2014 CoM Events

The weekly 1.5-hour math circle meeting will be devoted to an appreciation of Martin Gardner. One of the activities will be making hexaflexagons.

Two undergraduate students gave a presentation for our weekly colloquium on card tricks and the underlying mathematics. They were inspired to research this talk by the 2014 Math Awareness Month: Mathematics, Magic, and Mystery.

Come join Champaign-Urbana’s celebration of the spirit of recreational mathematics and fun math puzzles, and the life of math and science writer Martin Gardner! At the occasion of Gardner’s 100th birthday the University of Illinois will host a dozen local mathematicians and computer scientists who will present math puzzles, logic puzzles, hexaflexagons, magic tricks, visual paradoxes and much more! This event is part of the worldwide event Gathering for Gardner: Celebration of Mind. It is free and open to members of the public of all ages – no math training required to enjoy the puzzles and the mathematics!

Science Buzz is a one-hour after-school Science club. On Tuesday afternoons it is available to First Year Students from 15.40 to 16.40
This week their meeting will be devoted to remembering Martin Gardner, having fun trying some of the (easier) puzzles he left us,
doing a few short hands-on experiments and leaving the students with information as to where they can find more Martin Gardner gems to enjoy later.

The second year members of Science Buzz, our after-school science club got to hear that the first year group had fun with some of Martin’s mathematical puzzles on October 14. So nothing for it but keeping up with the Gardners. They are looking forward to their Thursday Science Buzz meeting where they’ll hear about Martin’s amazing life and argue passionately as they tackle some challenges.

Our 35rd annual computer graphics film show features the latest and greatest computer animations, direct from the ACM SIGGRAPH conference held this past summer in Anaheim CA. Many of the video shorts from prior SIGGRAPH shows, and their animators, have gone on to win Oscars! Our speaker this year is Prof.Adam Finkelstein of Princeton University.
We will be co-celebrating Martin Gardner’s 100th birthday by also hosting a Celebration of Mind party
as part of our meeting. Gardner (1914-2010) was the editor of the Mathematical Games column of Scientific American from 1956-1981. This talk, by Dr. Dennis Mancl of Alcatel-Lucent, will feature the 75th anniversary of the invention of flexagons (invented in 1939 by Arthur Stone math grad student at Princeton). Also discussed will be magic squares, as it is the 500th anniversary of the famous Albrecht Di¼rer woodcut containing a magic square (Melencolia I). Gardner puzzles related to these topics will be shown.

Salt Creek School District 48 hosts its annual Fall Festival & Celebration of Mind Party
Celebrate the Magic & Mystery of Fall
Fun for all ages!
Celebration of Mind includes puzzles, magic, math curiosities and exhibits and demonstrations.
Also a Kids Carnival and the Book Fair.
Saturday, Oct. 18
10 am to 1 pm

At our pavilion, people visit and play with puzzles and games, including the games Martin Gardner invented: “The Game of Solomon” and “Lewis Carroll’s Chess Wordgame”. Visitors will hear about recreational mathematics, embodied in our grand display of beautiful puzzles we’ve designed and made over the last 35 years. They will hear the story of how Martin inspired Kate to develop this product line, starting with pentominoes. With all purchases they will also receive a special puzzle souvenir (based on the number 100) and a page of explanation about the Celebration of Mind including links to your website.

We’ll have the Celebration of Mind for both days of the Renaissance Festival season’s ninth and last weekend, Oct. 18-19, 2014. The festival is open from 10AM to 7PM. Because of the 16th century format, only visitors can bring video cameras. We will try discreetly to get some photos, as in previous years.

This Celebration is now a tradition for us for the closing weekend. We did it also in 2012 and 2013. See our write-ups here:
http://www.gamepuzzles.com/rf2013gardnercom.htm and http://www.gamepuzzles.com/rf2012gardnercom.pdf

Celebration of Mind” is a family event for those interested in the joy of thinking, playable art, problem solving, recreational math, and creativity. Held each year in over 70 locations worldwide to commemorate the birthday of famed mathematician Martin Gardner, the Nebraska celebration is hosted locally by Fat Brain Toys, KANEKO, and the UNO STEM Education Department. This interactive event will feature presentations and entertainment in addition to over 15 different activities designed to foster a love of learning. Thanks to the generous contributions of the sponsors, admission for the event is FREE!

