Math art: Nuit Blanche intersects Coxeter
Geometry is the study of shape. There’s been a renaissance in geometry over the last hundred years, with modern applications ranging from the large-scale structure of space-time, to the modelling of social networks like Facebook, to the computer graphics in video games and movies. Donald Coxeter (1907-2003) was one of the greatest geometers in history. Coxeter is up…
Interview with a mathematician: Ken Ono
Ken Ono is the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Emory University. His highly accomplished research program focuses on number theory, algebra, and combinatorics. Ken graduated from UCLA with his doctorate of mathematics in 1993. Before joining Emory in 2010, he has held several academic positions including one at the Institute for Advanced Study at…
A day in the life of a mathematician
It’s Mathematics Awareness Day at my home institution of Ryerson University. In honour of the occasion, I wrote a special blog cataloguing a day in the life of a mathematician (me!). Also, I am taking over @RyersonSci on Twitter for the day. There will be special tweets and surprises there. Watch out for #FOSBoss! *** “Woke up,…
My second SFF short story live on Wattpad
I’m excited to launch my second short story THE LIGHTS on Wattpad. Wattpad is like the YouTube for writers. Writers post their stories there for free, including short stories and serialized novels. Wattpad great and safe place to get feedback on your writing. In THE LIGHTS, Franklin is alone and sick in the frozen Icelandic wilderness. The…