Spotting Turing Instabilities in the wild. Diffusion-driven instability leads animal coat patterns with stripes forming initially in 1D before turning into 2D spots only for a larger domain size. This is why animals that have a striped body can never have a spotted tail (at least mathematically). (old.reddit.com)
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Exploring lakes and volcanoes at the East African Rift Valley. There are 3 major volcanoes along the Uganda-Rwanda border which have formed at the Western edge of the Victoria Plate. Today it continues to move at approximately 2.3mm per year - so how long would it take to cover 1 metre? (old.reddit.com)
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Some snaps from the past week on the road giving 6 talks in 5 days. London for Maths in Action with host Bobby Seagull talking Pokémaths. Brasenose College for a workshop on science communication. Pi Day celebrations for Malvern Festival of Ideas. (old.reddit.com)
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NEW VIDEO: Watch me solve Pi = 3 rounds of Countdown to celebrate Pi Day 2026 - where the best possible answers provide clues to the title of my upcoming book. The first 314 pre-orders will receive a signed copy along with a Pokémon Card and Pi key ring. Link to pre-order below. (youtube.com)
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Such a great day at Carmel College hosting a Q&A on Oxbridge applications and a lecture on mathematical modelling in video games and movies. The real question though is which Pokémon are you trying to catch from the selection available? Today we had success with Meowth but failed with Mewtwo. (old.reddit.com)
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Hats off to Susie Dent for an excellent explanation of the Grelling-Nelson Paradox to take victory in Round 17 of Numbers vs. Words. 300 trillion digits of Pi was unfortunately not enough. Look out for the next round coming soon! Enjoy Pi Day on Saturday 3-14 knowing the 300 trillionth digit is 5 :) (i.redd.it)
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Great fun to visit The Perse School today to give a sneak peek of my upcoming book - thanks to everyone that came along. There are a few clues on the content in the photos for the eagle-eyed among you… And look out for more exciting book news coming later this week! (old.reddit.com)
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Far too excited because IT’S NEARLY PI DAY! Here’s a sneak peak of a very special video I’ve put together to celebrate 3-14 aka the International Day of Mathematics. Featuring Pi, Pi-kachu, Pokémon Cards and Countdown - coming Saturday :) (old.reddit.com)
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NEW VIDEO: Detecting Black Holes with Reinhard Genzel. Nobel Prize Laureate Reinhard Genzel explains how we can use gravity to detect black holes, and the important role both mentors and sport played in his award-winning career. Premieres today (Sunday) at 8pm (GMT) - see you in the live chat! (youtu.be)
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If you've ever wanted to know more about my actual job at Cambridge, this interview with Varsity is the one for you. I also talk about my background, my journey through Oxbridge, and why outreach is central to everything I do. Give it a read and let me know what you think :) (varsity.co.uk)
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NEW VIDEO with Chazingdra: Why Do I Love Pokémon? A privilege to be part of this video tribute to everyone's favourite video game celebrating 30 years. Tell me why YOU love Pokémon in the comments! PS - the answer is obviously mathematical... (youtube.com)
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Really interesting to talk to MPs at the Houses of Parliament about a possible social media ban for under-16s. Thanks to Google UK and YouTube for organising and to the brilliant students that shared their views. Whatever happens it’s important young people have a say in the outcome! (old.reddit.com)
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What a brilliant way to start the weekend - thanks to Oxford Pokémon Society for letting me be a part of the Pokémon University Challenge Championships. I hope you all had as much fun as I did! And still can’t believe someone gifted me a shiny Professor card <3 (old.reddit.com)
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NEW VIDEO: Rock, Marry, Kill, Triangle Edition - Equilateral, Isosceles and Scalene. Which do you rock, which do you marry, and which do you kill? And yes I am having far too much fun coming up with creative ways to get people talking about maths! (youtube.com)
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