Pavia MathsJam

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Perplexing SETs at Pavia Mathsjam...

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@alisonkiddle, I gather most people talking about origami Soma cubes were inspired by your talk!

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So, at one point during the latest MathsJam Annual Gathering the topic of origami Soma cubes popped up. I had folded one using sonobe modules a while ago, but decided to try my hand once more. So, please welcome my new rickety origami companion.

[UK Online MathsJam @OMathsJam]

Hello World!

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@OMathsjam Hello back from Pavia.

[Turin MathsJam @TRNMathsJam]

Il prossimo @MathsJam sarà martedì 19 maggio online con gli amici di @PaviaMathsjam e @PisaMathsJam!

Scrivici a [email protected] per partecipare, a presto!

#MathsJam #giochi #gaming #logic #gamenight #maths #puzzles

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I do not believe a better tribute could be offered: https://t.co/N4YYM44TPC

[Colm Mulcahy @CardColm]

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

https://t.co/sykGARb0FC

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Su Facebook è appena partito, in abbondante ritardo, il calendario dell'avvento del MathsJam di Pavia e di Torino: https://t.co/GMmUCbePNI

@PaviaMathsjam and @TRNMathsJam joined forces to create an advent calendar. It can be found here: https://t.co/GMmUCbePNI (IT)

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Siamo a Manchester al Grande Jam 2019! Grandi aggiornamenti in arrivo. #BigMathsJam

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Il torneo di indovinelli per la notte dei ricercatori è iniziato! Più informazioni sulla pagina FB del #MathsJam di #Pavia: https://t.co/0VNi82XpFO

Our riddle contest for #ERN2019 has officially started! More information at https://t.co/0VNi82XpFO (IT).

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@RealityMinus3 @MathsJam @chalkdustmag Good for the shape-squares! Did you like your hexahedroflexes?

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August 24 marked the 120th birthday of Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), whose works were often steeped in the flavour of mathematics.

(Attached is a photograph of Labirinto Borges, a hedge maze on San Giorgio Maggiore island in Venice)

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@mathsjamkl You are most welcome! Was everything alright with your hexahedroflexes? I heard that some were, well, not really accommodating.

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@OttawaMathsJam Great, thanks! Glad you guys had fun. Any issue with the hexahedroflex?

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Now, in a real-world scenario the "this can be done indefinitely" bit in the Shout was probably a bit far fetched. In the video I folded my HHF just 3 times, but I can assure you that it should last longer than your average Italian government.

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So, I hear some of the hexahedroflexes were less than (com)pliant. It can happen, and in general it takes some persuasion for things to work well. Here is a video showing how to properly flex one. You might also want to pinch each fold a little to make the structure more docile.

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The idea is to push all the six tips towards the centre. And to press the "sides" of the HHF back in place, should they "pop out" during the "flexing".

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@TACMathsJam @swisspub Great, thanks! Have fun, you guys.

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@timarumathsjam Glad you guys had a good time! We are meeting next Tuesday, so right now I can only hope our Shout meets the same warmth here as well. 😅