Science
You will walk away with feeling like a true scientist after you experiment with the magic of magnets and the center of gravity or explore glaciers, electricity, and orbits and gravity.
Technology
Experiment with the latest toys and tricks of technology. Led by community leaders including UNO Robotics, the Omaha Makers, and leading local robotics clubs, children of all ages will experience robots, open source programing and the latest in the Maker culture.
Engineering
Children of all genders can have a blast while creating their own structures with Citiblocs, and take home a photo with their own unique builds. Led by local engineering groups including students from UNL and UNO engineering schools and the local Society of Women’s Engineers children will get great advice from the regions brightest engineers.
Art
Connect Art, Creativity, Music, and Math in this unique artistic adventure. Children of all ages will have mind opening experience with community experts including The Kaneko, The Josyln Art Museum, and the UNO Music Education Department.
Math
Guest will love one of most popular national museum exhibits MathAlive! The massive exhibit will show you how important math is in our daily lives in a fun and interactive way. Children and adults will learn the secrets of Martin Gardner the father of “Recreational Math” with the help of local math experts.

Come and Celebrate the Magic & Mystery of Fall. Fun for all Ages.
Celebration of Mind Event includes Math – Magic – Puzzles
also Kids Carnival and Book Fair
10 am to 1 pm

Bjarne Jespersen (Magic Woodcarver) has invited a small group of people to his home. Some that are old friends, others that he just heard about. Anybody interested are wellcome. Each participant will have the opportunity to present whatever they find suitable. Lunch will be served and informal discussions will take place.

Short talks, then tables with activities

Date: 19th October 2014 (Sunday)
Time: 12 to 4pm
Venue: Puzzah! 1440 Blake Street, Suite #150, Denver, CO

Like puzzles and games? Always wanted to get your hands on beautifully crafted wooden puzzles and unique secret boxes? Come down to Puzzah! to meet local puzzle designers such as Doug Engel and George Bell. They will be showcasing their latest designs and inspirations. You could even walk away with a free hand puzzle as we will be having a lucky draw event! This is a rare opportunity for members of the public to get up close and personal with these wonderful designers.

Puzzah! is hosting “Hand Me A Puzzle” to commemorate G4G: Celebration of Mind 2014.

The Martin Gardner Celebration of Mind is an annual global event held on or around October 21st. We invite you to join us in celebrating the legacy of Martin Gardner through the enjoyment of Puzzles, Magic and Recreational Math.

Martin Gardner (21 Oct 1914 22 May 2010) had no formal education in mathematics but had an enormous influence on the subject. His writings exhibit an extraordinary ability to convey the essence of many mathematically sophisticated topics to a very wide audience. In the words first uttered by mathematician Richard K. Guy, Gardner has brought more mathematics, to more millions, than anyone else.

Puzzah! will be providing light snacks and refreshments on the day of this free drop-in event. We are in the heart of beautiful LoDo right in downtown Denver (20 seconds away from 16th St Mall!) and this event is suitable for families with children.

NOTE: Some of these puzzle parts will be small and may be a choking hazard for children under 6 years old. Please be mindful of this if you are bringing small children with you.

EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/puzzah-presents-hand-me-a-puzzle-tickets-13594025095?

Celebration of Mind hosted by the Botanic Gardens Dublin is organised by the team behind Maths Week Ireland. This event is the final showpiece event of Maths Week (11th-19th October).

It features games, puzzle and teasers from around the world brought to an eager Irish audience. The beautiful surroundings of the Botanic Gardens in Dublin allow people to engage at their own pace with a variety of presenters and volunteers.

This event will take place from 12.00 pm – 4.30 pm.

Puzzles, math, cubes, magic… and lots of fun!
Sunday, October 19, 1:30 – 5:30 pm
Come to Capital Normal University, 105 West 3rd Ring Rd N, Haidian, Beijing, China
Take subway Line 6 to Huayuan Qiao Station, and exit D2
Call 18604762557 for further directions

Centenary Celebration in Amsterdam

The Enigmatic Mind:
The Art and Fun of secret openings and hidden images.

With live music.

5 hours.

The Pittsburgh Celebration of Mind will meet at Techshop Pittsburgh on Sunday October 19th from 2pm-5pm to honor the birth of the late Martin Gardner with talks, demonstrations, games, puzzles, crafts, and art exhibits relating to Martin’s lifelong writings on these subjects.

