The Parthenon myth For over 2,000 years scholars have marvelled at the Parthenon in Athens. The audacity, the beauty. And the architectural genius of the Greeks to introduce curves to correct optical illusions. Brilliant.
Except they didn’t. Here’s Alain Goriely.
More: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/16/uk-mathematician-debunks-myth-parthenon-optical-illusions
#maths #architecture #parthenon
Except they didn’t. Here’s Alain Goriely.
More: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/16/uk-mathematician-debunks-myth-parthenon-optical-illusions
#maths #architecture #parthenon
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The Best House Band in Numberland | Numberblocks COURSE – Level 2, Orange (S8 E10,… In this musical episode, Numberblocks Six, Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten sing about parts and wholes and the numbers that they have inside them.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
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Numberblocks World …
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Number Rescue, Go! | Numberblocks COURSE – Level 2, Orange (S8 E9) The Numberland Rescue team have come together to sort out problems for their Numberblob friends. One of the Numberblobs needs help getting to sleep, whilst some of the other Numberblobs have missed the circus. The Numberblocks pair up to help …
Five Makes a Wish | Numberblocks COURSE – Level 2, Orange (S8 E8) Five wishes to fly up to the stars, but she doesn’t have enough blocks to get there. She tries adding different Numberblock friends, but no-one can make her tall enough to reach the sky. Can Five figure out what she …
Magic: The Gathering Complexity isn’t big in an age of simplism. But when it comes to games, complexity is in.
Sergio gathers the magic.
#shorts #maths #stem #games magicthegatheringcommunity
Sergio gathers the magic.
#shorts #maths #stem #games magicthegatheringcommunity
Odd Book Club | Numberblocks COURSE – Level 2, Orange (S8 E7) At the Odd Blocks Clubhouse, Numberblocks One, Three, Five, Seven and Nine have gathered to celebrate being odd numbers, but One worries that she isn’t an odd block because she can’t see how she fits the pattern. Her Odd …
Octoblock and the Path of Justice | Numberblocks COURSE – Level 2, Orange (S6 E10) Octonaughty is up to no good in the town centre, so Octoblock sets out to track him down. Using a map, he finds his way – but will he reach it in time?
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
https://www.blocksuniverse.tv/numberblocks-activities/level-2
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LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
https://www.blocksuniverse.tv/numberblocks-activities/level-2
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For more, download the official Numberblocks …
On my way to the Numberblock Fair| Numberblocks COURSE – Level 2, Orange (S6 E9) One is on her way to Numberblock Fair, using positional language and a map.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
https://www.blocksuniverse.tv/numberblocks-activities/level-2
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For more, download the official Numberblocks apps;
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Numberblocks Card Fun – https://onelink.to/wz9er9
Numberblocks World – https://onelink.to/8fzh7d
Numberblocks Hide and Seek – https://onelink.to/dy7jjp
NB Bedtime Stories …
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
https://www.blocksuniverse.tv/numberblocks-activities/level-2
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For more, download the official Numberblocks apps;
Meet the Numberblocks – https://onelink.to/spzumk
Numberblocks Card Fun – https://onelink.to/wz9er9
Numberblocks World – https://onelink.to/8fzh7d
Numberblocks Hide and Seek – https://onelink.to/dy7jjp
NB Bedtime Stories …
It’s just a phase Sometimes mathematics gives the impression it has an explanation for everything.
Don’t worry, it’s just a phase it’s going through.
#maths #math #stem
Don’t worry, it’s just a phase it’s going through.
#maths #math #stem
Cuboid Castle | Numberblocks COURSE – Level 2, Orange (S6 E8) The Numberblocks build a magnificent play fort for the Numberblobs, exploring the use of cubes, cuboids, pyramids and prisms.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
https://www.blocksuniverse.tv/numberblocks-activities/level-2
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For more, download the official Numberblocks apps;
Meet the Numberblocks – https://onelink.to/spzumk
Numberblocks Card Fun – https://onelink.to/wz9er9
Numberblocks World – https://onelink.to/8fzh7d
Numberblocks Hide and …
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
https://www.blocksuniverse.tv/numberblocks-activities/level-2
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For more, download the official Numberblocks apps;
Meet the Numberblocks – https://onelink.to/spzumk
Numberblocks Card Fun – https://onelink.to/wz9er9
Numberblocks World – https://onelink.to/8fzh7d
Numberblocks Hide and …
Mathematical framework connects biological principles to manufacturable, adaptive materials The scales of a pine cone open in low humidity to scatter seeds, but close in damp conditions to protect seeds from moisture. An artificial material with the same behavior could be useful in applications like moisture-responsive shingles for passive …
Plutomatics It has been erroneously suggested that we are using Pluto, our feline favourite, to sneak maths into the lives of people who don’t understand it. Actually, we are using maths to sneak cats into the lives of people who don’t …
Variations Pluto isn’t doing much here. In fact he’s not doing anything at all. But from his sedentary position, he is demonstrating an important piece of mathematics. Doesn’t he always?
#maths #catshorts
#maths #catshorts
Yu Deng ’11 and Hong Wang PhD ’19 awarded Fields Medal MIT alumni Yu Deng ’11 and Hong Wang PhD ’19 were among the four young mathematicians awarded Fields Medals on July 23 at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM). The other two honorees were John Pardon and Jacob Tsimerman.The Fields Medal is …
MIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission MIT researchers are set to contribute to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, with 15 collaborative projects among those selected for funding under Genesis Phase I, DOE announced Wednesday.The Genesis Mission, a national initiative, intends to build “the world’s most …
Once upon a time A long time ago, in a distant land called the English summer, you’d often see, in gardens, long tubes, usually made of rubber or plastic. At the end of these tubes, hands would wave the tube about and water might …
What’s in a word? We probably don’t spend much time thinking about colleagues’ mathematical schooldays. Presumably they were all a bit similar, it being maths, the universal language etc. But behind each story lies language (or lack of it). And political circumstance.
Here’s Radek.
#maths #language …
Here’s Radek.
#maths #language …
The White Stripes A leopard may not be able to change its spots, but a mathematician can.
#maths #biology
#maths #biology
Meet me in the river If you are in Oxford, walk across to Port Meadow, open grassland unploughed for 4000 years where cows cool their cloven hooves in the River Thames (known as the Isis in Oxford) and people wild swim alongside swans and geese. …
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