Recreational Mathematics
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Do Big Finish know what a prime number is?
This essay was originally published on my (now-defunct) Substack newsletter on 02/11/23. Mathematicians don’t like mistakes. Maths with mistakes isn’t maths; it’s just nonsense. No wonder that maths lecturers, at least the more traditional ones, prefer to use chalk on… Continue reading
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What The Eleventh Hour gets wrong about Pierre de Fermat
This essay was originally published on my (now-defunct) Substack newsletter on 12/10/23. “Do you know,” he confided, “not even the best mathematicians on other planets – all far ahead of yours – have solved it? Why, there’s a chap on… Continue reading
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In An Exciting Adventure With The Crisis of Foundations
This essay was originally published on my (now-defunct) Substack newsletter on 05/10/23. Doctor Who fans are obsessed with continuity. We really cannot help ourselves. There must be some sort of in-built desire within fans to have everything link together, to make… Continue reading
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Welcome to The Brain of Möbius
Hello there! Do you like the pun in the blog title? I do. Welcome to my WordPress blog dedicated to all my mind-bending thoughts on Doctor Who, mathematical or otherwise. I hope you enjoy spending time here reading and learning… Continue reading
The Brain of Möbius 