Techshop Pittsburgh is located at 192 Bakery Square Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15206, near the intersection of Penn Avenue and Fifth avenue.

Over twenty sites worldwide will be building origami Level 3 Menger sponges out of business cards, which together will make the first (distributed) origami Level 4 Menger sponge in history! These builds will take place over the entire week of Oct. 20-26 in honor of Martin Gardner and the Celebration of Mind. For more information visit www.megamenger.com to find your closest build location.

The biweekly e–hour math circle meeting will be devoted to an appreciation of Martin Gardner. The exact topics and activities have not been determined yet.

A leisurely afternoon session at which attendees will be able to try puzzles, survey less well known Gardner artifacts, and share stories and memories. We expect some people who knew Martin for many years to attend. Rare treat: display of books Martin ghostwrote!

Late afternoon event, 4pm-6pm

Late afternoon event, 4pm-6pm

I am a 10th Grade Geometry teacher and my students have never heard of Martin Gardner. I will be teaching them about him and his works and how mathematicians celebrate his birthday. We’ll be doing hexaflexagons and mobius strips. Maybe a card trick or two as well. It will take place during school so it will be 6, one-hour mini-celebrations for the 6 class periods I have.

As a science writer who grew up reading Martin Gardner’s books and as founder of the Good Thinking Society, I will be trying to visit as many local schools as I can on the centenary of Martin’s birth. There are 9 state schools in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and already more than half (5!) have signed up. If the other 4 want to be involved, then I will do my best to fit them in without breaking any speed limits. I will be talking about Martin’s legacy in relation to science, skepticism and, of course, mathematics. I will try to deliver a different talk at each school.

As a group of students from Robert College (Turkey/Istanbul) we want to start up a tradition of organizing events on October 21. and the week before. For the first time this year, we have been putting puzzles made by Martin Gardner on to our school monitors in the school area. If people can find the solutions they send the answer to garmar.100@robcol.k12.tr mail address. On the day October 21. there will be tables and different types of organizations for the students and staff. There will be card tricks, games that can be played up to multiple people, brownies and hexaflexagons with stories on them. We will video tape the activities and put on to our website attached below. We try to get as many people’s attention to this special event and want Robert College to be a part of Martin Gardner days in the future.

Anything that makes mathematics amusing and funny. Puzzles, solitairs, art, fractals…

We are celebrating Martin’s 100th birthday with a selection of puzzles – many by MG and many more around campus for staff and students

Dana Richards and Colm Mulcahy will traded MG stories and look at some memorabilia.

Judith Morrel’s Honors Class on Magic for 2 hours

Staff at the Division of Mathematical Sciences at the National Science Foundation will have an informal gathering to enjoy mathematical puzzles and games.

Science Fun will be hosting a Celebration of Mind, Gathering for Gardner at the Rocky Adkins Public Library in Sandy Hook Kentucky on Tuesday October 21 from 2:00 until at least 4:00. We will continue for as long as there are people who are interested. Gathering for Gardner is a worldwide celebration of the work of Martin Gardner, and a few of the puzzles and mental challenges he popularized in his Scientific American column. You can see what we did last year here: http://members.mrtc.com/anvk/g4g/g4g2013/g4g2013.html and you can find previous celebrations here: www.science-fun.org

Will discuss and solve puzzles by martin gardner.

Let’s enjoy celebraion of Martin Gardner’s mind.
20141021 in Nagoya, Japan. In Members ELM, a magic salon.
Duration: 15:00-19:00 JST
Talk and performance about Puzzle, Juggling, Magic and other interesting anythings.
Entrance fee: 5000 JPYen for gentleman, 4000 JPYen for ladys or students with Free light meals and drinks.
Welcome bring somethings to eat or drink you want there!
Main magician: Toshio Yamauchi and more one person who is ?

We will enjoy a birthday cake reading “Happy 10^2 Birthday, Martin Gardner!” during our weekly Algebra and Number Theory seminar, and discuss MG’s contributions to the world of Mathematics.

This CoM event will include an informal problem session, talk by mathematician/sculptor George Hart and birtthday cake on October 21st from 4-6pm.

