And they're off! I can't believe I've managed to put this together. Hooray for maths! #bigmathoff twitter.com/aperiodical/st…
Round 2 of #bigmathoff starts in 10 minutes!
I've updated my #bigmathoff wall chart. Have you?
Another stat to look out for: will @aperiodical pass 10,000 followers before the #bigmathoff finishes?
40 minutes to go in the @Samuel_Hansen v @aPaulTaylor first-round #bigmathoff match, and there are only 8 votes in it. This one's going down to the wire!
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Just half an hour to settle the @peterrowlett v @ajk_44 #bigmathoff match. Notebook doodling or notebook folding? Get your vote in!
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The @Gelada / @ColinTheMathmo #bigmathoff match is hotly-contested: both have more votes than any other competitor so far, and they're only halfway!
I know Colin loves a graph, so here's one.
The #bigmathoff is paying off: I just showed @ColinTheMathmo's card trick to a student ambassador who'll be wowing kids with it at our primary STEM fest this weekend.
yesssss it's working! Look at those tasty numbers! #bigmathoff
There's still plenty of time to vote in the @evelynjlamb v Tiago Hirth #bigmathoff match. I really like this one - both things were new to me, a novel rope trick and an unusual holey space. Evelyn currently slightly ahead.
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I'm setting up the posts for round 2 of #bigmathoff. The last two are currently in a superposition of states: I've got to write text as if all 4 competitors won their round 1 matches.
Half an hour to go in the @evelynjlamb v Tiago Hirth #bigmathoff match, and Evelyn is ahead by 35 votes. There's still time to swing it if rope tricks get you tied up in knots! aperiodical.com/2018/07/the-bi…
And at the halfway point in the Big Internet Matt-Off, @mscroggs is ahead by quite a way, which means @standupmaths will go through to round 2.
Prefer fruity #dataviz to matchbox #ML? Get your #bigmathoff vote in!
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At the halfway point in the @JimPropp / @ZoeLGriffiths match, and the airplane seating problem is running away with it!
Is the knot trick too unbelievable? Try it yourself! #bigmathoff
In reply to @icecolbeveridge
@icecolbeveridge @mscroggs @Andrew_Taylor @Mrrismithmaths @MathsJam well, that's now my entry. Next year's #bigmathoff needs to be absolutely byzantine
Half an hour left in the @JimPropp v @ZoeLGriffiths #bigmathoff match, and it's looking like a victory for absentminded flyers. Both competitors put a huge amount of effort into their pitches - have a look and a think, and vote!
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The best part of the #bigmathoff is the top-notch game show host patter I use in emails that only the competitors see.
In reply to @christianp
(If you took part in the #bigmathoff and didn't get an email with a segue performed by a load-bearing pun, you may be entitled to compensation)
My #bigmathoff wallchart is up to date. Is yours?
In reply to @alisonkiddle
@ajk_44 What am I, your magic graph fairy? @ch_nira #bigmathoff
Just realised I got the order of the #bigmathoff matches wrong and either @evelynjlamb or @ZoeLGriffiths only have 48 hours to write and send me their semi-final pitches. Sorry! All in favour of moving back to the 18th?
Just over half an hour until the #bigmathoff gets going again.
Furthermore, I'm back from my holiday, so can return to thinking about FUN MATHS
The second #bigmathoff semi-final is starting in 10 minutes. Meanwhile, we're at the halfway point in the @ch_nira v @ZoeLGriffiths match and it's close! This one could go either way
In reply to @ColinTheMathmo
@ColinTheMathmo @ajk_44 @mscroggs @ch_nira @aperiodical I'm glad the #bigmathoff made this conversation happen.
(I won't be at MATRIX because it clashes with the tiniest L-P's birthday. Nira, come to big mathsjam!)
Here's the final graph of the @ch_nira v @ZoeLGriffiths #bigmathoff semi-final. What a contest!
#graphfairy
In reply to @NEWCMathsJam
@NEWCMathsJam I'll be celebrating a tiny relative's birthday tonight, but make sure you all look at the #bigmathoff: aperiodical.com/2018/07/the-bi…
30 bits of interesting maths to talk about!
12 and a bit hours to go in the #bigmathoff final, and @ch_nira is over 200 votes ahead!
Is it a done deal for applied maths, or is there a big swing towards fractions waiting to happen?
