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The final #illustratingMath seminar online (IMSO) of this year is coming up on Friday, December 12th. We will have @csk speak about "Escher-like Spiral Tilings". As always, there will be two flanking "Show and Ask" presentations. Looking forward to seeing you on Friday!

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Come by for the next #illustratingMath seminar online on Friday, November 14th, at 9am US Pacific / 12pm US Eastern / 6pm Central Europe. We will hear from Vladimir Bulatov, about "creating and visualizing symmetries", flanked by two "show and ask" talks. See you there!

$Seminar poster with a vibrant, blue, purple, and red fractal pattern on the right and text on the left. The event title is "CREATING AND VISUALIZING SYMMETRIES." The talk is by Vladimir Bulatov on Friday, November 14. It includes times for US Pacific (9 AM), US Eastern (12 PM), and Central Europe (6 PM). The talk features "Show and Ask" Presenters Caleb Madrigal and Juliet Fiss. Includes a URL: https://illustratingmath.org/ and a QR code for the Zoom link.$

The #illustratingMath Seminar Online returns on Friday, October 10th, 9 am Pacific / 12 pm Eastern / 6 pm Europe. @grant will be "Exploring Zeta Function Visualizations." Gabriel and Jim will provide some "Show and Ask" input. See you online on Friday!

A dark-themed event poster titled "EXPLORING ZETA FUNCTION VISUALIZATIONS." The poster includes an abstract about visualizing the Riemann Zeta function. A colorful, three-dimensional plot of a mathematical function dominates the right side. The bottom features a circular photo of the presenter, Grant Sanderson from 3Blue1Brown. The event is scheduled for Friday, October 10, with times listed, and will be held on Zoom.

The #illustratingMath Seminar Online returns for the fall tomorrow: Friday, September 12th, 8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern / 5 pm Europe. Nancy Scherich will speak about "Using dance videos to explain knot theory."🕺💃Spoilers here: https://gallery.bridgesmathart.org/exhibitions/2024-bridges-conference-short-film-festival/nancy-scherich. See you online tomorrow!

An event poster with the title "USING DANCE VIDEOS TO EXPLAIN KNOT THEORY." The poster features two images: a large one of two dancers and a smaller, circular photo of a presenter named Nancy Scherich. Details about the event's abstract, date, time, and presenters are also included, along with a QR code and a Zoom link: https://virginia.zoom.us/j/97786599157?pwd=jr0dvbolVZ6zrHZhjOSeE2aFvbl6Ix.1

The final #illustratingMath talk of today - and indeed of this week's conference at the @icerm - is given by Savannah Cofer. She explains to us how "Folding of Origami Cubes" works.🧊What better way to close the week than with origami-inspired robots!🤖The future is here😀

A photograph of a three-dimensional sculpture of a hand made from translucent, light-brown material. The hand is standing on a clear, reflective square base against a black background.

A person is presenting in front of a whiteboard. The slide is titled "Expanding the 'Toolkit' of Origami Cubes!" and shows a grid with diagrams of various folded paper cubes and a table with rows for "Range Space," "Self-Locking," and "Rigidly Foldable."

A presentation slide with diagrams of different origami patterns, including "Sheet Origami," "Cubic Origami," "Sheet Origami Crane," and "Origami Cube Crane." The diagrams show crease patterns and the resulting 3D shapes.

A person is presenting, gesturing towards the screen. The slide is titled "Modular Robotics Approach A: Intra-Reconfigurability" and displays two images of small, cubic modular robots.

Next is Olga Paris-Romaskevich, who brings to us a "Mathematical utopia in the dystopian times: Streetmath, #Math girls, and MATHEMATIKA." All three projects are amazing examples of mathematical #SciCom projects, executed by Olga, and spreading the fun of #illustratingMath.

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A person is presenting in front of a whiteboard. The slide is titled "My three reasons for 'illustrating mathematics'" and features three columns with text and images, including a geometric diagram, photos of people in a crowd and playing on pavement, and a cartoon-style illustration.

A person is presenting in front of a whiteboard. The slide is titled "Math girls - a colourful book on sociology of mathematics practice" and lists ten questions, with illustrations and pages from the book displayed on the right.

A person is presenting in front of a whiteboard, gesturing with one hand. The screen shows three images of chalk art on pavement. The main image shows a child playing on a colorful chalk pattern of interlocking shapes.

The first talk in the final triplet of #illustratingMath talks at the @icerm is given by Benjamin Young, who tells us about "Partitions, Modules and Minecraft." Technically, he is telling us *from* #Minecraft, as his entire talk is flying us through a Minecraft world. Such fun!

