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Next Tuesday, 6th October, is the next #SciCommBurrito in Manchester - join me and other Manunican communicators (mancuniators) of science for a burrito and a chat from 6.30pm at Tortilla (Manchester Arndale branch). Details at scicommburrito.co.uk

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Ash @queerash.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

what if we just get Man City to pay for the National Care Service

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 29/09/2026

If you know any talented current STEM undergrads from low socioeconomic backgrounds interested in doing PG research, they should know about this scheme: martingale.foundation Current round of applications closes mid-October!

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Martingale Foundation

Martingale Foundation supports a new generation of postgraduates to thrive in research Through fully-funded scholarships and access to a community of pioneering leaders, we enable and nurture…

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Did a Triffid write this?

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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Frovo @frovo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

PESSIMIST: the glass is half empty OPTIMIST: the glass is half full OPTIMUS: the glass transforms into a cool robot

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Charlie Methven @charliemethven.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Gonna be a long night

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nat alison @tesseralis.site · 14/09/2026

Tragedy of the Commons implies Comedy of the Privates

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nat alison @tesseralis.site · 10/09/2026

mathematicians now feel like they have to be secretive about what they do in case it gets stolen by AI. graph theorists arent too worried about this though because they’ve already been doing discreet mathematics

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ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ 🌝 @daddyxanax.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Her baby is about to set the Guinness world record for the fastest time a baby said their mother's name

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 10/09/2026

It's tonight! Who's joining us for a #SciCommBurrito in Manchester from 6.30pm in Tortilla (Manchester Arndale branch)? scicommburrito.co.uk

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

There are some lovely activities in here that could be used for getting to know new classes, or for that maths club your senior leadership has been on at you to start...

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 07/09/2026

Looking for high-quality maths activity resources? Don't forget that at 15minutemaths.com, me and @alisonkiddle.bsky.social have some of our favourite activity packs (slides, printables and teacher notes) available for a couple of quid!

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Visit 15 Minute Maths's Shop!

Maths activity resources for KS2/3!

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
2023
satin ribbons

After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 03/09/2026

One week to go until #SciCommBurrito in Manchester, when we'll be meeting with other science communicators to chat about stuff and eat burritos. More info, and details of how to join the mailing list: scicommburrito.co.uk

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 20/08/2026

Do you know anyone who's interested in maths and might like to watch monthly livestreams of people chatting about interesting maths? You can buy a gift membership to our Finite Group community to give someone livestream access for a number of months of your choice! www.patreon.com/FiniteGroup/...

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Gift a membership for Finite Group on Patreon

Bring the world of Finite Group to your friends and family.

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oh no @ili.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

en esta economía??????

nyt cooking melissa clark seis leches cake january 21, 2020

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 16/08/2026

Forgot the password to log in to my dishwasher

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 10/08/2026

One of my many projects is the Finite Group - a fun chat community on Discord, with monthly livestreams for paid subscribers to watch (live or recorded) - membership starts from £4/month. The next stream will be on Thursday, with @mscroggs.co.uk and @peterrowlett.net - join now!

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Finite Group

Finite Group is a collective of cool maths people who want to have nice conversations about mathematical ideas.

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 07/08/2026

Don't forget it's the #scicommburrito summer picnic this Sunday afternoon! Come and join your local science communication community in St. John's Gardens, Manchester (BYO picnic). For more info, and to join the mailing list for reminders about future burritos, visit scicommburrito.co.uk

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 03/08/2026

I've recently been working on the Talking Maths in Public podcast, for our maths communication network - each episode has interviews with maths communicators about projects they've worked on and their approach, and it's full of fascinating chat. Check out the latest episode at

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Talking Maths In Public - Podcast

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 02/08/2026

The next #scicommburrito in Manchester will be a summer picnic special - next Sunday, 9th August, we'll be hanging out in St John's Gardens, chatting science communication and probably eating hummus. Join us! Details at scicommburrito.co.uk

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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I love capturing those moments where London Underground trains line up perfectly with station posters. With a little patience and a bit of luck, you can end up with some wonderfully amusing and unexpected shots.

Poster looks like it's pointing a gun at a train

Spiderman poster looks like it's riding on a train

Dancer on a pister looks like she is running away from a train

Witch looks like she is reaching out to a train

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Panel 1
Caption: With the windows open in the summer heat, a breeze blows through the punctuation factory, scattering newly-minted marks across the countryside.

Image: a small factory with windows open and punctuation marks coming out

Panel 2
Caption: Confused locals find their conversations peppered with unexpected pauses and unwanted emphasis.

Image: Two people talking as punctuation marks float around them One says

This, is “very odd”

The other replies

…(Indeed)*

Panel 3
Caption: Naturalists note that the effect is not limited to human communication.

Image: A duck on a pond surrounded by punctuation marks says
Qu’ack?

Panel 4
Caption: Fortunately, a cloud of exclamation points drift into a district council meeting which proceeds with unusual efficiency

Image: Councillors talk in a cloud of exclamation points
Something must be done!! !
Close the windows! !!
Install air conditioning! !!
Immediately!!! !

