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So ... what am I doing?

As of 2026/05/11 ...

Colloquially I describe myself as a full-time, freelance, torturer of adults and confuser of children.

More conventially, I travel and deliver talks and workshops under the heading of "Outreach and Enhancement", with the focus on how maths turns up in disguise and where you least expect it.

Otherwise I am, or am trying to:

You can contact me here:

  • E: now at solipsys dot co dot uk
  • M: @ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz



Talks and workshops include (but are not limited to):

Interactive lectures

  • The Unexpected Maths of Juggling
  • Patterns and Predictions
  • Colours Can Compute
  • NIM, Officers, and Other Games (NOOG)
  • Bigger Than Infinity?
  • Getting Lost in 1K Dimensions
  • The Birthday Paradox

Whiteboard talks ...

  • Distance to the Moon
  • Green Primes (and the Square Root of Minus One)
  • e in a Twist
  • Complex Numbers for Fun and Profit

Workshops ...

  • The Doodle Theorem
  • The Mutilated Chessboard
  • Maths in a Twist
  • The Algebraic Pentagon

Oddball ...

  • Pythagorean In-Circles
  • Patterns Fail
  • After Classical Cryptography

Thinking about ...

  • Name That Polynomial!
  • An algebra of 2D topology
  • A DIY slide rule
  • Necessary vs Sufficient
  • A Touch of Group Theory
  • Time Travel Briefing #17
  • Cosines in Harmony
  • Places, limits, and being short-sighted



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