Il Circolo matematico “M. Gardner” di Castelveccana (Varese)- Italia
festeggia i 100 anni dalla nascita di Martin con tutta una serie di attiviti :
. dal 18 ottobre al 26 ottobre 2014, nell’ambito della mostra Mateinitaly, presso la Triennale di Milano, giochiamo con Gardner.
. 21 ottobre: presso l’Universiti Statale di Milano, facolti di Matematica: “Gli Ah-a di Martin Gardner” con Nando Geronimi e Marco Broglia.
. 25 ottobre: “Auguri Martin” a Tradate (Varese)
. tutte le altre manifestazioni cui parteciperi il Circolo Matematico fino al 21 ottobre 2015 saranno dedicate a Martin Gardner, in particolare la 21° edizione del Festival di Giochi e cultura matematica che si svolgeri a Caldi¨ di Castelveccana (Varese) ITALIA dal 23 al 26 luglio 2015

A speaker on dance as a puzzle to unravel spirit., a game with kinetic sculpture and a small feast attended by math educators and puzzle lovers in nelson BC sponsored by Cause to wonder.

During these week, we are celebrating the birth of Martin Gardner in the Museo of Almeri­a in a big fractal party, organized by the Department of Mathematics of the University of Almer­a. Next October 25th, we are mounting the 6th iteration of the Sierpinski Carpet, and during all this week (October 21-24) we are mounting the 3rd level Menger sponge of MEGAMENGER.

The Sierpinski Carpet Project is a nonprofit, collective and joint activity among children, from 3 to 99 years old, around the world. We want to build a giant geometric fractal, known as Sierpinski Carpet, with coloured squared stickers. http://topologia.wordpress.com/sierpinski-carpet-project/

The format of the event is informal. People are invited to bring their own puzzles and to challenge passers-by with games, riddles or puzzles. Magicians are invited to meet peers and exchange secrets…

At 9pm a competition will be held — ’Puzzles in 2 minutes’. In the competition, anyone who wishes to, is invited to present to the audience a riddle, puzzle or logic challenge which is essentially solvable within 2 minutes. Whoever wins each challenge will be awarded a symbolic ’prize’.

Throughout the event there will be a number of items (lectures, videos) that relate to Martin Gardner.
Parts of the event will be broadcast live through the CoM website. Those parts will be held in English. The rest of the event will be held in Hebrew.

An evening about mathematics and its magic – sharing memories how Martin Gardner shaped an interest about mathematics, exploring some math magic. This event will be about 1-1.5 hr

Late afternoon event, 4pm-6pm

The Danish Mathematical Society is hosting a Celebration of Mind event on Martin Gardner’s birthday Oct. 21, 2014. The event starts with short presentations about Gardner, games (such as Hex and Soma), Gardner’s relations with Piet Hein, magic, origami, magic carving, and ……by many different presenters, inspired by Gardner. Hands-on arrangements will also be part of the event, which is open to all interested of all ages.

Displays and activities with Hexaflexagons, optical illusions, recreational math, Martin Gardner books. Puzzle collections. Magic Show.

Participants are those who want to become future entertainers for Pythagoras Museum and Gardens in Crotone (Italy), they know that in order to have fun with maths they have fun first!
We are going to have two hours of maths games, in honor of the man who inspires and entertains us: Martin Gardner; in this way we want to remember him and say THANK YOU!

Davidson College and and the community of Davidson are hosting a Celebration of Mind. Tim and Tanya Chartier will open with the version of their mime performance that they debuted in Japan this past summer. Then, folks can enjoy various recreational math activities including a construction activity that is also happening worldwide. Children and youth are most welcome!

Where: Davidson Day School
When: October 21, 6:30 – 8 PM

Our annual Boston Celebration of Mind will be held in Brookline, MA, on October 21, 2014 at 6:30PM.

Details to follow!

– Chris Morgan

We will meet at an inexpensive restaurant for dinner, puzzles, math, and magic.

Anyone is welcome to attend. You do not need to bring anything other than yourself, but you are welcome to bring puzzles, magic, or other cool stuff to share.

I need to let the restaurant know how many people we’ll have, so please email me and I’ll add you to the list and give you details on the final location.

We will probably be there until at least 9pm.

