Katie Steckles
@steckl.es
Mathematician, robot fan, auntie and unstoppable thingdoer from Manchester. she/her
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Let's see if this will cheer you up - Valais Blacknose sheep in the snow.
They're from the Valais region of Switzerland. Known for their unique appearance, they have contrasting black patches with a shaggy white coat.
Both male & female sheep of this breed grow spiral-shaped horns.
#sheep #cute
They're from the Valais region of Switzerland. Known for their unique appearance, they have contrasting black patches with a shaggy white coat.
Both male & female sheep of this breed grow spiral-shaped horns.
#sheep #cute
January 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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If you want to watch me chatting to @peterrowlett.net and @ayliean.bsky.social about how they solved the Advent calendar puzzles and how I expected them to solve them, head over to finitegroup.co.uk and join
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
If you want to watch me chatting to @peterrowlett.net and @ayliean.bsky.social about how they solved the Advent calendar puzzles and how I expected them to solve them, head over to finitegroup.co.uk and join
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You're not ready for the name of the energy transition specialist at Heat Pump Association UK
January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
You're not ready for the name of the energy transition specialist at Heat Pump Association UK
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Excited that the next Finite Group livestream will be @mscroggs.co.uk giving the behind-the-scenes scoop on his 2025 Advent Calendar. Will what I did to solve the puzzles match what he expected people would do? Attend live and get your scroggsvent questions answered!
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Upcoming Livestream: Thursday 15th January, 11am GMT - Scroggsvent Revisited | Finite Group
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January 7, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Excited that the next Finite Group livestream will be @mscroggs.co.uk giving the behind-the-scenes scoop on his 2025 Advent Calendar. Will what I did to solve the puzzles match what he expected people would do? Attend live and get your scroggsvent questions answered!
www.patreon.com/posts/upcomi...
www.patreon.com/posts/upcomi...
Having fun planning the next few livestream events for our online community for maths fans - join the Finite Group, and you can watch interesting people chat maths one hour a month, and be part of our Discord community all year round! finitegroup.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Having fun planning the next few livestream events for our online community for maths fans - join the Finite Group, and you can watch interesting people chat maths one hour a month, and be part of our Discord community all year round! finitegroup.co.uk
Seriously though could you not have stretched to 26%
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Seriously though could you not have stretched to 26%
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New podcast episode: Mathematical Objects: Venn diagram with Keisha Thompson
Mathematical Objects: Venn diagram with Keisha Thompson
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Venn diagram. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Keisha Thompson. Katie mentioned the MathForEquality badges and pins.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
New podcast episode: Mathematical Objects: Venn diagram with Keisha Thompson
Love this cool light sculpture vimeo.com/1088063167 (via makezine.com/article/craf... )
Illoominated 2
Going back to the 1700s, looms have been surprisingly complex machines and precursors to mechanical and then later, electric computers. In 1804, the Jacquard loom…
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January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Love this cool light sculpture vimeo.com/1088063167 (via makezine.com/article/craf... )
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You look like you need a hug @erinbiba.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 AM
You look like you need a hug @erinbiba.bsky.social
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The first thing I do every year is go to bed
January 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM
The first thing I do every year is go to bed
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Imagine how loud centipedes would be if they wore tiny flip flops on all their feet. 🩴
December 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Imagine how loud centipedes would be if they wore tiny flip flops on all their feet. 🩴
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Die Hard VII
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Mathematically extra-complicated Secretest Santa 2025
YouTube video by suckerpinch
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December 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Die Hard VII
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Merry Christmas!
I’ve enjoyed the @mscroggs.co.uk puzzle advent calendar - prizes to be won if you complete the puzzles this year www.mscroggs.co.uk
Something else I’ve enjoyed being part of: the Mathematically extra-complicated Secret Santa 2025 — @tomvii.bsky.social’s video:
youtu.be/4pG8_bWpmaE
I’ve enjoyed the @mscroggs.co.uk puzzle advent calendar - prizes to be won if you complete the puzzles this year www.mscroggs.co.uk
Something else I’ve enjoyed being part of: the Mathematically extra-complicated Secret Santa 2025 — @tomvii.bsky.social’s video:
youtu.be/4pG8_bWpmaE
Mathematically extra-complicated Secretest Santa 2025
YouTube video by suckerpinch
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Merry Christmas!
