«In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro» (Ho cercato la pace ovunque e non l'ho trovata da nessuna parte se non in un angolo con un libro) - Tommaso da Kempis

The value of ‘wasting time’ on deep thinking is often overlooked in a scientific ecosystem increasingly tainted by Wall Street’s productivity mindset. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Math. Has anyone in your family ever used a slide rule? bit.ly/22uA1nb

Tuesday is #FriendshipDay! As people around the world grapple with serious challenges in their everyday lives, friendship can help promote a greater sense of well-being, while also building bridges & inspiring solidarity between communities. un.org/en/observances…

Final conference programme has been published! ecrea.eu/news/13388034 #ECREA2024, #ECREA2024Ljubljana, #Ljubljana, #conference, #ECREA, #Slovenia, FDV

Call for Conference Papers // V Congreso Cultura y Ciudad: «Comida y Arquitectura: Casa, Calle, Territorio» - Junio 16-18, ETS Arquitectura de Granada. granadacongresos.com/culturayciudad 500 words - Spanish/English. Deadline: 4 octubre 2024

With Daniel Riha (Charles University in Prague), we're accepted for the Video Game Cultures 2024. The theme for this year’s conference is other in all its permutations: other, others, othered, othering, otherness, & beyond... videogamecultures.org

There is so much hope and strength in this new generation: this is healthy competition and sports!!!

1/ CfP for the "Nexus 2025: Architecture and Mathematics" international conference, hosted by Università di Padova and Kim Williams Books at the awesome Palladio Museum, in Vicenza, Italy, between the 3-6 June 2025! Join us for this amazing event! More info online: dicea.unipd.it/nexus-conferen…

12.VIII Our (first) Mathematician of the Day is Erwin Schrödinger who made important contributions to the development of Quantum Mechanics and received a Nobel prize in 1933. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Sc…

Algebra’s roots go deeper than al-Khwārizmī! Discover how ancient concepts evolved into the powerful tools we use today, thanks to scholars from ancient Greece to modern math pioneers. Read here: bit.ly/3WKKzOr

What is your favourite Physics book? ✍️

That time of year! I'm adding new content to the Environmental and Climate Justice syllabus! I am in the process of linking our new databases resource too and wanted to remind instructors and students that this resource is freely available to all! just-environments.org/the-syllabus

CfP: "AI and the City Conference", Bangalore, India 🇮🇳Jan 4-6, 2025; to participate in this international and interdisciplinary conference sponsored by School of Cities and IIIT-Bangalore, send your abstracts (200 words or less) by Sep 15, 2024! 👇 👇

1/ CfP: From today until 1st Nov, we welcome your presentation proposals for the "Nexus Conference 2025: Relationships Between Architecture and Mathematics", to Palladio Museum, in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, between the 3-6 Jun 2025! More info on our website: dicea.unipd.it/nexus-conferen…

A book that I started during the pandemic, and that saw me through some difficult and some wonderful days (took up cycling for example!) will be out soon. It's taken more than three years. But it's here now, and you can preorder. routledge.com/Mathematical-M…