Martin Gardner was a titan in the fields of math, magic, science, puzzles, games, skepticism, optical illusions and was an avid fan of Alice in Wonderland and Sherlock Holmes. Twenty- plus years ago, to honor Martin, a group of magicians, scientists, gamesters, puzzlers, magicians, skeptics and fans of Alice in Wonderland hosted a gathering in which each of these domains was celebrated and explored. This bi-annual conference, The Gathering for Gardner, meets in Atlanta GA. http://gathering4gardner.org

This year is Martin Gardner’s 100th birthday! G4G’s Celebration of Mind Committee, which formed after Martin’s passing in 2010, encourages everyone to hold an event or party to celebrate Martin’s legacy and continue his pursuit of a playful and fun approach to math, science, art, magic, puzzles, and all of his other interests.

We will be hosting a Celebration of Mind event on October 21, 2014 at the home of Brad Henderson, in Round Rock, TX. All people who share the interests of Gardner are welcome to attend, and participation is highly encouraged. Please bring something to show, perform, or discuss. Magic tricks, con games, puzzles and origami are all welcome – as are talks on mathematics, science, skepticism, and Alice in Wonderland. You can bring things to display and showcase, or get up in front of the group and dazzle us with your insights.

The event will be being at 7:00 pm with an hour of drinks, snacks and a viewing of items brought for display. (Soft drinks and water to be provided. BYOB welcome) The presentations will begin at approximately 8:00. If you would like to attend and/or present, please contact Roger Gorss at (254) 282-4305 or email roger.a.gorss.civ@mail.mil. (or RSVP via facebook with presentational topic). While there is no set time limit on presentations, we ask that all talks be concise and direct in effort to allow as many people as possible to share their experiences and expertise. (duration TBD)

PS, if you have a folding chair, please bring it. Depending on attendance we might need a few extra seats.

Venue: 1907 West Pflugerville Parkway, Round Rock, TX 78664 (the venue is a home In the city of Pflugerville, but the address is ROUND ROCK.)

The Atlanta Magical Celebration of the Mind will take place on Martin Gardner’s 100th Birthday, Tuesday, October 21, 2014 from 7:00 pm until the last person leaves.
The Celebration will consist of Magic, Math, Optical Illusions, Impossible Objects, Puzzles, Origami, tutorials, displays and sales of any Gardner guests would like to provide or share.
A cake in celebration of Martin Gardner’s birthday and finger foods will be provided.
The event will be held in Roswell, GA, USA. (22 mi north of downtown Atlanta).
Please contact Victoria for specific location.

Over twenty sites worldwide will be building origami Level 3 Menger sponges out of business cards, which together will make the first (distributed) origami Level 4 Menger sponge in history! These builds will take place over the entire week of Oct. 20-26 in honor of Martin Gardner and the Celebration of Mind. For more information visit www.megamenger.com to find your closest build location.

Gathering for Gardner – CoM V, coincident with the centennial of Martin Gardner’s birth : Celebrating Martin Gardner, magic games and recreational mathematics

Gathering for Gardner – CoM V 2014, coincident with the centennial of Martin Gardner’s birth : Celebrating Martin Gardner, magic games and recreational mathematics

Celebrating Martin Gardner’s legacy with cake, ice cream, and math.

5 hours from 9:30 – 15:30 of Hexaflexagons, proving that 64 = 65 with Martin’s square dissection, etc.

We celebrate the centenary of the birth of Martin Gardner, by promoting several activities that include some of the great passions of Martin Gardner: puzzles, magic, recreational mathematics, Lewis Carroll, skepticism and rationalism.

On wednesday, october 22th, the mathemagician Fernando Blasco will give a lecture showing more than one hobby of Martin Gardner.
On thursday 23th, on the hall of the Faculty of Science and Technology,
three stands providing practical demonstrations of magic, origami, optical illusions, games and many other surprises were mounted.

The biweekly e–hour math circle meeting will be devoted to an appreciation of Martin Gardner. The exact topics and activities have not been determined yet.

Independent Public Event – Open to all. Oct 22 5-8 pm
Please see and rsvp
nysci.org/event/scattered-light-opening-celebration

Mathematical Puzzles and Games, Magic show, etc. A special public talk (Professor Renzo Cavalieri (Colorado State University) — Where Parallel Lines Meet, 5:00-6:00pm, 1060 Ross Hall), then a two-hour festival at the University Ballroom: many table activities, prizes, and a magic show at the end.