I’ve enjoyed the @mscroggs.co.uk puzzle advent calendar - prizes to be won if you complete the puzzles this year www.mscroggs.co.uk
Something else I’ve enjoyed being part of: the Mathematically extra-complicated Secret Santa 2025 — @tomvii.bsky.social’s video:
youtu.be/4pG8_bWpmaE
I’ve enjoyed the @mscroggs.co.uk puzzle advent calendar - prizes to be won if you complete the puzzles this year www.mscroggs.co.uk
Something else I’ve enjoyed being part of: the Mathematically extra-complicated Secret Santa 2025 — @tomvii.bsky.social’s video:
youtu.be/4pG8_bWpmaE
Bored over the festive season? We're still seeking contributions to our ridiculous saytheprime.com video project: sign up and make a 5-minute video of yourself saying a chunk of digits of the largest known prime number. Can we finish before they discover a bigger one? It's a race against maths!
Say the Prime
We're attempting to get a collection of humans to say every digit of the newly-discovered (and currently largest-known prime number) Mersenne prime M136279841, and hope to achieve this before another…
saytheprime.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Bored over the festive season? We're still seeking contributions to our ridiculous saytheprime.com video project: sign up and make a 5-minute video of yourself saying a chunk of digits of the largest known prime number. Can we finish before they discover a bigger one? It's a race against maths!
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Looking for some nerdy drawing fun over the next few weeks?
My Xmas & New Year zines are available to download for £1 (or more) and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you want!
They’re A4 but I’m told can be printed on Letter paper & trimmed
#SciArt
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My Xmas & New Year zines are available to download for £1 (or more) and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you want!
They’re A4 but I’m told can be printed on Letter paper & trimmed
#SciArt
ko-fi.com/hanaayoob/shop
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Looking for some nerdy drawing fun over the next few weeks?
My Xmas & New Year zines are available to download for £1 (or more) and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you want!
They’re A4 but I’m told can be printed on Letter paper & trimmed
#SciArt
ko-fi.com/hanaayoob/shop
My Xmas & New Year zines are available to download for £1 (or more) and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you want!
They’re A4 but I’m told can be printed on Letter paper & trimmed
#SciArt
ko-fi.com/hanaayoob/shop
Another Mathematical Objects podcast episode is out! Find out about the interesting maths behind a slice of pizza: aperiodical.com/2025/12/math...
aperiodical.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Another Mathematical Objects podcast episode is out! Find out about the interesting maths behind a slice of pizza: aperiodical.com/2025/12/math...
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New Mathematical Objects podcast episode: @steckl.es tells me about the maths behind a slice of pizza!
Mathematical Objects: Slice of pizza
A conversation about mathematics inspired by a slice of pizza. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.
aperiodical.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New Mathematical Objects podcast episode: @steckl.es tells me about the maths behind a slice of pizza!
It's tonight! Who's joining us for a #scicommburrito in Manchester? scicommburrito.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's tonight! Who's joining us for a #scicommburrito in Manchester? scicommburrito.co.uk
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Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
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I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
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⭐ BIG NEWS ABOUT THE BIG EVENT 2026! ⭐
We are thrilled to announce that BIG will be heading to the fantastic National STEM Learning Centre in York for the BIG Event in 2026 between 15th & 17th July.
Tickets go on sale on 29th January, and Session Proposals are open now!
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We are thrilled to announce that BIG will be heading to the fantastic National STEM Learning Centre in York for the BIG Event in 2026 between 15th & 17th July.
Tickets go on sale on 29th January, and Session Proposals are open now!
forms.gle/i6hNy2FE9ixX...
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
⭐ BIG NEWS ABOUT THE BIG EVENT 2026! ⭐
We are thrilled to announce that BIG will be heading to the fantastic National STEM Learning Centre in York for the BIG Event in 2026 between 15th & 17th July.
Tickets go on sale on 29th January, and Session Proposals are open now!
forms.gle/i6hNy2FE9ixX...
We are thrilled to announce that BIG will be heading to the fantastic National STEM Learning Centre in York for the BIG Event in 2026 between 15th & 17th July.
Tickets go on sale on 29th January, and Session Proposals are open now!
forms.gle/i6hNy2FE9ixX...
One week to go until our last Manchester #scicommburrito of 2025: we'll be meeting on Piccadilly Gardens and grabbing some food on the Christmas Markets, to celebrate another year of fabulous science communication! Details at
SciComm Burrito Manchester
Sci-comm burrito is a bimonthly-ish gathering of people who work in science communication, outreach or public engagement in Manchester. We normally meet at Barburrito on Piccadilly Gardens at around…
scicommburrito.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
One week to go until our last Manchester #scicommburrito of 2025: we'll be meeting on Piccadilly Gardens and grabbing some food on the Christmas Markets, to celebrate another year of fabulous science communication! Details at