Exit light Enter night Take my hand Morocco beat the Netherlands

my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids

Orange club, and some fun stickers this time. (Am I allowed to claim 2/3 of a century yet, or is that next time?) #66 #GiveBlood #NHSBT

Just a few days left to submit your entries for this month's Animation Generation Collaboration! The prompt is CHECKERBOARDS, for example: - animate a knight’s tour - show why the mutilated chessboard problem is impossible. For more info, and to submit your entry, go to talkingmathsinpublic....

Me and @alisonkiddle.bsky.social's 15 Minute Maths resources cost just £2.50 each, and there are currently four different sets available: for a bargain price of just ten of your human pounds, you can buy a full set of activities (slides, printables & session notes) to do fun maths!

@alisonatkin.bsky.social Just some ceremonial lil guys https://bsky.app/profile/kvanaren.bsky.social/post/3motj2bfbp22c

Exciting news: I've got a new book out! Co-authored with @sparksmaths.bsky.social, Why Don't Rabbits Rule the World? is a dive into some ways mathematics makes things work in the real world. Buy your copy now! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/why-...

TOMORROW! Join us for the online LMS Maths Communication Workshop. @steckl.es and @sparksmaths.bsky.social will teach you the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively, sharing their expertise in delivering interactive and engaging sessions ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/lms-m...

Currently enjoying how many stops on the Northern line contain a person's name (I'm up to 9 and counting) https://londontubemap.org/en-8-Northern-line-london-tube-map.php

Next Thursday 25th June, I'm doing a livestream with @Ayliean.bsky.social about aperiodic tilings - we'll be chatting about substitution tilings and matching rules, and chatting about the recent #BeachSpectres project! If you'd like to watch, simply join our Finite Group community: finitegroup.co.uk

It's tomorrow! Who's joining us for a #SciCommBurrito in Manchester Arndale's branch of Tortilla from 6.30pm? More info, and email reminders so you don't miss the next one, at scicommburrito.co.uk

Cowards Crossposted with @openvibe.social

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/...

One week to go until the next #SciCommBurrito, when I'll be sitting in a burrito restaurant in Manchester ready to chat to any other science communicators who want to join us! 6.30pm, Tuesday 16th June, Tortilla (Manchester Arndale). Details at scicommburrito.co.uk

New product alert! We now have hardback copies of the Science Museum's 100 Ideas in 100 Words: Maths signed by all three authors (Katie Steckles, Ben Sparks and Sam Hartburn):

I'd tell you to come along and watch this show I'm performing at next Monday night in London, but the tickets are all sold out. Join the waiting list, I guess? 🤷‍♀️ www.universe.com/events/an-ev...

Very pleased to announce that my new book, co-written with @sparksmaths.bsky.social, will be out on 18th June! Details here - pre-order now! www.octopusbooks.co.uk/titles/ben-s...

Interested in developing your maths communication skills? Me and @sparksmaths.bsky.social are running this maths comm training workshop next Thursday 11th June in London (and again a week after that, as an online version): www.lms.ac.uk/events/lms-m...

In case you missed it, I can highly recommend the latest Off Grid podcast from last Sunday - it's technically about a cryptic crossword, but in practice is just a fun chat about interesting facts/questions inspired by answers in the grid: offgrid.tlmb.net/2026/05/31/p... #OffGridPod

Off Grid is a podcast where each episode is inspired by a cryptic crossword, but you don't need to be able to solve cryptics to listen! This episode is one you might find particularly fun, and has lots of interesting facts and curious questions: offgrid.tlmb.net/2026/05/31/p... #OffGridPod

One month to go until this AEOUD gig in London, at which I will be going into unnecessary levels of detail along with several cool people: www.universe.com/events/an-ev...

I've got two pianos, four grand pianos, and eight great grand pianos.

