2016 CoM Events

The University of Adelaide Maths Learning Centre and the Adelaide University Maths Students (AUMS) club will host a Celebration of Mind BBQ and games session for University of Adelaide staff and students.

Open for all math enthusiasts 18 years of age or older.

MathsJam Mumbai celebrates Martin Gardner over a coffee

MathsJams meet at 7:00 on the second-last Tuesday of the month for an informal sharing of puzzles and games.

Each month one group contributes a page of activities, and in October the theme will be Martin Gardner.

If you plan to attend the Sydney MathsJam your MUST RSVP the convener so a big enough table can be booked. Please bring enough cash for your meal ($25-$30) as Cafe Gioia does not let patrons split bills.

Please put the following event on your website map. At our Oct. 20thMartin Gardner celebration at Butler University (9:30am-12nn) room 183 Jordan Hall, we will start with a brief demonstration of the 12 Scientific American covers inspired by Gardner’s column. A cake will have the first cover (November 1958) printed in frosting on it ( a square divided into smaller squares).
I will also hand out a Puzzle and Game of size 4×4 inspired by the November 1959 (the second cover) issue on Euler Latin squares. (see attached)
We then expect the students in our M. Gardner class to present their own puzzles and games all with a Gardner theme.

Our 37th annual computer graphics film show features the latest and greatest computer animations, direct from the ACM SIGGRAPH conference held this past summer in Anaheim. Our speaker this year is Szymon Rudenkiewicz of Princeton University. We will be co-celebrating Martin Gardner’s 102nd birthday by hosting a Celebration of Mind party as part of our meeting. Open to the public — adults and well-behaved children are welcome. Some of the animations may be scary to youth under age 13. Details at: http://PrincetonACM.acm.org/meetings/mtg1610.pdf

Two days of recreational mathematics activities: games, talks, workshops, Mathematical Circus, etc

Talks about puzzles, magic, math, music, origami and much more!!!

Intimate gathering of Gardner fans to share puzzles, tricks, books and stories

As part of Maths Week Ireland 2016, we are joining with the National Botanic Gardens , Dublin Halloween festival for a Celebration of Mind event. There will be games, puzzles , building giant balloon mathematical structures- something for all the family

Sunday, October 23, 2016 from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)
17 Gauss Way, Berkeley, CA 94720 (https://goo.gl/maps/2mwb9c5MbW72)
Come celebrate math withpuzzles, games, magic, stories,and more!Kids ages 8 and up,and grown-ups who are kids at heart, will enjoy this afternoon filled withhands-on math activities.This event honors the life and work ofMartin Gardner,former Scientific American columnist who inspired a generation of mathematicians and recreational math enthusiasts. In the spirit of Martin Gardner’s love of Alice in Wonderlandand with Halloween around the corner, come “down the rabbit hole” and explore with us!
This event isfree and opento the public!Questions? Contact Jennifer Murawski at jmurawski@msri.org.
Registration
Registration is requested, but not required. Click here to sign up and receive a reminder email!
2016 Event Schedule 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. -California Math Festival (Baker Board Room)
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.- Hands-on Math Activities (stations around the building)
1:30,2:30 p.m.-Mathical Books Read-Aloud (Hearst Library)
STAGE SHOWS
1:30p.m. -Cliff Stoll (Simons Auditorium)
2:15 p.m. -Sneak Preview of “Peace Comes to the Unusual Kingdoms” Math + Music(Simons Auditorium)
3:00 p.m. – Mark Mitton, Magician (Simons Auditorium)
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* Schedule is subject to change. Final schedule will be updated by 10/17.
Featured Guests: Stage Show
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Mark Mitton is a professional magician who is fascinated by using magic to better understand how we see the world. In addition to performing at private and corporate events all over the world, and creating magic for film, television, the Broadway stage, and Cirque du Soleil, Mark tirelessly explores the theme of Misdirection’ from an interdisciplinary standpoint. He regularly presents on Perception’ at universities and conferences in North America and Europe, including the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, and has lectured with the late Nobel laureate Dr. Gerald Edelman of The Neurosciences Institute.
Mark was the apprentice to legendary sleight-of-hand master and vaudevillian Slydini, and a long-time student of Ozzie Malini the son of turn-of-the-century magician Max Malini. He has performed for Mick Jagger, Beyonce, Jay-Z, John Mayer, Katy Perry, Salman Rushdie, Sienna Miller, Mark Messier, Sting, Sylvester Stallone, and many others; at festivals in Europe and Asia; at the Olympic Games; in war-torn Liberia; in hospital wards around New York City; and in a Mexican orphanage with members of the band Guster. His magical hands are featured in a They Might Be Giants video, and he appears in Tony Oursler’s latest video project Imponderable’, in which he plays both Oursler’s grandfather Fulton Oursler and Harry Houdini. (Learn more)
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Cliff Stoll: Familiar to many East Bay residents, Cliff Stoll can be found engaging withmath lovers of all ages with his http://www.kleinbottle.com, manyappearances on YouTube’s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAsICMPwGPY) channel, and his boundless energy to share his passion for math and science with the world.
Peace Comes to the Unusual Kingdoms: Many people are familiar with “Peter and the Wolf”, the musical symphony written in 1936 by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev to invite children to learn more about orchestras.
In the same spirit, MSRI trustee Jeff Goodby has teamed with composer Jack Perla to write “Peace Comes to theUnusual Kingdoms”, a new children’s musicalsymphony that explores the connections between music and math! It will have its world premiere later this month by the Oakland Symphony, led by another MSRI Trustee, Maestro Michael Morgan.
Other Activities
The California Mathematics Festival:Hands-on fun for students in grades K-8! The Festivalconsists of 12 to 18 different highly interactive problem solving activity stations where students use everything from blocks and beans to laptop computers to solve tasks.The whole family can enjoy an opportunity to enjoy mathematics together and learn about the mathematics their children study at school. ( http://cmc-math.org/activities/math_festival.html )
Mathical: Books for Kids from Tots to Teens:The Mathical Book Prize is an annual award for fiction and nonfiction books that inspirechildren of all ages to see math in the world around them. These titles are as varied as the intersection between literature and mathematics ‚ that is to say, they encompass picture books, novels, poetry collections, puzzle books, biographies, and more!Join us for read-alouds for younger children and families, while older kids can explore the full collection of Mathical Award Winners and Mathical Honor Books in our library.(h ttp://mathicalbooks.org/ )
Hands-On Math Activities:From mathematical balloon builds to paper crafts and puzzles, there’s lots to try and enjoy for kids and families. Activities are presented by Stan Isaacs (College of San Mateo) and MSRI staff and friends. Want to get in the spirit early? Try this, Vanishing Cheshire Cat activity.
Parking ; Transportation
Parking is free on weekendsin the “MSRI Only Parking”lot level above the Lawrence Hall of Science parking lots(enter from Cenntential Drive), as well as around the Silver Space Sciences Laboratory buildings above MSRI.Overflow parking is available in the Lawrence Hall of Science parking lots.A very limited number of handicapped parking spaces are available at the entrance to MSRI.
To reach MSRI by public transit, take the AC Transit http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/65_timetable.pdf, 65 Euclid/Lawrence Hall of Science bus route to the Lawrence Hall of Science, and use the parking lot stairs to reach MSRI.

