Do Parliament petitions make a difference?
People love signing petitions to get issues they care about debated by MPs - but some can't resist having a laugh.
A mention on the BBC website for @standupmaths.bsky.social's campaign for a mathematically correct football symbol to be used on road signs: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Happy New Year!
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YouTube video by Andrew
Con Medicine: The Most Confusing Cracker Joke Ever?
An excellent explanation of the con medicine joke: youtu.be/IdDwCN4AXCM?...
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mscroggs.co.uk
It's nearly Christmas and something terrible has happened: there's been a major malfunction in multiple machines in Santa's toy factory, and not enough presents have been made. Santa has a backup ware...
I've just completed all the puzzles in the mscroggs.co.uk Advent calendar! My favourite puzzle was Day 8s. Lessons learned: read carefully - skipping a key word was unhelpful - and if it says "highest common factor", it probably does not mean "lowest common multiple". Happy Christmas one and all!
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Every Second an Ocean, by Grundeis
14 track album
My nephew's band grundeis has released a new album "Every Second an Ocean" today. grundeis.bandcamp.com/album/every-...
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Brilliant talk by @al-prof.bsky.social at IMA Award Ceremony last night when he received the David Youdan Medal. The lecture was inspiring, entertaining and provocative - ideal for the occasion!
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So looking forward to this. A highlight of the Christmas season!
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That maths guy from the internet.
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