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...

@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