Writing
• My book, Maths 1001, Quercus, October 2010. “Absolutely everything you need to know about mathematics in 1001 bite-sized explanations.”
• Something doesn’t add up (a cover feature about arithmetical incompleteness and large cardinals), New Scientist magazine, 16 August 2010.
• Knot or Not? (a feature article about knot theory and categorification), New Scientist magazine, 18 October 2008.
• From e to eternity (a feature article about about e, transcendental numbers, and Schanuel’s Conjecture), New Scientist magazine, 21 July 2007.
• An Enormous Theorem: the classification of finite simple groups (Winner, Plus Magazine New Writers Competition, December 2006)
• Cantor and Cohen: Infinite Investigators, Part 1: the axiom of choice - Plus magazine, June 2008
• Cantor and Cohen: Infinite Investigators, Part 2: the continuum hypothesis - Plus magazine, June 2008
Speaking
• With Matt Matt Daws, I have developed a 2 hour workshop on Knot Theory for sixth-formers, which we have given several times to date, including as part of Leeds Festival of Science. More details here.
• I have given talks and masterclasses on various aspects of mathematics (including prime numbers, tessellations, infinity, knot theory, waves) at schools around Yorkshire.
• In February 2007, I appeared on Channel 4’s radio show The Tube, discussing Goldbach’s Conjecture with Alex James (of Blur fame) in front of an audience of screaming teenage rock fans.
• October 2007, I gave a talk about e and transcendental numbers at Café Scientifique in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, in front of a less screaming, less teenage audience. See photos here.
• I’ve given several more technical or formal talks, see my Mathematical Talks page.
• See also my commendations page.