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    Mathematical Objects

    Mathematical Objects: A taxicab

    By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted January 16, 2026

    Yellow taxi on a busy city street.

    A conversation about mathematics inspired by a taxicab. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes

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    Double Maths First Thing

    Double Maths First Thing: Issue 47

    By Colin Beveridge. Posted January 14, 2026

    Double Maths First Thing’s call is, apparently, important to someone Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy, delight and – after a reminder from Sam Langford – hope in doing maths. I’m currently up to my knees in writing up a method for calculating pi…

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    Double Maths First Thing

    Double Maths First Thing: Issue 46

    By Colin Beveridge. Posted January 7, 2026

    Double Maths First Thing is struggling with its J perms Hello, and happy new year! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread joy, delight and happiness in not-understanding and then, finally, understanding maths. I’m getting back into a routine after a couple of weeks of childcare. That means…

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    News Roundup

    Aperiodical News Roundup – December 2025

    By Katie Steckles. Posted January 6, 2026

    Here’s some mathematical news from last month we didn’t otherwise report on here. Awards and Honours The European Mathematical Society has awarded the 2025 Fermat prize to Vesselin Dimitrov and Vlad Vicol, “for breakthroughs in number theory, Diophantine geometry, and the analysis of fluid mechanics and turbulence.” A portrait of mathematician Hannah Fry (below) has…

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    Carnival of Mathematics

    Carnival of Maths 247

    By Katie Steckles. Posted January 5, 2026

    Screenshot of Carnival 247 on the Scribble Board blog

    The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of December 2025, is now online at The Scribble Board. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. See our Carnival of Mathematics page for more information.

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    Mathematical Objects

    Mathematical Objects: Venn diagram with Keisha Thompson

    By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Posted January 2, 2026

    Venn diagram poem, the artist Keisha Thompson describes this in the episode.

    A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Venn diagram. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Keisha Thompson. Katie mentioned the MathForEquality badges and pins. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS | List of episodes

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    News

    Particularly mathematical New Years Honours 2026

    By Peter Rowlett. Posted December 31, 2025

    The UK Government have announced the latest list of honours, and we’ve taken a look for the particularly mathematical entries. Here is the selection for this year – if you spot any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list. Get the full list from gov.uk.

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