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  • Maths at the Museum, including ‘A magic show’ by Tadashi Tokieda

    International Day of Mathematics 2026: Mathematics and Hope Saturday March 14 from 12 – 4pmSunday March 15 from 12 – 4 pm To celebrate International Day of Mathematics, SMRI presents our Maths at the Museum program, running at the Chau Chak Wing Museum (CCWM).  The official theme of the International Day of Mathematics in 2026 is “Mathematics and Hope”. Across […]

  • ‘Pure mathematics as applied physics’ – A special International Day of Mathematics Colloquium (2/2) by Tadashi Tokieda

    Humans tend to be better at physics than at mathematics.  When an apple falls from a tree, there are more people who can catch it — they sense physically how the apple moves — than people who can compute its trajectory from a differential equation.  Applying physical ideas to discover and explain mathematical results is therefore natural, even if it has seldom been tried in the history of science.  […]