Well I've now seen The Odyssey. It was slightly spoiled by the fact that every time Odysseus told his soldiers to run away, all I could think of was Monty Python and the Holy Grail www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FPE....

monty python the holy grail Run away

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Astonishing that the happenings at a small cricket club in Durham are getting more coverage than England’s £multi-million cricket circus called #TheHundred - even the NY Times has picked it up: www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...

‘Clicky Ponting’: How a cricketer snapping his fingers sparked a global sporting scandal

Online sleuths have exposed apparent cheating in an amateur cricket league, sparking widespread outrage

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I've added mine and @robeastaway.bsky.social 's upcoming appearance at British Congress of Mathematics Education's #BCME10 conference in October to the #HaMiEN's events page: historyand.mathsy.space/events Should be fun! #History #Maths #MathsToday

Are you interested in how maths and history connect? On Oct 23rd I'm co-presenting a session with Tom Briggs at #BCME10 on how the two subjects can enrich each other. @tombriggs.bsky.social. www.bcme.co.uk/programme-v2...

Is there enough pub capacity in England for watching tomorrow's match? I discuss on this evening's BBC Radio 4 PM. My back of envelope research: at lunch I checked 8 local pubs*: 7 will show the football, most are fully booked. Visibility of screen is a limiting factor. *pub crawl with no beer!

If you need cheering up, listen to this. I heard a sixth former play a saxophone version of it at a school prize-giving event last night, and was humming it all the way home. [Apologies, the ads at the start won't cheer you up] www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj35...

Darius Milhaud - Suíte scaramouche - 3º mov. Brazileira (Duo Pace Roma, 2 pianos)

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What if....? (image courtesy ChatGPT)

Who needs arithmetic when everyone now has instant access to calculators and AI? Actually we all do, if we want to make sense of the figures being thrown at us. My article for AB Magazine about why numeracy skills are still a great asset. abmagazine.accaglobal.com/global/artic...

Maths will always matter

Accountants’ natural numeracy stands them in good stead in the age of automation

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On 18 Sept 2:15-3:30pm we're putting on a Year 12 show in Dulwich called 'The Civil Engineering Show'. It'll be FREE. It's not part of the formal MI programme, we won't put it on the website, but if you think your school might want to come email sarahATstandupmathsDOTcom to register your interest.

In what might be a first for maths communication, on 1st August I'll be a plenary speaker at a national Shakespeare conference - next to Sydney Harbour Bridge! Alas they have no travel budget so I'll be presenting online at midnight from my kitchen. www.bellshakespeare.com.au/2026-nationa...

2026 National Teacher Conference Sessions

Jjackstarkey-gill THE CLASSROOM VOICE  Friday 31 July, 9:15 -10:15am  Jack Starkey-Gill   Voice Director, Bell Shakespeare  What happens when a…

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Thrilled that I’ve been offered a ticket for the World Cup final!!! Now I just need to sort transport. (I’m talking about the Women’s T20 World Cup final at Lord’s tomorrow, of course.)

At a teacher conference in Blackburn this morning I revealed the secret of how ANY CHILD can become one of THE TOP 1% MATHEMATICIANS in the country. Spoiler alert - all they have to do is travel back 450 years to the time of Elizabeth I.

At 2pm on Tuesday 7th July I'm doing a Much Ado talk for the general public, at the wonderful Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot near Liverpool. (I'm guessing a mainly adult audience, though it's advertised for "age 8+"). shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/event/much-a...

Much Ado About Numbers | Shakespeare North Playhouse

In this highly acclaimed tour and talk, award-winning author Rob Eastaway reveals the surprising connections between Shakespeare and the fascinating world of numbers.

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At 2pm on Tuesday 7th July I'm doing a Much Ado talk for the general public, at the wonderful Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot near Liverpool. (I'm guessing a mainly adult audience, though it's advertised for "age 8+"). shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/event/much-a...

