One keynote in at #GEMConference2025 & we've already seen a theme that also echoed throughout #TMiP25: we (whether maths communicators or museum educators) are not neutral.

I'll also say that if you took part in this #MathsInMuseums thing on Saturday morning at #TMiP25 and you haven't yet sent me your thoughts (possibly with supporting pictures) please do!

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On Saturday I did a thing in a museum with a bunch of maths communicators (as part of #TMiP25). I'm going to write up what we found later, properly, but I wanted to quickly record that we did it: tkbriggs.co.uk/talking-maths-in-museums...

#MathsToday #MuseumEd #maths […]

Talking Maths-in-Museums in Public (in Coventry) 2025’s Talking Maths in Public (TMiP) conference was hosted by the University of Warwick. The pre-conference Wednesday night social (including a performance by the Pseudorandom Ensemble) and …

On Saturday I did a thing in a museum with a bunch of maths communicators (as part of #TMiP25). I'm going to write up what we found later, properly, but I wanted to quickly record that we did it: tkbriggs.co.uk/talking-math...

#MathsToday #MuseumEd #maths #museums #MathsInMuseums

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Who knew that lazy loading and better image formats exist?
I've massively reduced the download size of my homepage by switching from png to webp thumbnails, and by lazy-loading images and videos.
While at #TMiP25 last week I noticed that my "everything" page wouldn't load on my knacky old tablet […]

Review: The Pseudorandom Ensemble at TMiP25 The number one component of music that really gets my attention is Brian May plays guitar, but a very close second is clever lyrics. The first morning of 2025’s Talking Maths in Public (TMiP) confe…

I reviewed the @prensemble.bsky.social gig at #TMiP25 for the Aperiodical:

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#music #maths #MathsToday

Review: The Pseudorandom Ensemble at TMiP25 The number one component of music that really gets my attention is _Brian May plays guitar_ , but a very close second is _clever lyrics_. The first morning of 2025’s _Talking Maths in Public_ (TMiP) conference, from waking up, through carving myself a slice of scrambled egg at the breakfast buffet, up until the blessed relief of Jon Chase’s fabulous keynote talk, was soundtracked by a repeating refrain that only I could hear: > ‘ _I like the Pope / The Pope’s got notes on polytopes_ ’. Colin, Sam, Sam and Gavan rock the Warwick Arts Centre. Photo used with kind permission by Dr Katherine Holmes. This had been installed in my brain the night before by the up-and-coming yet thoroughly-arrived (they’re ‘one of the UK’s top ten mathematically-inspired musical combos’) _Pseudorandom Ensemble_ during their first official in-person gig. Brian May did not feature, but a relentless campaign of clever lyrics elicited the full range of reactions from those in attendance: agonised groans to all-out guffaws. As an n-piece outfit, who’s involved in any given performance is all part of the pseudorandomness. On this occasion the _Ensemble_ comprised Colin Beveridge ({) on guitar and vocals; Sam Holloway (pseudo) on keyboard and vocals; Sam Hartburn (random) on lead vocals and ant-tennae; and Gavan Fantom (}) on a seemingly unending succession of instruments. As well as the suspiciously catchy celebration of Pope Leo XIV’s mathematical achievements, the _PRE_ treated us to love songs (_The Dual of Me_), celebrations of diversity (_A Totally Normal Song_), and recognised that great things can be found in unexpected places (_Tumbledown Squares_). We’ve all met a _Mathematical Villain_ , but might not have considered _How Many Centres_ a triangle has, or quite how the answer might relate to the human experience. Though none of us knew it at the time, what was to become an emergent sub-theme of the conference – the non-neutrality of maths – was allegorically foreshadowed in _The Ant’s Lament_. More than just a musical performance, there were visuals too, via a programmed light show alongside some of the songs; and introductions to some of the concepts supported by diagrams and cartoons. They also aligned with the conference’s background hum of community-building with gentle encouragement to get involved by way of an initial _Questionnaire_ (sure to prompt one’s inner statistician to action), and sing-a-long lyrics projected throughout. Putting all this into one package makes a _Pseudorandom Ensemble_ gig a beautiful piece of maths communication, playing with mathematical concepts (some of which are quite deep) in a thoroughly entertaining way that’s sure to leave you with a smile on your face. * Disclosure: The intersection of {people in the _Pseudorandom Ensemble_} and {people I consider friends} is not empty, but I genuinely enjoyed the gig so all’s fine. * Find out more: Upcoming shows, example songs, and contact details for the _Pseudorandom Ensemble_ can be found at pseudorandom-ensemble.com

I reviewed the Pseudorandom Ensemble's gig at #TMiP25 for the @aperiodical
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Geometry, code & embroidery! Thank you @megjlow.bsky.social for a fantastic workshop at #tmip25!

#joyfulmaths #momentofmaths

24 Hour Maths Fri 28th October 7pm BST to Sat 29th October 2022 7pm BST. Raising money for Beat Eating Disorders, the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation, the Disasters Emergency Committee, and the Malala Fund.

