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Each year we give a series of lectures at the Melbourne Museum examining mathematical issues in an accessible and entertaining way. The following is a complete list of all the talks that we have given so far, with links to most of the original programs.
We have also given many of these talks on other occasions, for example as keynote talks at mathematics teachers conferences or in schools or as part of our annual Mathemagical Mystery Tours. Contact us at mathsmasters@qedcat.com if you would like us to give a presentation at your event, meeting or school. 2010 (Follow the link for more information) Mathematics education: Australia's very own Titanic, 1 August 2010 Rubik's Cube: Solved, once and for all!, 15 August 2010 Mathematics and the Magic Box, 12 September 2010 Weapons of Maths Destruction, 17 October 2010 2009 How to become a human lightning calculator, 21 June 2009 Rocky V, and other Roman contributions to mathematics, 26 July 2009 Rome vs. Mathematics, Sunday, 23 August 2009 Primetime Mathematics, 13 September 2009 2008 Mathematical Trickery Cheating like a Mathematician: a history The secret life of soap bubbles Poker, nuclear war and other fun games 2007 Mathemagician Through the Looking Glass The Joy of Gambling Henri Poincaré's Million Dollar Problem The Dark Art of Number Juggling 2006 The Numbers in NUMB3RS John Conway: Mathemagician How Many Mathematicians Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb? Mathematics vs. God. A podcast version of this talk is available here. 2005 Quasimodo's Cipher The Mathematics of Magic and Miracles The DaVinci Code and Other Mathematical Nonsense Strange Harmonies: the Mathematics of Music 2004 Escher and Beyond: Art, Mathematics and Magic Count Count and the Knotty Knots The Maths is Right! How to Win Game Shows Numerology, by Amateurs and Professionals 2003 What is the Best Way to Lace Your Shoes? Mathematics, Magic and Origami To Infinity and Beyond Henri Poincare and the Million Dollar Problem 2002 Juggling the Universe Shadows from the Fourth Dimension The Secrets of Soap Bubbles The Mathematics of a Beautiful Mind Imaginary Numbers and the Magic They Do The Joy of Gambling 2001 The Joy of Gambling How and How not to Contact Aliens Fermat: the Most Difficult Simple Theorem in Mathematics
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