Colin Wright
solipsys.co.uk/now
Language is weird, but that's because it's used by people. And people are weird.
Location:
Port Sunlight, England, United Kingdom
Professional title:
Full-time, freelance, Torturer of Adults and Confuser of Children
What do you do?
Provide talks, presentations, and workshops for Outreach and Enhancement in Maths and Science.
Why?
Just as music students can be taken to concerts, English students can be taken to plays, history students to museums, so I believe that maths students should be able to see "performances" of their subject. Maths is not just sums, formulas, calculations, equations ... and I think more people should see the beauty and elegance that they rarely get to experience in school.
What should we read?
"The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The 'Good Parts'", by William Goldman.