www.comedyloungehull.co.uk/events/colli... colliderfest.co.uk

Mmm, chocolate style flavoured coating approximation (but hopefully my blood is actually real and can help someone!)🩸💉🅾️➖ #65 #GiveBlood #NHSBT

trying out a new feature, lmk if it works

Do you work in a school, and want a fun activity to do for π day? Zoe's running the incredible Think Maths Pi Representation Competition again this year, and you can enter for free and with prizes! think-maths.co.uk/pi-comp/

Rob Eastaway is coming to Manchester on 12th March to give a freepublic lecture as part of MIMUC - details here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

Happy 30th birthday to all Pokemons who like dancing to Enya

No but this is entirely correct

why do nerds suddenly appear every time I post here

If you're in or near Hull, you might like to come along to this science comedy night I'm speaking at next month - Thursday 12th March, tickets £12: www.comedyloungehull.co.uk/events/colli... It's part of Colliderfest, a science festival running all weekend: colliderfest.co.uk

Do you know anyone who's interested in maths and might like to watch monthly livestreams of people chatting about interesting maths? You can buy a gift membership to our Finite Group community to give someone livestream access for a number of months of your choice! www.patreon.com/FiniteGroup/...

that’s not how you spell it

Today's # HackJam successes: bit of sewing (until I ran out of the strong thread), bit of Python coding (date handling is hard), bit of model painting, made some printable signage for the new recycling setup, and a bit of house-hunting (not for me).

Top marks to Bedford Borough Council on both history and astrophysics. 🔭

Looking for high-quality maths enrichment activity resources? Me and @AlisonKiddle.bsky.social have an online shop where you can buy PDFs for peanuts, and run interactive mathematical investigations with kids ages 10-18 (or adults, or just do things yourself). Find out more at

This though www.futilitycloset.com/2026/02/18/a...

It just looks like it's trying to tell me and it's so proud of itself

It's... youtu.be/gj_aHCpZl4k...

Wow, they really picked a bad place to store all these bicycles

You may be aware that I'm part of a collective of maths people called the Finite Group, and we've got two brilliant livestreams coming up where you can watch interesting people chat about fun stuff for an hour, for the low price of £4 (which gets you access to recordings too if you can't join live).

i can’t think about deer anymore without thinking of this tweet

Canary Worf.

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

The next episode of the Mathematical Objects podcast is out now - the object this week is 'a story about an absent-minded mathematician', and @PeterRowlett.net and I chat about how these stories originate and what they mean: aperiodical.com/2026/02/math...

Tomorrow is #scicommburrito in Manchester - join other science communicators for a chat and a catch-up from 6pm at Tortilla in Manchester Arndale! Details at scicommburrito.co.uk

Massive shout out to the arcade at Llandudno Pier for having a massive sign that says "We've gone cashless!" above the machines where you get your 2ps to put in the pushers

*looking at the Mona Lisa* there is no way a turtle painted this

Pick up a copy of New Scientist this weekend, or go to the website (subscription or via your library), and you’ll find me writing about Snakes and Ladders and analysis of games of chance.

The next episode of the Mathematical Objects podcast, in which we chat to the lovely @nhoskee.bsky.social about what objects we consider mathematical, and why, is out now!: aperiodical.com/2026/01/math...

You can tell how old a Christmas tree is by counting the rings

LOOKS LEGIT

The Little Event was my 1st #SciComm Event back in 2016 when I still wasn't quite sure if it was for me. 10 years & 10 BIG Events later and I've carved out a place for myself in SciComm - including now as Chair of @big-stem-network.bsky.social! Where could #LittleEvent26 take you?

Another episode of our podcast is out today! Listen to me and @peterrowlett.net chatting about A Taxicab (in both of the ways you might possibly imagine): aperiodical.com/2026/01/math...

Very excited for Mystery Hunt this weekend!

Are you a maths teacher, or do you/someone you know run activities with young people? Me and @AlisonKiddle.bsky.social produce resources (printables, slides & session leader notes) for short self-contained fun maths activities! For only £2.50 you too can have a fun thing to do: 15minutemaths.com

Let's see if this will cheer you up - Valais Blacknose sheep in the snow. They're from the Valais region of Switzerland. Known for their unique appearance, they have contrasting black patches with a shaggy white coat. Both male & female sheep of this breed grow spiral-shaped horns. #sheep #cute

If you want to watch me chatting to @peterrowlett.net and @ayliean.bsky.social about how they solved the Advent calendar puzzles and how I expected them to solve them, head over to finitegroup.co.uk and join