<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><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>



<p>A conversation about mathematics inspired by a scone. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sophie Maclean.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4306442742_573c549b2c_c.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="536" src="https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4306442742_573c549b2c_c.jpg" alt="Scones next to jam and cream" class="wp-image-28247" srcset="https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4306442742_573c549b2c_c.jpg 800w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4306442742_573c549b2c_c-300x201.jpg 300w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4306442742_573c549b2c_c-768x515.jpg 768w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4306442742_573c549b2c_c-150x101.jpg 150w, https://aperiodical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4306442742_573c549b2c_c-600x402.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo CC BY-SA 2.0 by <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/4306442742/">Alpha</a></figcaption></figure>

Mathematical Objects: Mathematics in Theory and Practice, edited by Warwick Sawyer

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