We have 8 different stations for people to try mathematical games and puzzles (thanks to Martin Gardner)

Our gathering will feature mathematical puzzles and problems, with prizes for the best submitted solutions. We will also have hands-on brain teaser puzzles to play with, and there will be several magicians performing their magic tricks. We will be providing food and drinks.

The event is free, and open to the public.

We will make hexaflexagons, explore them, and decorate them! Our party will last two hours, or until we finally disperse.

Our theme this year will be Martin Gardner’s 100th birthday, and we’ll be talking about puzzles, games, Lewis Carroll, and the many other topics Martin Gardner loved. Some highlights:

1) Chris Morgan will present some highlights from his upcoming book, “The Pamphlets of Lewis Carroll, Volume five: Games, Puzzles and Related Pieces”
2) MIT’s Erik and Martin Demaine will present a talk about computer fonts, and will also discuss Martin’s 100th birthday
3) Saul Bobroff will bring some of the best exchange puzzles from this year’s International Puzzle party in London this past August
4) Plus lots of other surprises!

Come join in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Martin
Gardner’s Birth. Gardner introduced us to polyominoes, Escher tessellations,
geometric dissections, rep-tiles, and much more. See how these topics can be
used to support the mathematical practices and teach transformations in
novel ways.

(Part of CMC-South 54th Annual Mathematics Conference)

We will be playing Puzzles and Games. From Martin Gardner or other sources.

Paper folding was what brought Martin Gardner back to math. Our event will focus on paper folding, especially the kinds of paper folding that Martin liked. This event will be for Seattle public elementary school children and their families. Each meeting will last for one hour and 45 minutes. A Friday October 24th event will be held at the Seattle Public Library Greenwood Branch at 4 PM; a Monday October 27th event will be held at the Northeast Branch at 6 PM. (Note that these will not appear on the library’s online schedule, which only includes events sponsored by the library itself.)

About the sponsoring group: We started the Seattle Public School STEM Paper Folding program nine years ago with the aim of addressing four aspects of early science, math and engineering education, namely, ability, interest, confidence and plans. Over time we have added a number of other aims, e.g., looking at things deeply; failing happily and constructively; asking one’s own questions; using strategies for creativity. By some measures, our program is now the largest such program in the United States. It has been very popular with teachers, students and parents. One of our teachers is once again a finalist for the national presidential award in mathematics teaching.

We will celebrate Martin Gardner’s 100th birthday at the House of Polyhedra by diving into some of Martin Gardner’s passions. This year we will connect Festival of Mind international event (Vojvodina, Serbia) and our Celebration of Mind V. 1) Izidor Hafner will present some Demonstrations Based on Martin Gardner Problems. 2) We will browse through Raymond Smullyan’s Four Lives book. 3) Zdravko Živković from Novi Sad (AP Vojvodina) will present his fantastic creative logic puzzle game DORIS. 4) Bogdan Soban will demonstrate his Generative Art. 5) Penrose Tiles that Martin liked and wrote about will be represented with some artworks by Teja KraÅ¡ek. 6) Thanks to Robert Fathauer we will build Rhombic triacontahedra with lizard tessellations. 7) Thanks to ThinkFun we’ll try to vanish the Cheshire Cat. 8) Thanks to Kate Jones we’ll try to solve The MARTIN 6×6 Challenge. And some more fun surprises to come…Duration: 5 hours.

Talking about Mathematics between one drink and another 🙂

We will spend the morning participating in the Virginia Tech Regional Math Contest and then the afternoon making hexaflexigons and level 1 Menger sponges.

Odenville Middle School will host a Celebration of Mind with a level 3 Menger Sponge build as part of the MegaMenger event! We will also be playing videos related to Martin Gardner during the event. Please come help us build the level 3 Menger Sponge! The event will begin at 9 a.m. and last until 3 p.m.

Starting at 19:00 we will meet at Pavilhi£o do Conhecimento (Lisbon) and share among us and with passers by puzzles, problems, games, etc. There will be a live web connection with Weizmann Institute of Science, where a similar event takes place.

Join us in the 100th birthday celebration of renowned Scientific American columnist and mathemagician, Martin Gardner, as we demonstrate a variety of mathematical magic tricks and puzzles made famous by Martin Gardner. So bring a deck of cards and your family and friends for a fun-filled mathemagical mystery tour from 3:14-4pm on Saturday, October 21st at the Princeton Public Library!

