I felt privileged to be one of three speakers at last week's Science in the Pub. Held monthly on Friday evenings, the aim is to promote understanding of and enthusiasm for science. Science in the Pub Adelaide celebrated their second birthday with their first maths-focused event: 'SciPub Math: I got 99 problems but math ain't one'. The format is intentionally informal; people … Continue reading #SciPubMath
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Counting in unexpected ways
It was a delight to recently spend five days working with students and teachers in Alice Springs at the invitation of MTANT, the Mathematics Teachers Association of the Northern Territory. I then spent a week in bed with the flu, which is one reason I've recently lost my voice (both physically and online). The main purpose of the visit was to join … Continue reading Counting in unexpected ways
Tracy Zager’s word clouds
Over the past year I have held this image in my head as a reminder and a motivation. It comes from Tracy Zager's 2015 NCTM ShadowCon talk 'Breaking the Cycle', which is mandatory viewing. (If you have limited time, stop reading this post and go watch Tracy's talk instead.) At the same time that Tracy was giving her talk … Continue reading Tracy Zager’s word clouds
MAT 2016
Tomorrow's alarm is set for a rather ridiculous 4:00am. I'm heading down to the Annual Conference of the Mathematical Association of Tasmania in Burnie. I can't believe it's taken me 36 years to get to Tasmania, but I can't think of a better reason than maths. I'm giving the opening keynote on Friday, and a couple of workshops on … Continue reading MAT 2016