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A person is presenting in front of a whiteboard. The screen displays a scene from a video game, likely Minecraft, with several wooden signs in the foreground listing names and affiliations.

A person is standing in front of a whiteboard with drawings. The screen displays a video game world, specifically Minecraft, featuring a large, ornate, multicolored cubic structure built on a grassy hillside.

A person is presenting, holding a small black object. The screen shows a scene from a video game, likely Minecraft, with large geometric structures made of glass, gold, and other materials on a landscape. A floating sign says "P=Sum of 3 cylinders".

The first #illustratingMath talk at the @icerm today is by @matematiflo from @uniheidelberg speaking about "Algebra, Logic and Proof Visualization." He tells us how he worked with students on creating a game and some visualizations in the @leanprover

A person is presenting via video call, with a building labeled "MATHEMATIKON" in the background. The slide lists undergraduate seminars and student activities, with four mathematical illustrations below the text.

A person is presenting via video call, with a building labeled "MATHEMATIKON" in the background. The slide shows a title "A visualization challenge" and a description of a seminar, along with an image of a book cover and a diagram.

A person is presenting via video call, with a building labeled "MATHEMATIKON" visible behind them. The screen displays code on the left and a complex flowchart-like diagram on the right.

A person is presenting via video call, with a building labeled "MATHEMATIKON" in the background. The screen displays a code editor on the left and a detailed flowchart diagram on the right, which appears to be a proof visualization.

Continuing the morning talks on #illustratingMath at the @icerm is Lisa Marks, "Illustrating Craft." She takes a #math perspective, looking at the three traditional crafts of Coded Overshot Weaving, Parametric Knitting, and Algorithmic Bobbin Lace. Lovely #Textile #Art!

A person is standing at a podium giving a presentation. On the screen to their right, there are two close-up images of metallic, linked geometric shapes forming a chain-mail-like structure.

A person stands at a podium giving a talk. The screen to their right displays several images and diagrams of three-dimensional, curved structures and their two-dimensional cutout patterns.

A person is giving a presentation, standing to the left of a podium. The screen behind them shows two objects resembling spheres, one with a white wireframe mesh and the other with a black wireframe mesh over a black solid sphere.

A person is presenting at a podium. The large screen on their right shows a rectangular, flat mat made of interlocking wooden pieces.

@Alejandro_P Yes, as far as I know, ICERM releases all recordings to be watched after the workshops via their archive. For instance, the lectures of the 2019 #illustratingMath topical trimester are still available: https://icerm.brown.edu/program/semester_program/sp-f19#section-10

Starting the #illustratingMath talks at the @icerm today is Elliot Kienzle, who aims to settle the question how "To draw a torus." Like all good answers, his is based on differential geometry, taking the geometry of the torus into account when drawing. And Escher's there, too😄

A person is giving a talk, with a split screen showing them and a slide with a hand-drawn diagram of a perfectly smooth torus with the title "The Perfect torus?".

A split screen shows a person presenting and a slide with a hand-drawn diagram illustrating the difference between "Mathematical Precision" and "Mathematical Imprecision" when constructing a torus.

A person presents with a split screen, showing them and a slide with a sketch of M.C. Escher's "Hand with Reflecting Sphere" and the word "Torus" written below it.

A split screen shows a speaker and a slide with a hand-drawn diagram explaining the "Gauss map/Normal map," using a torus and a sphere to illustrate the concept.

The last talk for the morning is by Michael Musty. His topic: "Visualizing genus zero dessins." While the name derives from the French term for "children's drawings," the content is deeply rooted in advanced algebra, which makes it an even more fitting #illustratingMath project.

A man presents with a split screen, showing him and a slide with a complex diagram and a mathematical equation illustrating a "Degree 3 example."

A split screen shows a speaker and a website interface with three thumbnail images of a geometric diagram with lines and points, with the middle diagram selected.

A man is giving a presentation, with a split screen showing him and a website interface with several mathematical diagrams, including a few showing geometric shapes with numbered labels.

A split screen shows a man at a podium and a computer screen displaying an intricate geometric diagram with numbered labels and red and purple highlights.

Continuing the #illustratingMath talks in this topical week at the @icerm is Jiangmei Wu, an #artist, speaking about her "Mathematical Art: An Artist Perspective." We get a wonderful overview of her #art that she did over the last years, including some beautiful #MathArt.

A woman is giving a talk, with a split screen showing her and a slide titled "Torus, 2017," featuring a series of images demonstrating the folding of paper to create a complex, circular geometric sculpture.

