Category: Mathematics Today

Mon 12 Aug 2019Mathematics Today

George is so fond of lightning. … He puts his head under all the waterspouts he can find. … He […]

Wed 12 Jun 2019Mathematics Today

One of the big advantages as a second career is that you really remember what it is like to be […]

Wed 12 Jun 2019Mathematics Today

Messieurs-dames bon soir, dobry wieczór, god kväll, buenas tardes (or perhaps bona tarda), guten Abend and good evening. Even an […]

Wed 12 Jun 2019Mathematics Today

Inspiration As I get older, I realise that more and more of my youthful ambitions are likely to remain unfulfilled. […]

Wed 12 Jun 2019Mathematics Today

The Christopher Zeeman Medal is awarded every two years by the IMA and LMS in honour of Professor Sir Christopher […]

Wed 12 Jun 2019Mathematics Today

Karen Uhlenbeck is the 2019 recipient of the Abel Prize. The citation awards the prize ‘for her pioneering achievements in […]

Thu 9 May 2019Mathematics Today

The Monty Hall problem (MHP) is an attractive puzzle. It combines simple statement with answers that seem surprising to most […]

Fri 12 Apr 2019Mathematics Today

I was incredibly fortunate to deliver a talk at this year’s IMA Tomorrow’s Mathematicians Today conference, generously sponsored by GCHQ […]

Fri 12 Apr 2019Mathematics Today

Two cousins – Dr Nira Chamberlain, President Designate of the IMA, and Dr Clive Fraser, Professor of Economics – wrote […]

Fri 12 Apr 2019Mathematics Today

Welcome to Mathematics Today! I am your new Editor and Chair of the Editorial Board. I would first like to […]