The mind of the mathematician
The stereotype is a dishevelled scatterbrain but in reality we come in all shapes and sizes
Maths Week Ireland 2021 set to attract more than 250,000 young people
Minister for Education commends event for enhancing understanding of maths in society
Hamilton Lecture explores beauty of hyperbolic geometry
Formulas for twists and turns of shapes and surfaces intrigue Prof Caroline Series
Complexity: are easily-checked problems also easily solved?
That’s Maths: Many problems are hard to solve but easy to verify, such as Sudoku puzzles
Christmas trees and the four-colour theorem
Mapmakers and tilers have found how elegant variation can be achieved with care
A Brush with Fame – Frank McNally on William Rowan Hamilton, lockdown exercise, and alliterative bridges of the Royal Canal
An Irishman’s Diary
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin receives 2020 Maths Week Ireland award
Dr Ní Shúilleabháin praised for raising public awareness of maths
‘Mathematics seems too often to be about learning rules’
The ‘Mozart of math’ Terry Tao will deliver this year’s Royal Irish Academy Hamilton Lecture
Celebrating the bicentenary of John Tyndall, one of Ireland’s most influential scientists
Carlow man reached the pinnacle of 19th century science but full recognition eluded him
Cornelius Lanczos: Inspired by Hamilton’s quaternions
That’s Maths: Influential Hungarian took up position in Dias in 1954
NUI Galway student does the maths to win Mary Mulvihill Award
James Hayes (17) wins prize for imaginative essay on the man who discovered Quaternions
The mathematics of fair play in video games
A rating system originally developed for chess is used to match evenly-skilled players
Maths and poetry: Beauty is the link
For both mathematics and poetry, the ‘less is more’ principle often applies
Irish mathematician Hamilton celebrated in Broombridge artwork
William Rowan Hamilton scratched his equation on north Dublin bridge in 1843
Net Results: Sci-fi, spandex and the wonders of WorldCon
Science fiction convention in Dublin zapped visitors with lively and intense intelligence
Call for greater recognition of George Stokes’s contribution to science
‘Powerful and unerring’ mathematician born in Skreen, Co Sligo, 200 years ago
Kepler’s vanishing circles hidden in Hamilton’s Hodograph
Great Irish scientist William Rowan Hamilton devised the hodograph and used it in his analysis of the motions of the planets
Quantum leap for Dublin in the search for exoplanets
DIAS launches new research strategy to explore space, oceans and subatomic world
Exams encourage idea maths is hard and boring, says top mathematician
Results-oriented teaching adds to perception problem, says Martin Hairer
Irish mathematicians receive Maths Week Ireland Award
O’Farrell and Ó Cairbre of Maynooth University honoured for raising public awareness
Fish, photos and fun – the everyday of maths
Access Science: Maths Week encourages us to become more comfortable with how we use maths in our day-to-day lives
The many modern uses of quaternions
That’s Maths: A surprising application is to electric toothbrushes but they have many vital functions
Explainer: Has Michael Atiyah conquered the Everest of mathematics?
Atiyah offers ‘simple proof using a radically new approach’ of the Riemann hypothesis
Hoist The Flag: Long-lost 1916 song by a woman is performed in Collins Barracks
A forgotten woman of 1916, a deaf choir and Forever Young singers come together in a celebration of neighbourhood projects
Creative advantage of youth an age-old question in science
Forties become the new 20s for physicists as Nobel-winning work takes longer to achieve
The Irish man who discovered quaternion algebra
This month 173 years ago, William Rowan Hamilton had his ‘eureka’ moment as he walked along the Royal Canal
Researchers taking a closer look at our exposure to persistent organic pollutants
NUI Galway study seeks to establish pathways through which people are exposed
That’s Maths: Where are the successors to William Rowan Hamilton?
Many of the world’s greatest mathematicians had their interest sparked in the subject in their early years
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: The scientific origins for ‘saints and scholars’
While we might not always celebrate our scientific heritage, it is entwined with our history and culture
Cork’s Imperial Hotel celebrates 200 years of business
Daniel O’Connell, Charles Dickens,Michael Collins, Maureen O’Hara among past guests
Nobel prize comes dropping slow for William Campbell
The path to the awarding of the Nobel Prize in medicine tonight stretches to curiosity sparked in TCD in the 1950s
It’s not rocket science, but networking brings us all together
Hamilton Day Lecture examines networks at Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
Miriam Lord: Departure time for Enda and Joan’s gravy train
Recycled and rewarmed capital plan arrives from sidings in time for election campaign
Unthinkable: What’s the use of poetry?
Science ‘doesn’t do feelings’ but it should not ignore poetic truths, argues physicist and poet Iggy McGovern
Ireland’s rich history in science deserves acclaim
Opinion: time to give John Bell the recognition he deserves
Visual arts: Commercial galleries adapt to rise of the fairs
Buyers love art fairs, and Vue is bringing the top Irish galleries together in Dublin
Hamilton lecture to focus on power of maths
Lecture by mathematician Cédric Villani to discuss behaviour of mechanical systems
Where is the bridge for our greatest scientist?
Not many know the name William Rowan Hamilton, but he deserves official recognition
Hooray for Hamilton: a walk and talk in memory of Ireland’s greatest mathematician
NUI Maynooth staff and students retrace the steps of William Rowan Hamilton’s eureka moment, and Sir Roger Penrose gives the annual lecture in Hamilton’s honour
Count on it: Maths Week adds up to money well spent
That’s Maths: Last year nearly 2,000 schools registered with the event and more than 130,000 pupils participated
Prof Roger Penrose to give lecture in October to mark Irish eureka moment
Penrose, noted for his insights into space-time and relativity, will give Dublin talk on twistor theory
First a €250,000 stem-cell burger – next a mammoth?
The development of some form of mammoth creature or hybrid might be possible in the longer term
The 19th-century Irish man who revolutionised gaming
That’s Maths: Numerous examples can be found where mathematics has been of unanticipated value further down the line
The science behind the ripples and wakes in water
Irish mathematicians contributed much to the study of waves
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