𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕂𝕒𝕪𝔹 🐦: Tommaths in Museums

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Maths, museums, digital learning:
Freelancer & consultant in the above.

Also nerd, guitarist, moviegoer...

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[𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕂𝕒𝕪𝔹 🐦: Tommaths in Museums @TeaKayB]

I'm on twitter less and less these days. Join me on (in order of preference):
- The fediverse: https://t.co/Q8WhXqRuzj
- BlueSky: https://t.co/PgfdAMfaTZ

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According to @WestMidRailway, the mess at Euston on Thursday that meant I was unable to board my train due shortly before 19:00 until around 20:20 constitutes a "less than 15 minute delay".

"Delay repay" is an absolute scam.

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@fleurmeston Yay suffering... ?

I sign into X for the first time in ages and get a genuinely terrible person right at the top of my feed. This place is nasty.

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@snezanalawrence have you seen that we're shortlist-buddies?
https://t.co/7MO7h0H4LT

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@Avanti_CareTM Follow and DM the fake 'customer service' phishing bot? I don't think so!

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@Kit_Yates_Maths I'd never thought of it like that, but you're absolutely right: what books cost and what greetings cards cost overlap considerably. I don't do greetings cards, but writing 'happy birthday' inside the cover of a book I can probably get on board with.

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@JasonBourne1986 @AvantiWestCoast Same here. Going to be over an hour late for an appointment thanks to @AvantiWestCoast, (assuming the next train isn't cancelled as well). Can't even spend the extra waiting time filling in Delay Repay form as it won't accept future times even though they've already cancelled!

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@Deliveroo @BrewDogMK I have reported. Of my £80+ order I have been offered £3.75. What a joke!

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Made the mistake of ordering from @BrewDogMK via @Deliveroo this evening. An entire third of the order either missing or incorrect; what was sent arrived cold. And we only identified the cauliflower wings by a process of elimination: a greasy sludge in the bottom of a box. Nasty.

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£80! For two people's worth of cold, greasy nastiness.

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My first ever order from @joebrowns arrived this evening. I tried on my shiny new boots and they immediately broke, so it's also my final order from Joe Browns.

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@snezanalawrence @NoContextBrits Hello!

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@snezanalawrence @NoContextBrits I present the following for consideration in this matter... https://t.co/LgJZC8gLx1

[Kit Yates @Kit_Yates_Maths]

"I'm afraid there's many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances." - President of the Royal Society.

The Royal Society continues to be happy to be associated with, indeed honour Elon Musk with fellowship, despite the Grok scandal.

I will never understand this.

[Years Progress @YearsProgress]

2026 is 0% complete.

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Here's his argument: https://t.co/T2qs37Tnnq

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Mark Goodrich suggests a new year's resolution for teachers posting on X: stop. I'll include a link to his reasoning in a reply to this post, as posts with external URLs are restricted by X's algorithms (which is one great reason to leave).

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#Art and #mathematics are not - and never have been - mutually exclusive, non-intersecting disciplines.

https://t.co/j2YZs6hg2J

"People visualized divisions, sequences, and balance through their art."

🏛️🎓 #MathsToday

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[If you'd like a signed copy, I still have a handful available - send me a PM. Or you can get a copy from anywhere you like, put it in front of me, and hand me a Sharpie.]

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If anyone has some Christmas money & feels like spending it on a satisfyingly chunky, full-colour hardback exploration of books that shaped the development of maths over 40k years of human history, The Mathematicians' Library is available to purchase here: https://t.co/H7SSuUHI8Z

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Possibly not a great idea, but I'll chuck it out there and see what happens:

Would there be any interest in the idea of a @thestorygraph buddy read of The Mathematicians' Library (with the author [me]) at some point in 2026?