I'm home from #TMiP25. Was great to catch up with a lot of old faces and meet many new faces. I'm very very tired, but not the most tired I've ever been after working on an event with @steckl.es (see 24hourmaths.com)

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My highlights of #TMiP25 included:

- getting to play in the @PseudoRandomEnsemble show, but specifically hearing the audience-wide belly-laugh as @sam_hartburn nailed the punchline to KMAG
- having the chance to gush at Ian Stewart about his books, some of the first glimmers for me that maths […]

Thanks to everybody who took part in my #MathsInMuseums activity at #TMiP25 this morning. Some people have sent me some of the ideas they had, and I'm hoping a few more will when they've recovered from the conference!

I've not been on here as much as I'd have liked lately - it turns out that being part of the @tmip.bsky.social committee becomes very full on and intense in the run up to and during the biennial conference. But #tmip25 is now done and dusted, so allow me to share a couple of highlights...

Tommaths (he/him) (@TeaKayB@mathstodon.xyz) A Pseudorandom Ensemble gig - the first in-person one, no less - was a fantastic way to kick things off on Wednesday night. I won't say too much here, else I risk spoiling my own forthcoming review (w...

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#TMiP25

My Brian is fired from another great Talking Maths in Public conference!

While I'm waiting for my train I'll see if I can post some coherent (if disordered) thoughts about the last couple of days spent at #TMiP25.

In no particular order...

Beaded Archimedean Solids made of colourful beads on a grey background.

Beaded Archimedean Solids!!!

I had lots of fun over the past two weeks making these for the pigeonholes at the TMiP conference.

[Each n-regular graph has an n-colouring and there's a pair of colours on each one which form a Hamiltonian cycle.]

#TMiP25 #MathsArt #MathArt #Polyhedra

Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences The Isaac Newton Institute is a national and international visitor research institute. It runs research programmes on selected themes in mathematics and the mathematical sciences with applications over a wide range of science and technology.

Huge thanks again to our lovely sponsors for making it possible - thanks @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social for hosting, and @icms-edinburgh.bsky.social, @ima-maths.bsky.social, INI newton.ac.uk, MapleSoft.com and heilbronn.ac.uk for financial support with our event. #TMiP25

[Crimes against dataviz]

(Cc #TMiP25)

Had a great time at #TMiP25 on Thursday and Friday: met some old friends for the first time, caught up with others and even spoke with a couple of people I didn't know previously. Oh, and there were talks and stuff too.

Kenilworth Books is a lovely shop. The team ran a very popular book stall at the Talking Maths in Public conference over the last couple of days, and were so nice. It was a real pleasure to work with them. #tmip25

Today at #TMiP25, I'm at @TeaKayB's session on maths in museums. (You should hire him.)

Up early this morning to walk πkm as the first in a list of amazing Saturday Morning Activities at #Tmip25

One of the most interesting things for me today at #TMiP25 was comparing Chris Head's comedy structure (Setup / Hook / Escalation / Payoff) with @kityates's article structure (Headline / Hook / Context / Argument / Conclusion) .

TIL, via Ayliean at #TMiP25, that the octahedron is the only platonic solid you can make from a single modelling balloon.

A collage of colourful squares with each square containing a stitched pattern. Each pattern is unique, there are some fractal patterns and circular patterns.

Really impressed by the brilliant designs created by #TMIP25 participants at our Geometry, Code and #Embroidery workshop today with @philjemmett.bsky.social

I'm running a free online introductory workshop 17th Sept 4–5pm.

Registration & resources: www.warwick.ac.uk/turtlestitch
#maths #computing

Embroidered with white thread on black felt, a sort of 9-pointed, curved-edge star design with smaller almost-squares sprouting at regular intervals from the edges (on the inside of the shape).

I bet a lot of people think they have a clear idea of what goes on at a #maths conference.

Anyway, today at #TMiP25 I attended an embroidery workshop.

#MathsToday

Embroidered with white thread on black felt, a sort of 9-pointed, curved-edge star design with smaller almost-squares sprouting at regular intervals from the edges (on the inside of the shape).

I bet a lot of people think they have a clear idea of what goes on at a #maths conference.

Anyway, today at #TMiP25 I attended an embroidery workshop.

#MathsToday

Enjoying @kityates 's workshop at #TMiP25 , especially the idea that the restriction on writing a book on maths and football is that not everyone likes football.

I just noticed the code of the Zoom room for #TMiP25 is a semi prime.
If you can use that hint to find the room, we'll done!

Then we'll finish our second day with another session of lightning talks followed by a keynote from Professor Julia Gog, who will be chatting about her work communicating maths. #TMiP25
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Then we'll have a panel on careers in maths comm with Dominique Sleet, @acescicomm.bsky.social and @pecnut.bsky.social. In the afternoon, attendees will choose from one of five skills workshops to pick up some new skills. #TMiP25
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