<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MathematicalObjectsBanner-800.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="209" src="https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MathematicalObjectsBanner-800.jpg" alt="Mathematical Objects" class="wp-image-20198" srcset="https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MathematicalObjectsBanner-800.jpg 800w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MathematicalObjectsBanner-800-300x78.jpg 300w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MathematicalObjectsBanner-800-768x201.jpg 768w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MathematicalObjectsBanner-800-150x39.jpg 150w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MathematicalObjectsBanner-800-600x157.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a></figure>



A conversation about mathematics inspired by a balancing bird. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Alom Shaha.



<a href="https://alomshaha.com/balancing-bird/">Alom&#8217;s video and template about the balancing bird</a>.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-scaled.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-1024x576.jpg" alt="Paper bird balancing by its beak on a finger." class="wp-image-24307" srcset="https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-300x169.jpg 300w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-768x432.jpg 768w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-2048x1151.jpg 2048w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-150x84.jpg 150w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-800x450.jpg 800w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/balancing-bird-600x337.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption>Photo by Alom Shaha.</figcaption></figure>

Mathematical Objects: Spirograph

Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett chat about some aspect of mathematics using a mathematical object as inspiration.