The Aperiodical

The Aperiodical posts irregular maths news, interesting articles & updates. We won’t be posting regularly here going forward, so find us on the regular internet! • a feed of our content at aperiodical.com • on @aperiodical" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mathstodon.xyz/@aperiodical • by RSS: aperiodical.com/feed/

Remembering the year we went all in on Pi Day - here’s a post rounding up contributions from The Aperiodical team and various pals including @standupmaths, Alex Bellos and Simon Singh aperiodical.com/2015/03/pi-day… #PiDay #PiDay2024

Announcing The Finite Group - @stecks, @sophiemacmaths, @mscroggs and @peterrowlett's new initiative aperiodical.com/2023/09/announ…

I inherited from my grandad an interesting old maths book. Here @stecks & I take a look and investigate what it is and where it came from. Last episode of @MathsObjects Podcast for this season. Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer aperiodical.com/2023/09/mathem…

New podcast episode: Mathematical Objects: Scone - @stecks & I discuss scones (and the Ham Sandwich Theorem) with special guest @sophiemacmaths. aperiodical.com/2023/08/mathem…

The first of a series in which @peterrowlett reproduces Martin Gardner's Scientific American cover images in TikZ aperiodical.com/2023/08/1-patt…

A visit to The Mathematikum in Giessen aperiodical.com/2023/08/a-visi…

Bouton numbers: a new integer sequence aperiodical.com/2023/08/bouton…

New podcast episode! @MathsObjects: Joukowsky aerofoil aperiodical.com/2023/08/mathem…

Review: Andrew Pontzen's The Universe in a Box (guest post by Elliott Baxby) aperiodical.com/2023/08/review…

Daily LEGO maths prompts every day in August aperiodical.com/2023/08/daily-…

Carnival of Mathematics 218 aperiodical.com/2023/08/carniv…

New podcast episode! @MathsObjects: Guitar with Sam Hartburn aperiodical.com/2023/07/mathem…

27 tickets that guarantee a win on the UK National Lottery – but what prize? aperiodical.com/2023/07/27-tic…

Interview: @KyleDEvans on his 2023 Fringe show, Maths at the Museum aperiodical.com/2023/07/interv…

Carnival of Mathematics 217 aperiodical.com/2023/07/carniv…

New podcast episode! On-Sets, a 1960s game designed to teach set theory. aperiodical.com/2023/07/mathem… Yesterday @peterrowlett's #openaccess article about this game in Math Horizons hit 10,000 downloads! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New post: Aperiodical News Roundup – May & June 2023 - featuring monotiles, prizes, Rubik's cubes and new algorithms! aperiodical.com/2023/06/aperio…

New podcast episode! Mathematical Objects: A book with @sarahlovesmaths aperiodical.com/2023/06/mathem…

The UK Government have announced the first set of King’s Birthday Honours for King Charles III. Here’s our selection of particularly mathematical entries for this year: aperiodical.com/2023/06/partic… Let us know if we've missed any!