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Just under an hour to go in the #bigmathoff final and @ch_nira is maintaining his lead.
I highly recommend listening to @Samuel_Hansen's #relprime interviews with Nira, me and @standupmaths: relprime.com/bigmathoff
Then vote!
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Phew, that was fun! I've so enjoyed running the #bigmathoff, and seeing the 30 bits of fun maths that the competitors came up with.
I really appreciate all the positive comments from people following the competition.
Many thankyous to follow...
In reply to @mathsjem
@mathsjem @Samuel_Hansen it was nice to hear you speaking so positively about #BigMathOff on Relatively Prime!
DM me if you'd like to take part in the #bigmathoff 2019.
#bigmathoff 2019 is happening! Just emailed all 16 of this year's competitors.
In reply to @icecolbeveridge
@icecolbeveridge @WrongButUseful @reflectivemaths You could mention the #bigmathoff. I haven't decided who's in your group yet
In reply to @alexcorner
@alexcorner But you got your #bigmathoff pitch in to me, so your priorities are in order 👍
I've just scheduled the first #BigMathOff post, to go out 9am tomorrow morning. It's nearly here!
The #BigMathOff has an unofficial sticker album! The (in)estimable @mscroggs has set up
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Share stickers with me:
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Just 15 minutes left to vote in the @panlepan v @plusmathsorg #BigMathOff match, before today's starts: aperiodical.com/2019/07/the-bi…
In reply to @becky_k_warren
@becky_k_warren Ooh, that diagram looks familiar! Might make an appearance in the #bigmathoff if I've read my notes properly
Doing some #BigMathOff admin on my day off while the baby sleeps. There's some really good stuff coming up in the next few days!
I'm really enjoying the #BigMathOff, both the entries and people's reactions to them. Thanks all round!
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Has anyone been following along with the #BigMathOff using a screenreader or other assistive tech? Was anything important inaccessible? Please say it was worth my while writing out all that alt text, I feel bad I haven't had time to check YouTube captions.
We're halfway through the group stage of the #BigMathOff! Whoop!
Why did I volunteer to do this much admin?
As promised, I have taken a hatchet to the wordpress plugin powering the #BigMathOff polls. Hopefully they'll all behave from now on.
In reply to @icecolbeveridge
@icecolbeveridge Wait until I tell you about the absolutely brilliant tournament structure I've come up with for next year's #BigMathOff
I'm preparing the #BigMathOff posts for the week. You've got so many treats coming your way!
And the silly sports have all finished today. We're only halfway through!
Some good questions about how the #BigMathOff plays out twitter.com/SheckyR/status…
Today's #BigMathOff match contains two brilliant pitches. If you haven't voted yet, do! I'm glad I'm exempt, I'm not sure which I'd pick, cows or calculus.
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In happier #BigMathOff news, the world's most interesting mathematician (2018) has had a nice day in Greenwich twitter.com/ch_nira/status…
It's the penultimate match of the #BigMathOff group stage! This one really matters, if you're following the competition: whoever wins today goes through to the semi-final.
(If you're not, it's worth a look for two bits of fun maths) twitter.com/aperiodical/st…
I've had a coupe of days to think about @honeypisquared's #BigMathOff pitch, and I'm still not completely sure how I feel.
I'd like to hear your opinions! twitter.com/aperiodical/st…
I've finally completed the #BigMathOff sticker book. I didn't have time to trawl through making swap requests, so I've just been accepting requests other people send me.
I've got 39 spare stickers left. If you're still playing, send me a swap request: mathoffstickerbook.com/friend/Md7OU4G…
If @SophieBays's #BigMathOff pitch today has sparked a fascination with the prosecutor's fallacy, this is the quiz for you! twitter.com/d_spiegel/stat…
In reply to @mscroggs
@mscroggs so is the #BigMathOff definitely back next year too?
In reply to @AndrewM_Webb
@AndrewM_Webb @ZoeLGriffiths did a brilliant video on this puzzle for last year's #BigMathOff: youtu.be/NyL0ws-65aQ (contains a solution)
In reply to @honeypisquared
@honeypisquared if literally anyone had been paying for the #BigMathOff to happen, this'd be the kind of impact they'd like to hear about
Finally got a quiet moment to record a #BigMathOff pitch.
Big fan of whatever this is that my face has decided to do
Now up to 7 #BigMathOff pitches. Nearly time to start!
