The Aperiodical

The Aperiodical episodes:

• 10.10.2023

  Mathematical Objects: Post-season 7 update

  A short update from Katie and Peter.

  
• 09.08.2023

  Mathematical Objects: Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by an old textbook, Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 08.25.2023

  Mathematical Objects: Scone with Sophie Maclean

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a scone. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sophie Maclean.

  
• 08.11.2023

  Mathematical Objects: Joukowsky aerofoil

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by the Joukowsky aerofoil. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 07.28.2023

  Mathematical Objects: Guitar with Sam Hartburn

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a guitar. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sam Hartburn.

  
• 07.14.2023

  Mathematical Objects: On-Sets

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a 1960s game designed to teach set theory. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 06.30.2023

  Mathematical Objects: A book with Sarah Hart

  A conversation about mathematics and literature inspired by a book. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett with special guest Sarah Hart, author of Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature.

  
• 06.16.2023

  Mathematical Objects: Battenberg cake

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Battenberg cake. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 06.02.2023

  Mathematical Objects: Aperiodic monotile with Chaim Goodman-Strauss

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by the new aperiodic monotile. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Chaim Goodman-Strauss.

  
• 07.15.2022

  Mathematical Objects: Fingers with Ben Orlin

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by some fingers. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Ben Orlin.

  
• 07.01.2022

  Mathematical Objects: Quarto

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by the game Quarto. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 06.17.2022

  Mathematical Objects: Slinky

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a slinky. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 06.03.2022

  Mathematical Objects: Nodal cubic with Angela Tabiri

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by the nodal cubic. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. We go closer to the cutting edge of research than usual in this chat with Angela Tabiri about her PhD research.

  
• 05.20.2022

  Mathematical Objects: PageRank

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by the PageRank algorithm. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 05.06.2022

  Mathematical Objects: A joke with Bec Hill

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a joke. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Bec Hill.

  
• 04.22.2022

  Mathematical Objects: Hairy ball

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a hairy ball. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 04.08.2022

  Mathematical Objects: Superegg with Hannah Fry

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a superegg. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Hannah Fry.

  
• 08.27.2021

  Mathematical Objects: A sheep, at least one side of which is black

  A conversation about mathematical jokes inspired by a sheep, at least one side of which is black. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 08.13.2021

  Mathematical Objects: Plate of biscuits with Alison Kiddle

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a plate of biscuits. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Alison Kiddle. What do you notice? What do you wonder?

  
• 07.30.2021

  Mathematical Objects: Spirograph

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Spirograph set. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 07.16.2021

  Mathematical Objects: Balancing bird with Alom Shaha

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a balancing bird. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Alom Shaha.

  
• 07.02.2021

  Mathematical Objects: UUID 0412a969-5b27-4c28-9662-85ef2c201e0c

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by UUID 0412a969-5b27-4c28-9662-85ef2c201e0c. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 06.18.2021

  Mathematical Objects: Auctioneer’s Hammer with Tim Harford

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by an auctioneer's hammer. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Tim Harford.

  
• 06.04.2021

  Mathematical Objects: Dobble

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by cards from the game Dobble. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 05.21.2021

  Mathematical Objects: Arbelos with Catriona Agg

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by an arbelos. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Catriona Agg.

  
• 12.25.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Christmas crackers

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a box of Christmas crackers. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Merry Christmas!

  
• 12.11.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Enigma machine with Tom Briggs

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by an Enigma machine. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Tom Briggs.

  
• 11.27.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Solids of constant width

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by some solids of constant width. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 11.13.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Ball of wool with Pat Ashforth

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a ball of wool (yarn). Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Pat Ashforth.

  
• 10.30.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Lottery machine

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a lottery machine. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 10.16.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Klein bottle with Matthew Scroggs

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Klein bottle and Mathsteroids. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Matthew Scroggs.

  
• 10.02.2020

  Mathematical Objects: A hat

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a hat. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 09.18.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Hundred square with Susan Okereke

  A conversation about mathematics and education inspired by a hundred square. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Susan Okereke.

  
• 08.28.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Twenty Pence coin

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Twenty Pence coin. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 08.14.2020

  Mathematical Objects: A vehicle with Christopher Danielson

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a vehicle. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Christopher Danielson.

  
• 07.31.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Möbius band

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Möbius band. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 07.17.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Mandala with Hana Ayoob

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a mandala. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Hana Ayoob.

  
• 07.03.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Acoustic mirrors with James Grime

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by acoustic mirrors. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest James Grime.

  
• 06.19.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Number block cubes

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by number block cubes/snap cubes. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 06.05.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Rubik’s Cube

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Rubik's Cube. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 05.22.2020

  Mathematical Objects: D&D Dice

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a set of D&D dice. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 05.12.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Season 3 ‘trailer’

  Katie and Peter give a little update on the podcast, life in lockdown and the upcoming season/series 3.

  
• 02.28.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Robot caterpillar

  A conversation about combinatorics, the mathematics of counting, inspired by a robot caterpillar. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 02.14.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Pencil

  A conversation about the mathematics of chemistry inspired by a pencil, plus a chat about approximation. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 01.31.2020

  Mathematical Objects: Romanesco Broccoli

  A conversation about mathematics including fractals inspired by a Romanesco Broccoli. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, idea suggested by John Read (thanks John!).

  
• 01.17.2020

  Mathematical Objects: A deck of Set cards

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a deck of Set cards. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 12.20.2019

  Mathematical Objects: Ox Blocks

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by the game Ox Blocks. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 12.06.2019

  Mathematical Objects: Correntator with Christian Lawson-Perfect

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Correntator, a mechanical adding machine. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Christian Lawson-Perfect.

  
• 11.22.2019

  Mathematical Objects: Pseudorhombicuboctahedron

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by the pseudorhombicuboctahedron. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

  
• 11.08.2019

  Mathematical Objects: A pair of skipping ropes

  A conversation about mathematics inspired by a pair of skipping ropes. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.