Mathematical Objects

Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett chat about some aspect of mathematics using a mathematical object as inspiration.

Mathematical Objects: Universe of cake

A conversation about mathematics inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Game of Logic. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

12-20
21:42

Mathematical Objects: An object with Tai-Danae Bradley

A conversation about mathematics inspired by … an object. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Tai-Danae Bradley. Katie mentions Peter’s The unplanned impact of mathematics, free to read at Nature.

12-06
21:40

Mathematical Objects: Borges’ Library of Babel

A conversation about infinity inspired by The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

11-22
14:53

Mathematical Objects: Parallelepiped with Ayliean MacDonald

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a very special parallelepiped. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Ayliean.

11-08
32:47

Mathematical Objects: An area the size of Wales

A conversation about mathematics inspired by an area the size of Wales. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

10-25
29:41

Mathematical Objects: A ballot with Sam Hansen

A conversation about election mathematics inspired by a ballot. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sam Hansen. For more from Sam and the Carry the Two podcast check out this episode about Mathematics and Voting.

10-11
38:30

Mathematical Objects: Space-filling curves

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a space-filling curve. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

09-27
20:48

Mathematical Objects: Low bridge sign with Adam Townsend

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a low bridge sign. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Adam Townsend. The plot discussed around 11 minutes and various other photos are available on Adam’s Height Hunt website (spoilers for the episode’s twists and turns!).

09-13
36:25

Mathematical Objects: Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer

A conversation about mathematics inspired by an old textbook, Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

09-08
28:56

Mathematical Objects: Scone with Sophie Maclean

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a scone. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sophie Maclean.

08-25
20:02

Mathematical Objects: Joukowsky aerofoil

A conversation about mathematics inspired by the Joukowsky aerofoil. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

08-11
11:01

Mathematical Objects: Guitar with Sam Hartburn

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a guitar. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sam Hartburn.

07-28
24:06

Mathematical Objects: On-Sets

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a 1960s game designed to teach set theory. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. On-Sets: A Vintage Set Theory Game by Peter Rowlett is free to read in Math Horizons.

07-14
18:04

Mathematical Objects: A book with Sarah Hart

A conversation about mathematics and literature inspired by a book. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett with special guest Sarah Hart, author of Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature.

06-30
29:08

Mathematical Objects: Battenberg cake

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Battenberg cake. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

06-16
18:20

Mathematical Objects: Aperiodic monotile with Chaim Goodman-Strauss

A conversation about mathematics inspired by the new aperiodic monotile. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Chaim Goodman-Strauss. The paper announcing the discovery is An aperiodic monotile by David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig S. Kaplan and Chaim Goodman-Strauss. Chaim was recording from MoMath in New York, which will be running…

06-02
37:07

Mathematical Objects: Fingers with Ben Orlin

A conversation about mathematics inspired by some fingers. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Ben Orlin. Ben’s new book is Math Games with Bad Drawings.

07-15
32:19

Mathematical Objects: Quarto

A conversation about mathematics inspired by the game Quarto. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

07-01
24:38

Mathematical Objects: Slinky

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a slinky. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

06-17
14:15

Mathematical Objects: Nodal cubic with Angela Tabiri

A conversation about mathematics inspired by the nodal cubic. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. We go closer to the cutting edge of research than usual in this chat with Angela Tabiri about her PhD research.

06-03
24:13

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