All the #mathsjam #bigmathsjam mathscots I could find in the breaks today!

The 2024 #bigmathsjam #mathjam mathscots!

Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician. Today is the hundredth anniversary of the election of Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman to serve as Governor of a US State (Wyoming, since you ask). I hope that's a good omen. Please.

always be there

This isn't Tom Paxton, but I would imagine he and I both approve this message. youtu.be/k7e7XqWGWoM?fe…

Made a note in my diary on the way here. Simply says, "Bugger."

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Lovely conversation with the hairdresser about autism yesterday. She couldn't bring the word "spectrum" to mind, and said she sometimes thought she was on the Richter scale.

You may or may not know that the NYT Tech Guild are on strike. If you still want to play all your fun puzzles, but don't want to cross a (virtual) picket line, they have published a whole lot of games here: nytimesguild.org/tech/guild-bui…

Could they pass a law saying that Trump WAS elected in 2020, with the effect that he's term-limited?

Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician. Today is the birthday of Martha Annie Whiteley. Someone commented on my "Mathematicians for Equality" badge yesterday; Whiteley fought for the recognition of women in chemistry in the early 1900s. Science is for everyone.

A significant filament eruption from the Sun just now! We’d been watching this one for several days, waiting for the eruption - and here it is! #spaceweather

Did you see the wonderful @samhartburn at our Monday show? Here's a clip of the big reveal from her set! You can see incredible nerdy performances at all of our shows, including our final show of the year at London's Cambridge Theatre on 2nd December

Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician. Today is the anniversary of the first Calvin and Hobbes strip. While in my heart I identify as both, I know that in reality I'm the perplexed dad. Let me know if I can help turn a problem from Calvinball into a snowball fight.

Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician. Today is the birthday of mathematical logician Ernst Schröder. If you need more logic and/or maths in your work, you know where to find me. Over on mathstodon: mathstodon.xyz/deck/@icecolbe…

It's remarkable the degree to which me posting "don't let Nazis into your community" is causing people to project their anxieties about politics and community on me. Yes I understand that you come from a country with broken politics. I do too. Community management still matters.

Happy anniversary to all who celebrate!

Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician. Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. I understand there's still work to do. Let me know if my skills can help.

Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician. Today is the birthday of Admiral Grace Hopper, one of the architects of COBOL and hence of modern computing. If you've got code nobody understands, that you're scared to touch in case it breaks, give me a shout. Maybe I can help.

Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician. Happy birthday to Ludwig van Beethoven; I was once asked in a radio quiz for his forenames and was genuinely baffled when the "correct" jingle played because I'd only given three.