Rob Eastaway

The Science Show - 3 November 2025 (Rob Eastaway; Nobels & Ig Nobels; Comets) Mike and Richard from Science in the Pub present a monthly science show for everyone, packed with news, interviews and discussions, plus great music, cultural crossovers, and our favourite events and ...

I did an interview on The Science Show on Resonance FM Radio, about the fantastic new MathsWorld which formally launches in London this week.

The Maths World item starts at about 49:00, link below: www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/th...

With fortuitous good timing, the day after the #CurriculumReview I have an article in the latest issue of the journal Teaching Shakespeare about building links between maths, Shakespeare and Elizabethan History
www.britishshakespeare.ws/wp-content/u...

With fortuitous good timing, the day after the #CurriculumReview I have an article in the latest issue of the journal Teaching Shakespeare about building links between maths, Shakespeare and Elizabethan History
www.britishshakespeare.ws/wp-content/u...

It turns out Zohran Mamdani is a cricket fan.

"He credits cricket with teaching him about unity and how like-minded people can turn rhetoric into reality". sports.ndtv.com/cricket/the-...

It looks like the curriculum review might bring an end to the grammatical term 'fronted adverbial' which seems to have been invented in 2014.
Here's the rant I posted about it the day I first heard it 🙂: robeastaway.com/blog/fronted...

ENGLISH TEACHERS! A bursary of up to £1,000 is available for your dept! On 11th Dec I'm putting on my Y10/11 Much Ado show about Shakespeare numeracy and Elizabethan History at Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames. mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-aut...
emailATrobeastawayDOTcom for bursary details

BREAKING NEWS! - The final line up has been announced for the Maths Week England Launch event at MathsWorld, London on Saturday 15th November. An entire day of talks, stalls and mathsy activities - come and join in the fun, you won’t want to miss out. AND - be part of a world record breaking attempt

Yes it's old in teenager terms, but still only just cutting through for many adults.

The ‘6-7’ meme can be annoying. But kids are shouting it for good reason | CNN Middle schoolers everywhere can’t stop shouting “6-7,” a meme that means nothing. But don’t worry about “brainrot,” experts say.

A handy guide to the 6-7 meme that has become a global phenomenon edition.cnn.com/2025/10/18/u...

MathsWorld – London’s new Museum of Mathematics MathsWorld is an interactive museum in London with innovative hands-on exhibits that explore the beauty, wonder, and everyday relevance of mathematics for visitors of all ages.

Excitingly, Today's the opening day of MathsWorld, the new hands-on maths museum in London. I've really enjoyed visiting MathsCity in Leeds, but they've now got a London location too! Details at mathsworld.com

I'm talking 'Much Ado About Numbers' at the Guildford book festival this evening, 8pm www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk/rob-eastaway

All that close harmony…

And if I had to pick one from each:
- midnight cowboy
- Lara’s theme
- windmills of your mind
- Peter and the wolf
- sous le ciel de Paris
- Nevermore/Seaside Rendez-vous
-Rosebud in June
- Doctor Gradus

John Barry
Maurice Jarre
Michel Legrand
Prokofiev
Pomplamoose
Queen
Steeleye Span
Debussy

England have their best chance of winning World Cup since 1970 – and Tuchel is the key | Barney Ronay This new realistic, pragmatic approach, with no snags or celebrity bodge-jobs, means that this time could be the one

"England have their best chance of winning the World Cup since 1970."
Hang on - until 1998 there were only 16-24 teams taking part. In 2026 there will be 48. England's odds are surely longer now than they were in (say) 1990.
theguardian.com/football/202... .

A reminder that if you are a primary or secondary school in Southwark, my in-school talks are always free - including short CPD sessions. Details of talks here: robeastaway.com/talks-and-ra...

October Blog: Antimicrobial Resistance, the Passing of Two Greats, a New Science Show on the Radio, and a World of Maths in this issue: antimicrobial resistance, the passing of two greats, a new science show on the radio, and a world of maths and the PubSci programme to download and keep

New blog post!
AMR with @jennyrohn.bsky.social, Jane
Goodall and John Searle, Ig Nobels, @mathsworld.com with
@robeastaway.bsky.social, science and poetry with
@samillingworth.com, and The Science Show begins on
@resonancefm.bsky.social

I think you should read it!

tinyurl.com/PubSci-blog-...

I'm looking forward to Inside Maths again! Maths enrichment day, 9 Feb 2026, for year 5 and their teachers, at the Ri, London. Featuring @robeastaway.bsky.social and Fran Watson, hands-on activity and puzzles. Feedback from last year: insidemaths.co.uk/feedback
Book here: insidemaths.co.uk/booking

Looking forward to #MathsConf39 on Saturday 11th.
My session might be the only one that features Baywatch, Treasure Island and crocodiles, but who knows?

Great to see that @teakayb.mathsy.space is doing a session on history of maths at tomorrow’s #mathsconf39 - such an important and neglected topic.

Rounding off today’s panels with @aqaeducation.bsky.social

We're joined by @robeastaway.bsky.social, Sarah Porretta (@youngenterprise.bsky.social), Baroness Spielman, and @schwitzer.bsky.social to discuss what’s needed from the curriculum and assessment system to help every child excel in maths.

Looking forward to #MathsConf39 on Saturday 11th.
My session might be the only one that features Baywatch, Treasure Island and crocodiles, but who knows?

Math Maker Neighborhood - Natural Math The Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Natural Math Alliance present: Math Maker Neighborhood @ Cuboid, 2025 The workshop Math Maker Neighborhood is a series of online presentations for edu...

Join @robeastaway.bsky.social and our math friends from the Cuboid Math Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, October 1, at 11 a.m. EDT. We'll gather online for an interactive teacher workshop about math & stories. Register: naturalmath.com/math-maker-n... #iTeachMath #MTBoS #MathSky #MathMakers

Yesterday I visited a Lancashire school who hosted a Year 10 Maths-History-Shakespeare day. It included quizzes, a talk and a 45 minute team DT challenge to build a cardboard replica of The Globe. This was the winner. @englishassociation.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social

Exciting news: our two Cambridge shows on 10th December feature @oliverdunk.com who works for Google. A chance for your Y11/12s to discover what's happening at the cutting edge of AI technology. Book here: mathsinspiration.com @cambridgemathshub.bsky.social

Dahlias - the flowers that keep on giving #StillSummer

Today it's sunny AND windy in the UK, and 80% of the UK's energy is currently coming from renewables. #GoodNews

Chuffed to see that my Much Ado pub talk this Wednesday is listed by the excellent @ianvisits.co.uk as one of London's Top Events that day. I'll do my best to live up to the billing. www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/dat...

I'll be making Much Ado about Shakespearean numbers at the King's Head near London Bridge, 7pm on 17th Sept. Booking details below.

How to give circle theorems an Art Attack
robeastaway.com/blog/art-att...