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Emily Rae @ecrmaths.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

York Minster advertising its ticket price as "6p per visit" is my current favourite example of creative maths 😅

A photo of York Minster taken from the air, with the words "YOUR TICKET IS NOT A SINGULAR TRIP. It's 365 days of access to one of the world's most magnificent cathedrals"
Underneath is a small tag saying "6p per visit".

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Graeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This year is going the 20th anniversary of the best ever Edinburgh poster and Tim Vine’s best joke.

Huge metres long poster with a picture of Tim Vine standing in front of his name in small writing on the right it says “is not appearing in this year’s Edinburgh festival”

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 20/07/2026

This Thursday is our next Finite Group livestream - join our Patreon/Discord (from only £4 a month) for monthly maths chats, a lively chat community and occasional special bonus benefits! This month's livestream is about Unusual Symmetries... Details at finitegroup.co.uk

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Finite Group

Finite Group is a collective of cool maths people who want to have nice conversations about mathematical ideas.

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Ben Sparks @sparksmaths.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Book promotion time! @steckl.es and I worked together again on this one, published a few weeks ago (but I've only just got hold of a copy myself!). uk.bookshop.org/p/books/why-... Let us know what you think! (P.S. Cover design was not actually our choice...)

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Why Don’t Rabbits Rule The World?: Mathematical answers to life’s key questions

Have you ever wondered why, despite their adorable exterior, rabbits haven't taken over the world? Are you struggling to land a date? Or bend a free kick like Beckham? These questions - though frustra...

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Maths Gear Limited @mathsgear.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We’ve only recently added another maths book to the site - authored by Katie Steckles, Sam Hartburn and Ben Sparks, 100 Ideas in 100 Words: Maths was commissioned by the Science Museum and has 100 snappy summaries of mathematical concepts:

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100 Ideas in 100 Words: Maths (signed hardback)

One of the first titles in a cutting-edge new series created in partnership with The Science Museum, this book introduces 100 key areas of maths - such as prime numbers, algebra, probabil...

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 05/07/2026

You may be interested to know that there's an episode of a new Radio 4 maths quiz on today at 4.30pm, where you might hear some familiar voices...? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - Your Number's Up, 2. How many satanists in Bungay, Suffolk?

How much does Max Fosh weigh?

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 04/07/2026

Each episode of the Off Grid podcast is inspired by a cryptic crossword, but doesn't need any cryptic knowledge to listen. Me and Paul were their guests (sorry, General Knowledge and Major Detail) for Episode 73 a couple of months ago, and had a fun time: offgrid.tlmb.net/2026/05/31/p... #OffGridPod

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J.J. @jjfromkansas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Exit light Enter night Take my hand Morocco beat the Netherlands

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 25/06/2026

Orange club, and some fun stickers this time. (Am I allowed to claim 2/3 of a century yet, or is that next time?) #66 #GiveBlood #NHSBT

Photo of my laptop showing a blood donation site plaster on my arm, a cup of orange squash, an orange Club biscuit and a heart shaped rainbow sticker

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Talking Maths in Public @tmip.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Just a few days left to submit your entries for this month's Animation Generation Collaboration! The prompt is CHECKERBOARDS, for example: - animate a knight’s tour - show why the mutilated chessboard problem is impossible. For more info, and to submit your entry, go to talkingmathsinpublic....

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 23/06/2026

Me and @alisonkiddle.bsky.social's 15 Minute Maths resources cost just £2.50 each, and there are currently four different sets available: for a bargain price of just ten of your human pounds, you can buy a full set of activities (slides, printables & session notes) to do fun maths!

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Visit 15 Minute Maths's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 18/06/2026

Exciting news: I've got a new book out! Co-authored with @sparksmaths.bsky.social, Why Don't Rabbits Rule the World? is a dive into some ways mathematics makes things work in the real world. Buy your copy now! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/why-...

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Why Don’t Rabbits Rule The World?: Mathematical answers to life’s key questions

Mathematical answers to life’s key questions

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

TOMORROW! Join us for the online LMS Maths Communication Workshop. @steckl.es and @sparksmaths.bsky.social will teach you the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively, sharing their expertise in delivering interactive and engaging sessions ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/lms-m...

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 16/06/2026

Currently enjoying how many stops on the Northern line contain a person's name (I'm up to 9 and counting) londontubemap.org/en-8-Northern-lin…

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 16/06/2026

Next Thursday 25th June, I'm doing a livestream with @Ayliean.bsky.social about aperiodic tilings - we'll be chatting about substitution tilings and matching rules, and chatting about the recent #BeachSpectres project! If you'd like to watch, simply join our Finite Group community: finitegroup.co.uk

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Finite Group

Finite Group is a collective of cool maths people who want to have nice conversations about mathematical ideas.

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Katie Steckles @steckl.es · 15/06/2026

It's tomorrow! Who's joining us for a #SciCommBurrito in Manchester Arndale's branch of Tortilla from 6.30pm? More info, and email reminders so you don't miss the next one, at scicommburrito.co.uk

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