The Twelve Days of Christ-maths It’s the season for Christmas carols, and one of the most mathematically relevant is the Twelve Days of Christmas – it’s an anthem for generous gift-giving, as well as a great way to engage small … 14. Dec 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
Maths on a Plate If you’ve ever been to the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, you’ll know that one of the best parts of the experience (apart from, obviously, the wonderful lectures and panel discussions and the chance to meet and … 30. Nov 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
Mathematical Diversions with Toothpicks As well as the wonderful opportunities presented to visitors at the HLF – to network with and hear from leading mathematicians and computer scientists, and to meet young researchers from all over the world – … 22. Sep 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size Unless you have skipped a lot of school, or work, or both – or you live in the USA – you have probably used an A4 sheet of paper before now. Have you ever wondered … 24. Aug 2022 | By Ben Sparks | 29 comments
Proving Between the Lines Unsolved puzzles, unproven conjectures, and open-ended questions are fascinating to mathematicians – both because they present the tantalising possibility of solution, and because they remind us about how much we don’t already know. Much of … 18. May 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Art gallery problems You know when you have a real-world problem, and you realise there might be a mathematical approach to solving it? The other day, when I was building an art gallery, that’s exactly what happened to … 09. Jun 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 5 comments
The Mathematics of Distancing Lately, we’ve all been made acutely aware of distances. Whether it’s two metres, one metre, six feet, or the UK government’s nebulous ‘one metre plus’, we’ve all been looking at the spaces between ourselves and … 10. Aug 2020 | By Katie Steckles | 4 comments
An Elaborate Construction When I was at school, we were given a required list of stationery to buy and bring in to school with us. This included a Maths Set – obviously, essential kit if you want to … 14. Jul 2020 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
Die Schönheit der Mathematik Im Vortrag von Curtis T. McMullen – “Billards and curves in moduli space” wurde gerade gezeigt, dass die Verbindung von Mathematik und Kunst mehr als “Malen nach Zahlen” ist. Auch wenn die Theorie hinter dem … 23. Sep 2013 | By Marlene Knoche | 0 comments
A Warrior for the Blind Why should sighted people have all the fun? Kyle Rector, one of the young participants in this year’s Heidelberg Laureate Forum, doesn’t think they should. As part of her dissertation research on “eyes-free technology” at … 17. Sep 2013 | By Dana Mackenzie | 0 comments
