Remembering James Randi
It is with great sadness that G4G notes the death of James Randi ( August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020). We are collecting here some recollections from various members of …
G4G’s Celebration of Mind 2020
Saturday October 17 to Friday October 23, 2020 – 21 Free Online Events for All Curious Minds – Presentations at noon, 4:00 pm, and 8:00 pm ET Thank you to the hundreds …
Remembering Richard Guy
It is with great sadness that G4G notes the death of Richard Guy (30 September 1916 – 9 March 2020). If you have any references, memories, or tributes that you …
G4G14 | Featured Presenters
G4G is pleased to announce three Featured Presenters for the 2021 Gathering conference. Each presenter will give two talks: one private talk as part of the regular programing of the …
Remembering Robert Abbott
It is with great sadness that G4G notes the death of longtime G4G community member Robert Abbott (Mar 2, 1933 – Feb 20, 2018).
Ask a Different Question: M-pires, Tetrads, and Off-road Math
By asking questions and exploring the world through an open path to discovery, take a journey through the garden of math with its many paths to explore. The exercise encourages …
Martin Games
Martin Games consists of two games each with 9 nodes. The first game features the nine different letters within MARTIN GARDNER and the second features the 6 different letters within …
Portrait Picross
Picross, also know as Nonograms or Griddlers, are logic puzzles that reveal a hidden picture. The cells in a grid must be colored corresponding the listed color or left blank …
The Game of Amazons
An Amazon queen is an immortal chess queen. Like a chess queen, she can move forward, backward, diagonally, or in a straight line. In this 2-player game, each player has …
Laura Taalman
Presenter Name: Laura Taalman City, State/Province, Country: Virginia, USAField of Work/Study: Professor of Mathematics, James Madison University Preferred Method of Contact: EmailEmail Address: laurataalman@gmail.comWebsite:https://mathgrrl.com/ Preferred Audience Type(s): College Students Adults Preferred Audience …
Kate Jones
Presenter Name: Kate Jones City, State/Province, Country: Pasadena, MD, USA Field of Work/Study: Game design, recreational mathematics, mosaic puzzles, graphic art, poetry, editing, proofreading, writing. Formerly 30 years as ballroom …
Alissa S. Crans
Presenter Name: Alissa S. Crans City, State/Province, Country: Los Angeles, CA, USAField of Work/Study: Professor of Mathematics, Loyola Marymount University Preferred Method of Contact: EmailEmail Address: acrans@lmu.eduWebsite: https://acrans.sites.lmu.edu Preferred Audience Type(s): …
Chaim Goodman-Strauss
Presenter Name: Chaim Goodman-Strauss City, State/Province, Country: Fayetteville, AR, USA Field of Work/Study: Geometer, Artist, Expositor, Teacher Preferred Method of Contact: Email Email Address: strauss@uark.edu Phone Number: 479-422-3252 Primary Website: http://mathbun.com Secondary Website: http://mathfactor.uark.edu Preferred Audience Type(s): Elementary …
Colm Mulcahy
Presenter Name: Colm Mulcahy City, State/Province, Country: Atlanta, GA, USA Field of Work/Study: Mathematical card magic, Martin Gardner (life of, puzzles of, books of) Preferred Method of Contact: Email Email Address: colm@spelman.edu Website: http://www.cardcolm.org Twitter: @CardColm Preferred …
Daina Taimina
Presenter Name: Daina Taimina City, State/Province, Country: Ithaca, NY, USA Field of Work/Study: Retired mathematician, crocheting hyperbolic planes and other mathematical models; math in nature; math and art, popularizing mathematics to general audiences …
George Hart
Presenter Name: George Hart City, State/Province, Country: Stony Brook, NY, USA Field of Work/Study: Professor, mathematician, sculptor Preferred Method of Contact: Email Email Address: george@georgehart.com Primary Website: http://georgehart.com Secondary Website: http://MakingMathVisible.com Preferred Audience Type(s): Elementary School Kids …
Henry Segerman
Presenter Name: Henry Segerman City, State/Province, Country: Stillwater, OK, USA Field of Work/Study: Mathematics, mathematical visualization, 3D printing Preferred Method of Contact: Email Email Address: segerman@math.okstate.edu Phone Number: 405-780-0445 Primary Website: http://3dprintmath.com Secondary Website: http://segerman.org Twitter: @henryseg Preferred Audience …
Irl Bivens
Presenter Name: Irl Bivens City, State/Province, Country: Davidson, NC, USA Field of Work/Study: Mathematical Magic Preferred Method of Contact: Email Email Address: irbivens@davidson.edu Phone Number: 704-894-2317 Website: https://www.davidson.edu/academics/mathematics-and-computer-science/faculty-and-staff Preferred Audience Type(s): College Students Preferred Audience Size: Small …
James Grime
Presenter Name: James Grime City, State/Province, Country: Cambridgeshire, UK Field of Work/Study: Cryptography Preferred Method of Contact: Email Email Address: email@jamesgrime.com Primary Website: http://jamesgrime.com Secondary Website: http://youtube.com/singingbanana Twitter: http://twitter.com/jamesgrime Preferred Audience Type(s): Elementary School Kids Middle School Kids …
Jim Propp
Presenter Name: Jim Propp City, State/Province, Country: Boston, MA, USA Field of Work/Study: Mathematics Preferred Method of Contact: Email Email Address: JamesPropp@gmail.com Phone Number: 617-999-6790 Primary Website: http://jamespropp.org Secondary Website: http://mathenchant.org http://mathenchant.wordpress.com Twitter: @JimPropp Preferred Audience Type(s): Elementary …