Episodes
A short update from Katie and Peter.
Published 10/10/23
Published 09/08/23
A conversation about mathematics inspired by an old textbook, Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 09/08/23
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a scone. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sophie Maclean.
Published 08/25/23
A conversation about mathematics inspired by the Joukowsky aerofoil. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 08/11/23
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a guitar. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sam Hartburn.
Published 07/28/23
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a 1960s game designed to teach set theory. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 07/14/23
A conversation about mathematics and literature inspired by a book. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett with special guest Sarah Hart, author of Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature.
Published 06/30/23
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Battenberg cake. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 06/16/23
A conversation about mathematics inspired by some fingers. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Ben Orlin.
Published 07/15/22
A conversation about mathematics inspired by the game Quarto. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 07/01/22
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a slinky. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 06/17/22
A conversation about mathematics inspired by the nodal cubic. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. We go closer to the cutting edge of research than usual in this chat with Angela Tabiri about her PhD research.
Published 06/03/22
A conversation about mathematics inspired by the PageRank algorithm. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 05/20/22
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a joke. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Bec Hill.
Published 05/06/22
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a hairy ball. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 04/22/22
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a superegg. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Hannah Fry.
Published 04/08/22
A conversation about mathematical jokes inspired by a sheep, at least one side of which is black. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 08/27/21
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a plate of biscuits. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Alison Kiddle. What do you notice? What do you wonder?
Published 08/13/21
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Spirograph set. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 07/30/21
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a balancing bird. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Alom Shaha.
Published 07/16/21
A conversation about mathematics inspired by UUID 0412a969-5b27-4c28-9662-85ef2c201e0c. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 07/02/21
A conversation about mathematics inspired by an auctioneer's hammer. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Tim Harford.
Published 06/18/21
A conversation about mathematics inspired by cards from the game Dobble. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
Published 06/04/21