I tried the #BigMathOff and I'm up against the editor of Math Horizons! @TedG has pitched a really good bit of number theory that I'm not sure if I've seen before.
I had fun trying to record a video about fusible numbers. twitter.com/TedG/status/12…
The first week of the #BigMathOff lock-down edition is almost done and we've still got enough material for at least a couple more.
Thanks to the players so far, @mathspace, @matheknitician, @kyledevans, @samjshah2, @james_a_9283, @K_Severn and @TedG, and the players yet to come!
In reply to @christianp
And thanks to @james_a_9283, @SamHartburn, @mathforge and @stecks for helping with the admin, because I've just realised I haven't acknowledged them for that yet! The #BigMathOff wouldn't happen without them
If anyone felt like making an anonymous #BigMathOff pitch, that would help me out...
The #BigMathOff submission queue is running low, but I've just prepared two pitches. If I pit myself against myself, I'm guaranteed to win.
Am I that much of a chicken?
Yesterday I could count on one hand the people who thought my waffle about weird maths made them go 'aha!'. Now I need to use my feet too. Vote for @pogonomaths' much more interesting pitch in the #BigMathOff twitter.com/aperiodical/st…
Today's #BigMathOff pitch by @icecolbeveridge is unexpectedly relevant: are the possibilities *really* endless, bargain bin toy box? twitter.com/aperiodical/st…
The #BigMathOff has been running for a whole month! Thanks to everyone who's submitted so far.
There aren't many pitches left in the queue, so it might end this weekend, unless somebody sends more in.
Could *you* be somebody?
To C, who sent me a postcard about the #BigMathOff: what a lovely thing to do! Thank you!
Catching up on my reading, here's a post from Turismo Matemático relevant to @pogonomaths's #BigMathOff pitch (aperiodical.com/2020/05/the-bi…) : a panel from Frankfurt am Main showing counting on fingers mateturismo.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/la-…
The #BigMathOff is close to ending again, unless some more maths appears.
If we get to 26 matches, that's 52 bits of maths, aka a full deck of cards. Exciting spin-off opportunity?
#spinoffportunity
#ff for everyone who took part in the #BigMathOff this year:
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@alephJamesA @mathforge @matheknitician @BiggestTriangle @K_Severn @pogonomaths @samjshah2 @ZoeLGriffiths @kyledevans @El_Timbre @SamHartburn @TedG @honeypisquared @ZenoRogue @peterrowlett
In reply to @christianp
@alephJamesA @mathforge @matheknitician @BiggestTriangle @K_Severn @pogonomaths @samjshah2 @ZoeLGriffiths @kyledevans @El_Timbre @SamHartburn @TedG @honeypisquared @ZenoRogue @peterrowlett #ff for everyone who took part in the #BigMathOff this year:
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@heavymetalmaths @mscroggs @icecolbeveridge @intersectarian @PeterKagey @wsbarhem @alexcorner @VickyMaths1729 @markdcloud1 @FergusPowell @MarHarStar @jamestanton @Clare_L_Wallace @KarenCampe @TeaKayB
In reply to @VickyMaths1729
@VickyMaths1729 @LPPbooks Crikey, a #BigMathOff reference on the back!
Congratulations on your new book
I've thought of an interesting, easily explained maths thing and I don't know whether to do something about it now, or save it for next year's #BigMathOff or #BigMathsJam.
It's March, so time to start thinking about it: who's up for a #BigMathOff this year?
In reply to @TimHarford
@TimHarford @TimandraHarknes @BBCMoreOrLess Have you ever had @SophieBays on More Or Less? She loves Bayes' theorem more than anyone I've ever met. She gave a wonderful explanation of it as it relates to pregnancy tests when she won the #BigMathOff youtu.be/2-sz0f0Cdko
There's no #BigMathOff this year, but if you're not like me and have time to do fun maths, here's something similar from @3blue1brown twitter.com/3blue1brown/st…
In reply to @christianp
3) The #BigMathOff: aperiodical.com/category/the-b…
Plan: get people to tell me fun maths facts.
Result: I can call @ch_nira The World's Most Interesting Mathematician and everyone else goes along with it?
In reply to @peterrowlett
@peterrowlett @Helenintgarden I actually had some good chat with @robeastaway and @SparksMaths today about *something* I could do for the #BigMathOff, but I'd be surprised if it was amenable to a sticker book