Double Maths First Thing: Issue 55

Double Maths First Thing: Northerly 3-5, moderate, fair, good, some kraken later. Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of doing maths, solving puzzles, and making the world a better place. I’m currently in the middle of writing a song about how the Shipping Forecast ought to include information about sea monsters, in case you’re wondering how a sensible grown-up mathematician spends their working week. I should also mention that the podcast project is making progress – we’ve recorded one (out of two) interviews for it and we’re hoping to have the pilot episode available by the end of May. You’ll hear about it here. Links There’s a new issue of Chalkdust (a magazine for the mathematically curious) hitting the department coffee-tables this week. Relatedly, Scroggs explains the front cover and a huge congratulations to Tom Briggs, the first author to win both the Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Book Of The Year awards. The…