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We love this mathematical quilt that @mkquilt.bsky.social made with aperiodic monotiles. If you'd like to find out more about this shape and its history, check out our article below: plus.maths.org/tip-hat-cele...

It feels like everyone is coming down with some sort of cold or flu at the moment - so what are your chances of being infected today? In today's #MathsMinuteMonday we explain how epidemiologists try to find out. plus.maths.org/maths-minute...

In the UK we need to turn our clocks back this weekend. But there's a lot of different ways of telling the time, and many of them rely even more on the sun. In this article we explore the analemmatic sundial - very different from the garden sundial you might know. plus.maths.org/analemmatic-...

Our favourite mathematician is no longer on #CelebrityTraitors, but maths could still help the contestants. Traitors is all about updating your assumptions based on new evidence, which is explained by Bayes Theorem. This short summary explains it in just a minute. plus.maths.org/maths-minute...

Often when I am working from home, I have a quilt my grandmother made on my lap. But looking at it got me thinking about what the best shapes are to make something that tessellates, like a quilt. The hexagon, or hexie, is a classic, but are there ones that don't work? plus.maths.org/trouble-five

As a child (or an adult) you may have had fun making different sounds on glasses, depending on how much liquid is in them. But turning to more common instruments, what about a drum? Can you work backwards from the sound to find the shape of the drum? plus.maths.org/can-you-hear...

We have started the week feeling very musical so for today's #MathsMinuteMonday we are getting into the links between mathematics and music. But we promise that we won't be singing in any meetings today - for everyone's happiness! plus.maths.org/maths-minute...

It's soup season! But as we were waiting for our lunch to cool, we got curious about heat transfer - what is the maths that means that the bowl burns your hands? plus.maths.org/feeling-heat

Today is Ada Lovelace Day, organised by @adalovelaceday.bsky.social to celebrate women in STEM. This year we decided to highlight brilliant women we met at the International Congress of Mathematicians, including the 3rd woman to win a Fields Medal: Hong Wang. plus.maths.org/ada-lovelace...

What do butterflies, ketchup, and plastics have in common? Find out in this article about the curious form, the gyroid... plus.maths.org/meet-gyroid

Today's #MathsMinuteMonday is devoted to an area of pure maths that can feel slightly mind-boggling - but we think we can explain it to you in the time it takes for you to brew your morning coffee or eat a doughnut. plus.maths.org/maths-minute...

It's the end of the first week(s) of term and you may already be feeling behind - and in need of a distraction. Fortunately, we have 100s of articles and podcasts about everything related to maths for a bit of productive procrastination. plus.maths.org/schools

As we move into autumn, lots of us are feeling a bit under the weather - back to school bugs, fresher's flu... But how do infectious diseases spread? In between sneezing, we've been watching these short videos with Julia Gog to understand the maths behind contagion. plus.maths.org/contagious-m...

In today's #MathsMinuteMonday, we're looking at networks with the @juniper-network.bsky.social. Networks are involved in everything from transport to social media to diseases - so how do you manage that complexity mathematically? plus.maths.org/maths-minute...

September is Happy #Cat Month, apparently! We celebrate by revisiting an article from 2016, which shows that cats can do logic, sort of plus.maths.org/can-cats-do-...

Congratulations to Dhruv Ranganathan who has been awarded a Whitehead Prize by @londmathsoc.bsky.social! He works mostly in algebraic geometry so we chatted to him to learn more about what exactly that involves. plus.maths.org/shattering-g...

💐 Applications for the next round of Emmy Noether Fellowships are open! Grants of up to £10,000 are open to mathematicians with current or recent caring responsibilities. Deadline: Mon 30 November Further details and to apply ➡️https://www.lms.ac.uk/grants/lms-emmy-noether-fellowships

This week we are at #hlf26! To find out more about what happens @hlforum.bsky.social, check out the videos we have made in previous years plus.maths.org/plus-2026-he...

In a list of things you didn't know you needed, can we suggest Vint Cerf and Leslie Lamport singing Gilbert and Sullivan @hlforum.bsky.social? Who knows what will be sung this year at #HLF2026?! youtu.be/o_Cjg9x4yfA?...

For those who are following the developments surrounding #AI generated or assisted #proofs in #maths, here's a declaration signed by a number of Fields Medallists and endorsed by many others mathandai.org

We have arrived at the #HLF26!!! Looking forward to lots of #maths #computerscience, excitement and fun! @hlforum.bsky.social

Enjoy the last segment of our VLOG@HLF25. 💡 Learn about science integrity, the importance of dialogue in research and meet Amanda Randles: she attended the first HLF in 2013 and returned to #HLF25 as the first young researcher to become a laureate! Get inspired 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKjX...

Next week we will be attending the @hlforum.bsky.social. It's one of our favourite events of the year, bringing together some of the biggest names in maths with hundreds of young researchers. While we pack, we've been reminiscing about last year... plus.maths.org/plus-heidelb... #HLF26 #HLForum

There's a lot of discussion about potential progress on the Navier-Stokes equations. You may not have heard of them but you encounter them every day, as they describe things like the weather. To get up to speed in just a minute, try our explainer: plus.maths.org/maths-minute...

For the first time in weeks, we don't have a podcast coming out today - it feels very strange! If, like us, you are already missing it, check out our back catalogue of episodes for any you might have missed. plus.maths.org/podcasts

We've recently introduced our new JUNIPER Fellows – but what does being a Fellow involve? 2025 Fellow @joebhilton.bsky.social joined our friends at @plusmaths.bsky.social to discuss health economics, mathematical modelling and how evidence becomes NHS policy. Listen: plus.maths.org/joe-hilton-s...

Have you ever wondered what goes into keeping information safe? How are your banking details protected? In today's #MathsMinuteMonday, we take you behind the scenes in this quick overview of public key cryptography. plus.maths.org/maths-minute...

I'm on a podcast! A huge thanks to the teams at @plusmaths.bsky.social and @juniper-network.bsky.social for having me on to talk about working as a mathematician in health economics.

In the future, will the NHS use DNA tests to decide treatment plans? In the final episode of our latest podcast series we spoke to Joe Hilton, a health economist and @juniper-network.bsky.social Fellow, to understand how maths is used to define policies like these. plus.maths.org/joe-hilton-s...