The Mathematics Division at Stellenbosch University in South Africa is looking to hire a new permanent appointment at Lecturer / Senior Lecturer level (other levels may be considered too under the ...

Apr 15, 2025 Feature on Tai-Danae Bradley’s work on categorical linguistics.

The mathematician Tai-Danae Bradley is using category theory to try to understand both human and AI-generated language. It’s a nicely set up Q&A, with questions like “What’s something category theory ...

Apr 9, 2020 This biweekly online colloquium features geometers and physicists presenting current research on a wide range of topics in the interface of the two fields.

With the stock market crash and the big protests across the US, I’m finally feeling a trace of optimism that Trump’s stranglehold on the nation will weaken. Just a trace. I still need to self-medicate ...

Earlier this month the Mathematics Institute at Uppsala University hosted a conference called Categorification in Algebra and Topology, clearly a theme close to our collective heart. As yet there are ...

This is a bit of a shaggy dog story, but I think it’s fun. There’s also a moral about the nature of mathematical research. Once I was interested in the McGee graph, nicely animated here by Mamouka ...

It was fun showing people the great images created by Refurio Anachro, Greg Egan, Roice Nelson, Gerard Westendorp and many other folks. For more info on the images I talked about, read on….

Apr 17, 2011 There’s a conference on Quantum Theory and Gravitation at the ETH in Zurich, June 14–24, 2011.