48 ideas about #maths have been added on IdeaMill.
Most spirals are flat 2 dimensional objects, they won’t get you upstairs... Read more
Jesus fed fishfinger sandwiches to 4 kilopeople
The idea that, according to Matthew 15 (Matthew 15:32-39) and Mark 8... Read more
Entropy ain’t what it used to be ;)
“I remember when all of this was (quantum) fields – time-reversal symmetry... Read more
“Wilson Diagram” – interactive pie chart that displays stats simply
In order to get a better idea of the relative sizes of... Read more
Hexagons are the Bestagons
Just watched this by the great CPG Grey. Fab idea – https://youtu.be/thOifuHs6eY?t=95 Read more
Maths Busking
Juggling, music and art have had their day. It’s time for scientists,... Read more
Mobius Scarf – a scarf that doubles in length when you unzip it down its length
The mobius strip is shaped like an elastic band but with one... Read more
An AI Generated ‘Theory of Everything’
They already create art, literature and soon entire movies. Why not math... Read more
Arithmetic Pareidolia – Mathematicians identify more patterns than are really there
Do this: 12345679 x 8 = The answer is 98765432 But why?... Read more
Collective Consciousness – together, we know the answers
Love this idea, watch this: https://youtu.be/lPnik1VamSM Read more
Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes
No, 4, 6, 8 and 9 aren’t fundamental, just something you can... Read more
A Johnny Ball award for educators
He inspired countless kids when I was young, and is still working... Read more
God is a mathematician, not a social scientist
The fine structure constant, .0072973525664, a quantity so fundamental to nature and... Read more
The shortest pendulum would oscillate at the speed of light
Not sure if this idea is correct or not but I have... Read more
‘One world’ Interpretation of quantum mechanics
“Schrodinger’s cat is in a superposition of 2 states and then when... Read more
A true pattern is always true. So if someone wants to prove you wrong, they can’t
Dr James Grime the mathematician and public speaker contributed this insight in... Read more
Nothing really matters – We couldn’t do without zero
The progress of science has depended on it. When 0 was introduced... Read more