Much Ado About Numbers | Shakespeare North Playhouse

In this highly acclaimed tour and talk, award-winning author Rob Eastaway reveals the surprising connections between Shakespeare and the fascinating world of numbers.

shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk

Yesterday I did a Y9/10 show about game theory. I talked about penalty-taking and how strikers should aim straight more often. Last night 22 penalties were taken in the #WorldCup. Only 12 of them were scored, 4 saved, 6 missed the target! Not one was aimed straight. robeastaway.com/blog/penalty...

Back in 2022, I wrote a blog criticising FIFA's decision to increase the number of playing nations from 32 to 48 in the USA tournament. My opinion hasn't changed. #WorldCup robeastaway.com/blog/world-c...

Coming to Leeds very soon - replicas of John Venn's incredible bowling machine, first tested out on the touring Australian Ashes team in 1909. It's part of the City of Maths programme. www.cityofmaths.co.uk/whats-on/bow...

A More or Less listener asked: "How many football pitches could you fit in Wales?" I was on this morning's programme to answer this surprisingly nuanced question. Item starts at 24:00 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

More or Less - Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes - BBC Sounds

Tim Harford investigates migration and housing, Welsh literacy, and bond market drama.

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A More or Less listener asked: "How many football pitches could you fit in Wales?" I was on this morning's programme to answer this surprisingly nuanced question. Item starts at 24:00 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

More or Less - Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes - BBC Sounds

Tim Harford investigates migration and housing, Welsh literacy, and bond market drama.

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If you're looking for what to do in balmy Southwark this evening, @sparksmaths.bsky.social is talking maths and music at MathsWorld at 6:15pm. It'll be great as always. mathsworld.com/events/Sound...

MathsWorld is an interactive discovery centre in London with innovative hands-on exhibits that explore the beauty, wonder, and everyday relevance of mathematics for visitors of all ages.

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Ouch - this is what can happen when you try to catch a hard red ball and fail. But at least the sit in A&E has given me a chance to finish the excellent biography of Thomas Harriot, the greatest English mathematician that nobody's ever heard of.

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Imagine if numeracy were taught in history lessons. So many great stories about how and why the Tudors switched from Roman to Indo Arabic numerals. Here's the GCSE 'exam' that we circulated at the recent @histassoc.bsky.social conference: robeastaway.com/graphics/GCS... #NationalNumeracyDay

Imagine if numeracy were taught in history lessons. So many great stories about how and why the Tudors switched from Roman to Indo Arabic numerals. Here's the GCSE 'exam' that we circulated at the recent @histassoc.bsky.social conference: robeastaway.com/graphics/GCS... #NationalNumeracyDay

Last weekend, three mathematicians set up a history stall at the annual @histassoc.bsky.social conference. Here's what happened next robeastaway.com/blog/history...

I bloody love this!! As a tutor of both history and maths it's just brilliant.

And finally, here's Section B for my imagined History of Maths GCSE (Elizabethan England). Remember it's just a thought experiment. There are five questions across two pages. Oh, and the answers to Section A were: 1(c) 2(b). 3(a). 4(d). 5(c). 6(d)

Here is the first section of the History of Mathematics GCSE (Elizabethan England paper) that I announced yesterday. This is the ‘quickie’ section, with six multiple choice questions. I’ll publish the answers tomorrow morning, along with the meatier Section B. You may now turn over...

What if there were a GCSE for History of Mathematics? I've been imagining the Elizabethan England module and will be handing out a sample exam paper at the @histassoc.bsky.social conference in Gateshead. Below is the cover page. I'll publish Section A tomorrow.

Maths teachers - help! I'm looking for a London school that's interested in hosting a session about maths & Civil Engineering. Details: - A one-hour session with short presentations from 3 young civil engineers and Q&A. - Aimed at Y12s - Late Sept/early Oct ideal Email me if interested.

We have an exhibitor stall at the @histassoc.bsky.social conference in Gateshead this weekend, to make the case for bringing History and Maths together. We'll have games, an old timekeeping device, DIY astrolabes, a 16thC map, a quiz with cool prizes, & a workshop from @robeastaway.bsky.social .