Episodios

  • Episode 6: More books, a life-changing experience and The Theorem We Attribute To Pythagoras

    Episode 6: More books, a life-changing experience and The Theorem We Attribute To Pythagoras
    Dec 1 2024
    In this episode, we’ll hear the second half of our interview between Rob Eastaway and Colin Beveridge, as well as finding out about the Royal Institution’s Sixth Form to Primary Masterclass project. We’ll also hear about YouTube channel Learn With Will, where Will’s collaborated with education researcher Lucy Rycroft-Smith to add more maths into their videos.
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    52 m
  • Episode 5: Cricket rankings, neuroscience and a holdall with four pockets

    Episode 5: Cricket rankings, neuroscience and a holdall with four pockets
    Nov 1 2024
    In this episode, we’ll hear the first half of an interview with maths communication stalwart Rob Eastaway about his career in mathematical writing, and his work on the Maths Inspiration project. We’ll also hear from a maths and neuroscience crossover project, and chat to some science communication researchers about the idea of Maths Capital.
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    59 m
  • Episode 4: Imaginary money, maths puzzles and audience segmentation models

    Episode 4: Imaginary money, maths puzzles and audience segmentation models
    Oct 1 2024
    In this episode, we’ll hear about RedStart, a charity teaching primary school children about financial literacy, find out how a national science magazine handles maths content, and talk about our audiences and how we define them, whether for research or in deciding how best to communicate with them.
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    48 m
  • Episode 3: Math Exposition, standing around holding a snake, and the World’s Most Interesting Mathematician

    Episode 3: Math Exposition, standing around holding a snake, and the World’s Most Interesting Mathematician
    Sep 1 2024
    In this episode, we’ll hear the second part of our interview with YouTuber Grant Sanderson about his math communication competition, Summer of Math Exposition. We'll also hear some more Obtuse Angles on how people doing more general science communication can support the cause of maths promotion. And we’ll chat to the World’s Most Interesting Mathematician (for 2019) about the Big Internet Math-Off.
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    42 m
  • Episode 2: Blaming it on Bernoulli, definitions and debugging Python code

    Episode 2: Blaming it on Bernoulli, definitions and debugging Python code
    Aug 1 2024
    In this episode, we’ll be hearing from maths author and proofreader Sam Hartburn, who has organised a live music night with a mathematical flavour. We’ll also discuss the terms we use to define maths communication, and hear the first part of an interview with YouTuber Grant Sanderson about his work on the 3Blue1Brown channel.
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    52 m
  • Episode 1: Cardboard Boxes, Russell’s Paradox and a Sense of Belonging

    Episode 1: Cardboard Boxes, Russell’s Paradox and a Sense of Belonging
    Jul 1 2024
    In this episode, we’ll be hearing from science communicator and project manager Hana Ayoob, who’s running Matt Parker’s MEGA Grant project for 2024, Number City. We’ll also hear about some recommended popular maths books, discuss mathematical explanations, and find out about some maths communication research.
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    45 m