It's tomorrow! #scicommburrito will be taking place in the Manchester Arndale branch of Tortilla from 6.30pm on 14th May, for anyone who likes eating Mexican food and talking about sci-comm with other people who have similar stances on both of those things! Join us: scicommburrito.co.uk

I'm speaking at An Evening of Unnecessary Detail in London on 15th June! Come along to hear me and several interesting people sharing their favourite unnecessary details: www.universe.com/events/an-ev...

Don't forget to register for this year's Maths Communication Workshops @steckl.es and @sparksmaths.bsky.social will teach you the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively, sharing their expertise in delivering interactive and engaging sessions ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/maths...

One week to go until the next #scicommburrito in Manchester! Join us at Tortilla in the Arndale Centre from 6.30pm on Thursday 14th May for a burrito and a chat about science communication. More info at scicommburrito.co.uk

Me (being caught in bed with an optical illusion): it’s not what it looks like.

In case you missed it: I'm part of the Finite Group, a motley crew of mathematicians with a free Discord community and monthly livestreams with great people about cool bits of maths. Our next livestream is 14th May, on the maths of Wordle! Find out more and join at finitegroup.co.uk

CUCKOO 1: I heard you finally found work CUCKOO 2: Yeah I got a job in a cuckoo clock CUCKOO 1: How are you finding it? CUCKOO 2: Pretty boring, but it gets me out of the house

He just wants you to be his chum

This is why it's important authors read a lot, Murakami has no idea this has been done already

Mycena subcyanocephala, a tiny, bright blue mushroom species, was discovered in the tropical forests of Taiwan.

Learn about machine knitting with me! New batch of beginners classes just released. All classes take place in my Edinburgh studio with a maximum of two students per session. Each class is based around a project that introduces particular technique. www.madeleineshepherd.co.uk/section88805...

Registration is now open for this year's Maths Communication Workshops @steckl.es and @sparksmaths.bsky.social will teach you the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively, sharing their expertise in delivering interactive and engaging sessions ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/maths...

we all know I have no life, so:

VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means? ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]

Tonight is #scicommburrito in Manchester and we'll be meeting in Tortilla in the Arndale for delicious Mexican food and science communication networking. Join us! scicommburrito.co.uk

Something strangely satisfying in turning the to-do list into a ta-da list.

This is what sand looks like under a microscope. Mindblowing.

It's #scicommburrito on Monday! Who wants to join us in Manchester for a chat about science communication and a burrito? scicommburrito.co.uk

Just spent 20 minutes faffing with something that may save me as much as four minutes a year, and you're welcome, future me

Apollo, from Latin a- (prefix: without, bereft of) and Spanish pollo (chicken)

My Easter books cartoon for @theguardian.com

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY FOR THE 2026 JOSH AWARD Applications close at 23:59 on Friday 10th April. If you're an early career science communicator, find out what the award is, what is seeks to recognise and how it could help your career at www.big.uk.com/josh

Our next Finite Group livestream will be on 28th April, and will feature me and @mscroggs.co.uk talking about numerical crosswords (and building one live on stream!) Paid members can watch the stream (live or recorded) and access the finished puzzle. More info here: finitegroup.co.uk

If anyone would like to join our online maths community, it's free to join our Discord chat, and we have paid memberships at £4/mo which get you access to monthly livestreams/recordings of fun 1-hour maths chats! Here's a video showing some clips from recent streams: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CveA...

Registration is now open for this year's Maths Communication Workshops @steckl.es and @sparksmaths will teach you the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively, sharing their expertise in delivering interactive and engaging sessions ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/maths...

@alisonatkin.bsky.social Just a lil' geode guy bsky.app/profile/robi...

For a while I've been enjoying hanging out and chatting maths with @steckl.es @ayliean.bsky.social @mscroggs.co.uk at the Finite Group. Find out what happens at a Finite Group livestream - new highlights video f. @katdoesmaths.bsky.social @jamesgrime.com How to join: finitegroup.co.uk#join

Me and my favourite (by which I mean 'most portable') knitting machine will be at MathsWorld in London on Tuesday, talking about The Hidden Maths of Knitting. If you're in the area, come along! Tickets: mathsworld.com/events/Knitt...