We’re planning this year’s Gathering for Gardner dinner for Sunday, October 23rd, starting at 5:00pm. It will be in lower Manhattan. If you are interested in attending, please email bvk@pobox.com

The main subject this year is “knots”. In particular: the ’rational tangles dance’
invented by J.H. Conway. In addition there will be many puzzles (mechanical, geometric,
illusions, tricks).

Celebrating Martin gardner with puzzles and Math Diversions.

Math, Puzzles and Magic!
Hexaflexagons, Mobius strips, Towers of Hanoi, Zome constructions, brainteasers, games and challenges.

The Israeli Celebration of Mind will take place at the Davidson Institute of Science Education on the premises of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Recreational math, puzzles and games enthusiasts are invited to an informal meeting with lots of puzzles, a lecture on Martin Gardner and his legacy, and the famous ’ 2 minute puzzle competition’.

The Psi Chi Honors Society and the Department of Psychological Science are pleased to present the second annual Martin Gardner Celebration of Mind at Carthage.
The event will begin with brief presentations on topics related to Martin Gardner’s interests. This year’s speakers will include:
Anthony Barnhart (Department of Psychological Science), speaking on the magic of Martin Gardner.
Erlan Wheeler (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science), speaking on Magic Squares and the Fourth Dimension
A special, digital visit from James The Amazing Randi, who will discuss his relationship with Martin Gardner.
Following the presentations, attendees will be encouraged to enjoy some refreshments and interact with hands-on displays featuring illusions, recreational mathematics, magic, puzzles, and more!
More details at https://www.carthage.edu/live/events/17121

“Jim Wilder Jordan Ciniglio Odenville Middle School
100 First Avenue
Odenville, AL 35120
Oct 29, 2016
9am-2pm
Must email hosts to attend… we are inside a building away from the main entrance.
We are assembling a superhero/villain with square Post-it notes.
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Professor Dana Richards of George Mason University lecture on algorithmic puzzles followed by hands on puzzles provided by Bill Ritchie of ThinkFun.

Este ano recordaremos dos importantes eventos: 700 anos del fallecimiento de Ramon Llull y 100 anos de la puesta en marcha del transbordador de Torres Quevedo sobre las cataratas del Niagara.
Como siempre, tendremos tambien una lectura en la que participaran los asistentes al evento y terminaremos con una actividad manipulativa. Como conferenciantes invitados este ano contamos con Agata Timon (ICMAT) y Daniel Ruiz (Universitat Illes Balears)
Un poco mas de informacion en https://sites.google.com/site/g4gmadrid/

Magic and Puzzles and other celebrations of the mind!