TOMORROW !!! The next in our "Popular lecture" series: Ian Jones (LJMU and University of Liverpool) "Secrets of the Rainbow" 5.30-6.30pm. Details: livmathssoc.org.uk/cgi-bin/sews.p…

Sadly Richard K Guy died in Calgary today. He was born 30 Sep 1916 in England. His final book comes out in May. MAA SIAM American Mathematical Society Canadian Mathematical Society

The Secret Life of Bubbles ... Presidential lecture by Anna Pratoussevitch March 25th ... 2 weeks today. Details: livmathssoc.org.uk/cgi-bin/sews.p… Free for students and members.

This entire thread is worth reading ... the maths is fascinating, the implications are worrying, although with appropriate precautions we can prevent the potential disaster.

Could you see yourself playing a key role in establishing a school for exceptionally able sixth form students studying Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science and preparing to take elite STEM degrees? tes.com/jobs/employer/…

CANCELLATION of LivMS events: The University of Liverpool has made the decision to postpone or cancel all of the University’s public events until the end of April due to the COVID-19 situation. As a result, all Liverpool Mathematical Society events have been postponed.

Repeat: CANCELLATION of LivMS events: The University of Liverpool has made the decision to postpone or cancel all of the University’s public events until the end of April due to the COVID-19 situation. As a result, all Liverpool Mathematical Society events have been postponed.

A handy back-of-envelope technique: To work out how long it will take for the number of cases to double, use the Rule of 72*. E.g. Italy cases are growing at about 13% per day. So Italy cases will double in 72/13 ≈ 5 days. * It should really be the Rule of 69.3.

For four years those in and advising government have repeatedly told the public that uninformed instinct trumps expert advice; that evidence you find uncomfortable is a hoax by the metropolitan elite; that your neighbour is your enemy, not your friend. Chickens➡️Home➡️Roost.

Public Lecture programme coming together for the coming year, including a talk in November, and the Christmas Lecture in December. Details to follow ...

Details still to be confirmed, but we have public lectures arranged for later this year. Thu 12 Nov @ 17:30, Aoife Hunt (Aoife Hunt) Wed 9 Dec @ 14:00, Simon Singh (Simon Singh) will give the Christmas Lecture Details will appear on our website: livmathssoc.org.uk

John Horton Conway has died. Sigh. One of the most unique mathematicians and human beings who ever lived. Five years ago he was game for this April Fool's prank blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/joh…

The passing of a legend.

Which #hashtag should we try to get trending?

It's been pointed out that the news cycle being what it is, 24 hours from now is probably too late. So we need to do this now. I suggest we go for the current majority, share stories, and tag them: #RIPJohnConway ... Please re-tweet for coverage ... thanks.

Geometry is the user interface of Mathematics -- William Thurston

These wonderful books are on their way to the clever winners of our latest maths competition, generously sponsored by Simon Singh. Congratulations to Chris R, Mary-Jane M, Thomas R., Hannah D. and Brad P.! University of Liverpool 16-19 Maths School Liverpool Maths Soc @livunimaths

This is a *great* thread !!