A split screen shows a speaker and a slide with two diagrams of intricate, spiky, and gray symmetrical objects, along with some questions for the community.

A woman presents with a split screen, showing her and an image of a large, white geometric sculpture outdoors, with several people interacting with it.

A split screen shows a woman presenting and a slide displaying two pieces of mathematical art, one in black and white by M.C. Escher and another with a yellow and black pattern.

Kicking off today's #illustratingMath talks at @icerm is @stevejtrettel speaking about "A Gravitational Photograph." He's telling (and showing) us what it would be like to take a picture📸 of a dinosaur🦕using a black hole⚫️as a lens. It's blurry, but if you squint ... 👀

A split screen shows a speaker and a slide with a cartoon diagram of a dinosaur being transformed by passing through a black hole-like shape, with a stick figure cartoon at the bottom.

A split screen shows a man speaking, and a slide featuring a green cartoon dinosaur next to a green swirling ring on a black background.

A man is giving a presentation, with a split screen showing him and a slide featuring a 3D rendering of a green dinosaur on a purple platform in a dark room.

A man presents with a split screen, showing him and a dark screen filled with a grid of glowing green, circular patterns.

@rzeta0 @icerm
Yes, as far as I know, ICERM releases all recordings to be watched after the workshops via their archive. For instance, the lectures of the 2019 #illustratingMath topical trimester are still available: https://icerm.brown.edu/program/semester_program/sp-f19#section-10

Next up is Karen Parshall with her talk on "#illustratingMath in The Mathematical Intelligencer." She shares considerations on how they chose cover images for "The Mathematical Intelligencer," keeping entertainment, information, and "an air of mystery" in mind. I love the latter!

A split screen shows a woman presenting and a slide displaying the cover of "The Mathematical Intelligencer" with four hand-drawn portraits of mathematicians.

A split screen shows a speaker and a slide with "The Mathematical Intelligencer" cover, featuring a stylized illustration of a bridge and city.

A woman presents with a split screen, showing her and a slide with the "The Mathematical Intelligencer" cover art, which is a pattern of cartoon slices of cake.

A woman is giving a talk, with a split screen showing her and a slide of "The Mathematical Intelligencer" magazine cover, which is a collage of multiple photos of people.

Continuing the talks at the @icerm #illustratingMath workshop week is Gabriel Dorfsman-Hopkins, speaking about "Perspectives on Algebraic Starscapes: How Aesthetic Choices Lead to Mathematical Insight." Check out the paper with Shuchang Xu: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17513472.2022.2045048 Just beautiful!

A man speaks, while a slide on the screen shows text and a diagram of glowing, interconnected points in a dark space, illustrating a mathematical concept.

A speaker is shown on a split screen alongside a slide featuring an intricate, radial pattern of blue and white dots centered on a horizontal line.

A split screen shows a speaker and a slide with two abstract, dark blue and white diagrams side-by-side, comparing "Quartics sized by discriminant" and "Quartics sized by rigidity."

A man presents with a split screen, showing him and a slide with the title "Algebraic Properties of Bohemian Matrices" and two colorful, abstract data visualizations.

The first talk, kicking off the #illustratingMath topical workshop at @icerm is by @henryseg on "Variants of the 15-puzzle and the effects of holonomy." Henry shows us different variations of puzzles, all using holonomy in one way or another. I'm now itching to play with these.

A split screen shows a man giving a talk on the left, and a close-up of hands holding a blue and white numbered sliding block puzzle on the right.

A man presents with a split screen, showing him and a close-up of hands assembling a blue and orange 3D-printed puzzle.

A man is giving a presentation, with a split screen showing him and a close-up of hands manipulating a purple and green 3D-printed puzzle.

A split screen shows a speaker on the left, and three wooden sculptures with nested white geometric frames on the right, representing a triangle, a square, and a pentagon.

Today, the one-week #illustratingMath workshop at @icerm starts. It is a week, packed with great talks on #images, #animations, #textiles, #sculptures, #dance, and #3dPrinting. All talks are being live-streamed, so go check out the schedule at https://icerm.brown.edu/program/topical_workshop/tw-25-imre and join in!

🚨Paper Alert🚨
My PhD student Mrinal Dhume and I executed a workshop at the @bridgesmathart conference on "Exploring Math Illustrations: Draw, Deduce, Discuss!" Paper here: https://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2025/bridges2025-595.html
I'll do a version of the workshop at the upcoming @icerm #illustratingMath week. Looking forward to it!

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