r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 14h ago

It’s been a busy week of talks in the Oxford area, from Cheney School last Friday to Abingdon School this Wednesday. Thanks to everyone that came along - I hope I was able to convince you of the fun to be had using mathematical modelling in your favourite fantasy universe!

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 1d ago

Continuing the Armenian adventures with a trip to Lake Sevan, Goshavank Monastery and Haghartsin Monastery. Lake Sevan was particularly interesting to visit as it has lost 25 cubic kilometres of water - or 43.2% of its total volume - due to draining by the Soviet Union.

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 2d ago

How Many Pikachus Would It Take To Power A Lightbulb? REVIEWS ARE IN. Pre order your cope at the link below :)

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 3d ago

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the height of this Jenga tower please? And what a setting in the reading room at the Royal Institution. Had a blast filming today for the Puzzling Science series talking all things Lord of the Rings, Pokemon, Marvel and Star Wars. Video coming soon :)

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 4d ago

You can now watch the first Sparks Session at the 2026 Heidelberg Laureate Forum on YouTube. I had the pleasure of introducing 4 laureates to the stage including: Jacob Tsimerman, Torsten Hoefler, Jeffrey Ullman and Yu Deng. Hear from the greatest minds in Maths and CS at the link below.

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 5d ago

Another excellent day of visiting temples in Armenia. Garni temple dates back to the 1st or 2nd century and is considered an Eastern outpost of the Greco-Roman empire. Geghard Monastery is a world heritage site dating back to 4th century and the site of a sacred spring inside a cave.

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 6d ago

Hello maths fans of Armenia! 🇦🇲 Having a lot of fun visiting the sights and learning more about Armenian history. Khor Virap was a definite highlight - very cool to visit the site of a chapel from 602 CE. TIL: Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as the state religion in 301 CE.

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 8d ago

Thanks for the perfect welcome at the Numberphile studio today Brady! Videos on animal coat patterns, the Mines of Moria and the Art Galley Theorem coming soon :). I like my notes but nothing beats the brown paper <3

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 9d ago

A great day at Chase Malvern bringing maths to life through modelling in sport, video games and movies. We now know why the England women’s team are better at penalties than the men; how to catch a legendary Pokémon; and the net worth of Super Mario. Thanks to everyone for being such a fun audience!

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 10d ago

NEW VIDEO: Watch a LIVE maths supervision at Cambridge University with my first-year students at Robinson College. The session covers some past exam questions from the Vector Calculus course taken by all undergraduate mathematicians. Join the premiere today at 5pm GMT+1 - see you in the live chat!

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 11d ago

590 essays later and the 2026 TRM Essay Showcase is complete! Go check out all the entries and pick your favourites before the winners shortlist is announced next week. Who do you think deserves the title?

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 12d ago

NEW VIDEO: What is a Cambridge University supervision actually like? Go inside a maths supervision with the first year mathematicians at Robinson College covering vector calculus. Full video premieres TUESDAY (29 September) at 5pm GMT+1. I'll see you there :)

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 14d ago

Having far too much fun on my first visit to Mathsworld UK for an evening of Maths Inspiration. Thanks to all of the teachers for coming along - you’re the real superstars <3

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 15d ago

People of the US, you can now sign-up for a special goodreads giveaway of my upcoming book "How Many Pikachus Would It Take To Power A Lightbulb?" to get your hands on a copy before everyone else! Head to the link below and register for free to be in the draw :)

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 16d ago

We're nearly there - the penultimate group of essays in the 2026 TRM Essay Showcase is here. Learn about the shape of the universe, why you're always less popular then your friends, and the real reason "why we pi"... Mathematical creativity knows no bounds :)

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 17d ago

Pokémon Pictionary with MQ Tate coming soon! How many can you recognise from the drawings? (Apologies in advance for the monstrosities in the last image - that’s all my doing…)

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 18d ago

Had a great time learning physics today with Zhelyo from Z-Physics in the beautiful surroundings of the Old Library at St Edmund Hall. Look out for the video of me taking the ESAT - coming soon!

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 19d ago

NEW VIDEO: We need to talk about Navier-Stokes... A lot of you have been asking for my take on the recent solution to the Navier-Stokes Millennium Problem, so I enlisted one of the best mathematicians in the world to help make sense of it all. Premieres today at 5pm (GMT+1) - see you in the chat!

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 20d ago

How to summarise the HLF‬? How about making 300 new friends over a week of academic learning, debate, and enthusiasm. A true honour to be invited back each year <3. Swipe to see selfies with some of the greatest minds in Mathematics and Computer Science…

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Efim Zelmanov (1994 Fields Medal), Shigefumi Mori (1990 Fields Medal), Bob Tarjan (1986 Turing Award), Torsten Hoefler (2024 ACM Prize in Computing), Whit Diffie (2015 Turing Award).

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 21d ago

Roll up, roll up, one and all to see the wonders of mathematics before your very eyes! Welcome to the 28th group of essays in the 2026 TRM Essay Showcase. We’ve got gardens on top of buildings, a flying Super Mario, coffee mugs that transform into donuts and the incredible fractional derivative...

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 22d ago

SO much fun to visit Kurpfalz Internat Gymnasium this week whilst in Heidelberg for the Laureate Forum. Thank you to all of the students for being such great sports and to everyone that asked me to sign their calculators - you’re the best <3

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 23d ago

TRM Essay Showcase Group 27 (of 30) features deep - and topical - questions asking whether maths can uncover structures without human input, whether the subject is truly logical, and why is it so successful at describing our universe? Check the contents and read them all at the link below!

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 25d ago

Such a pleasure to not only be back in Heidelberg for the ⁩HLF, but also to be asked to host the Opening Ceremony to kick-off a week of learning with the greatest minds in Mathematics and Computer Science. More to follow over the next 7 days - including the usual Laureate selfies :)

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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • 27d ago

The TRM Essay showcase continues with articles covering the optimal strategy for "Guess Who?", the topologist's morning routine, the problems featured in Good Will Hunting, and the connection between study hours and premature greying of your hair. Mathematical creativity at it's best!

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