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5 hours talks about puzzles and magic

Join the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) as we celebrate the life and work of Martin Gardner on Sunday, October 26, 25 pm, and commemorate the 100th anniversary of Gardner’s birth.

Our free event will include a variety of talks and engaging performances and will feature interactive activities and a wide selection of mathematical games and puzzles. Children are welcome to attend and participate in these fun activities.

We encourage you to bring your favorite mathematical game, artifact, or trick to share with other attendees! If you would like to inquire about obtaining a reserved space in order to publicize your game/activity, please contact annepf [at] msri.org.

Su 10/26/14 — 5:00-7:00P at Manuel’s in Poncey/Highlands area of Atlanta.

We’ll go over a series of puzzles, games, and probability problems. I particularly like the material at http://www.puzzles.com/puzzleplayground/Authors/MartinGardner.htm

Celebrate Nelson Blachman, my father, on his 91st birthday (October 27, 2014) and your Mind

Although I was sad to hear of Nelson’s death, when I read this book, my spirits were immediately lifted and I was soon chuckling at his penetrating wit, and overawed at the depth and breadth of his erudition.”Ken Lever (profoundly influenced by Nelson’s approach to nonlinear systems analysis)

Our event will address especially the role Martin Gardner played in the intersection between Magic and Science. People from all ages, interests and expertise are welcome. Local magicians are expected to gather too. Soft drinks and sandwiches will be provided free of charge within the limit of 50 attendants. The organizers will focus first on the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Martin Gardner. Then, attending magicians will recreate one of MG’s tricks or games. Later, the usefulness of Magic for Education will be discussed. Finally, more science-oriented curiosities, recreational problems and activities will be offered. The overall duration of the meeting will not exceed 2 hours.

Hood College’s Mathematics Department hosts a weekly “Math Tea”, where students from many different majors in the college join us for puzzles, games and snacks. On Monday, October 27th from 3-5pm in the Hodson Science and Technology Center on our campus, we’ll be hosting a “Celebration of Mind” themed Math Tea, and opening it up to any interested members of the community. In particular, at this Math Tea we’ll be exploring a few chapters of Martin Gardner’s “Hexaflexagons and Other Mathematical Diversions: The First Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Games.” Come join us for tea, cookies, a little bit of magic!

On October 29th Central Washington students, faculty and friends will be joining together to celebrate the legacy of Martin Gardner! Please join us 4-6pm in Bouillon 106 to play games, solve puzzles and enjoy math, food and fun!

XColony is running several programs with kids in grade 2 and 5, with weekly meetings. We shall present a special program between Oct 18-30:
“Celebration of Mind: XColony“ The Puzzle of Space” to all participants where they can learn a few things about the life of Martin Gardner, they solve puzzles and they build XColony geometrical constructions. These activities will be supported with self-contained documentation on the website: www.xcolony.eu and everybody can join. Solutions to some of the puzzles will be posted at the end of the celebration, on Oct 31

A weekend for maths enthusiasts to get together and share things they find fun, interesting, curious, odd, or cool.

We will begin with a collaborative reading of fragments of Undiluted Hocus Pocus, the autobiography of Martin Gardner.

After that we’ll have three lectures relating maths with another fields of knowledge. One on crystallography, another on cardiology and finally one on mathematical magic.

We’ll finish the session with a manipulative activity and with a surprise (that, of course, we can’t reveal now)

The UK Math Club will hold its fourth annual Celebration of Mind on November 3. Refreshments will be served, as well as confections for the mind. We will play mathematical games, discuss and solve puzzles, and make flexagons and other objects.

UKent’s fourth annual Celebration of Mind will be on Monday, November 3, from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. at the Math House. Refreshments will be served, as well as confections for the mind. We will play mathematical games, discuss and solve puzzles, present mathematical magic tricks, and make flexagons and other objects.
Faculty, students, and all others with an interest in mathematics are invited to attend!

Math majors, minor, and math education majors will have lunch and explore Martin’s Gardner’s first article in Scientific American about Hexaflexagons.

Math majors, minor, and math education majors will have lunch and explore Martin’s Gardner’s first article in Scientific American about Hexaflexagons.

We shall share puzzles, games, stories, magic, and toys pertaining to the vast universe of Martin Gardner´s passions.

We will celebrate Martin Gardner’s 100th birthday at the Joseph Moore Museum on Earlham College’s campus. There will be stations set up for a variety of activities for all ages including: flexagon building, bubble surfaces, torus crocheting, and puzzle playing. We will also have a short story time for young children, and birthday cake for all!

A talk by Dr. Colm Mulcahy:
Martin Gardner, The Best Friend Mathematics Ever Had, was best known for his 300
“Mathematical Games” columns in Scientific American, in which he introduced
thousands of budding mathematicians to elegant problems and magical items which
still lead to “Aha ” moments today. He sometimes asked simple questions that
inspired serious research, and some of those questions remain unanswered today.
In his centennial year we’ll survey what he achieved and the legacy he leaves
behind.

Martin Gardner friend and scholar Colm Mulcahy will be joining members of the National Capital Area Skeptics at our monthly Drinking Skeptically event. This is an informal, unstructured gathering of proponents of science and critical thinking. We meet at The Front Page, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA (near the Ballston Metro) in the atrium behind the restaurant. If you have trouble finding us, tell one of the staff people you are looking for the skeptics. We start to show up at 7:00 pm and have no fixed end time (though most of us have to work in the morning).

“Drinking Skeptically is an informal social event designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical thinkers, and like-minded individuals. It provides an opportunity for skeptics to talk, share ideas (and yes, drink) in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. We discuss the issues of the day and whatever else is on our minds. But most of all, we have fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality. Don’t drink? Don’t let that stop you from joining us! Some of the world’s most famous skeptics are teetotalers, and we are happy to have you! Remember that drinking skeptically means drinking responsibly. If there’s one thing science has taught us, it’s the effects of alcohol on the human body.

For additional information about the nation-wide Drinking Skeptically movement, see drinkingskeptically.org “

Soap Bubbles and Surfaces (Prof. Adam Coffman, IPFW) (one hour)
Pizza and Puzzles (Sudoku, Kakuro, Ken-Ken) (one hour)
Short Talks (one hour):
Sam Loyd’s Courier Problem: Diophantus, Pythagoras, Martin Gardner, and Owen O’Shea (Lowell Beineke, IPFW)
The Better Box Paradox (Andy Rich, Manchester University (IN))
Mathematical Mind Reading (Betsy Berry, IPFW)
Ross’s Urn Paradox (Mel Royer, Indiana Wesleyan University)

This is a 50 minute talk by Colm Mulcahy to the Temple University Math Club. Here is the abstract:

Martin Gardner, The Best Friend Mathematics Ever Had, was best known for his 300 “Mathematical Games” columns in Scientific American, in which he introduced thousands of budding mathematicians to elegant problems and magical items which still lead to “Aha!” moments today. He sometimes asked simple questions that inspired serious research, and some of those questions remain unanswered today. In his centennial year we’ll survey what he achieved and the legacy he leaves behind.

Dr. Colm Mulcahy will be giving this talk to the members of Drexel University’s Mathematics Student Organization. The duration of this talk will be 1 hour.

“Martin Gardner, The Best Friend Mathematics Ever Had, was best known for his 300 “Mathematical Games” columns in Scientific American, in which he introduced thousands of budding mathematicians to elegant problems and magical items which still lead to “Aha!” moments today. He sometimes asked simple questions that inspired serious research, and some of those questions remain unanswered today. In his centennial year we’ll survey what he achieved and the legacy he leaves behind.”

Celebration of Mind dinner party for invitees from Chicago Toy and Game Fair, including toy inventors and toy company executives. Demonstrations of recreational mathematics and puzzles, Martin Gardner books, and a close-up magic performance.

Prof. Colm Mulcahy (from Spelman College’s Math Dept.) will present a talk, “The Mathematics, Magic & Mystery of Martin Gardner, The Best Friend Mathematics Ever Had”.

Abstract: Martin Gardner, The Best Friend Mathematics Ever Had, was best known for his 300 “Mathematical Games” columns in Scientific American, in which he introduced thousands of budding mathematicians to elegant problems and magical items which still lead to “Aha!” moments today. He sometimes asked simple questions that inspired serious research, and some of those questions remain unanswered today. In his centennial year we’ll survey what he achieved and the legacy he leaves behind.

The talk will run about 50 minutes, with additional time for questions and discussion,