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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Sep 7

Very nice! Thank you for sharing

Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

5) Best bit was being able to hang out with the coolest folks in maths comm though. I got to stay in a Maths House en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_... with @steckl.es and @mscroggs.co.uk (and seemingly infinitely many spiders...)

Houses for Visiting Mathematicians - Wikipedia

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

4a I'm proud of myself too, for asking for help. It's not easy for me to do that, but I managed to say "hey, I'm overwhelmed, I need space, can someone cover for me so I can get my head right?"

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

4) The community, and the culture. TMiP people are my friends, and mean the world to me. I was not well this week, and Friday in particular was a challenging day for me from a mental health perspective. People made space for me to decompress, and I'm so very grateful for that.

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

3a) doing hybrid well takes a lot of effort - the incredible @samsighs.bsky.social seemed to be able to be in multiple places at once both on the building and in cyberspace, and just did an incredible job of keeping everything ticking over.

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

3) the hybrid nature of the conference! As an organiser, there were times when I was staffing the registration desk and couldn't be in the room; having a fully hybrid conference means I could still listen in!

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

2) the excellent thought provoking discussions, both within sessions and in between. The TMiP community are thoughtful and intelligent, and provide a great place for me to think hard about how I communicate mathematics and how I can grow as a maths communicators.

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

1) the art. We had an Art Exhibition and a Tiny Art Exhibition, and both were stunning. The older I get, the more I want to explore maths through art, and vice versa. It was inspirational seeing what other people are doing in this area.

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

I've not been on here as much as I'd have liked lately - it turns out that being part of the @tmip.bsky.social committee becomes very full on and intense in the run up to and during the biennial conference. But #tmip25 is now done and dusted, so allow me to share a couple of highlights...

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

Young at heart! Although we're all closer to senior rates now 👴👵

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 30

Up early this morning to walk πkm as the first in a list of amazing Saturday Morning Activities at #Tmip25

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hope everyone else is having a great time at #tmip25. One thing I love is how much of the discussion on the hashtag is about the mathematical music last night, and the mathematical art on display - proof if it were needed that creativity and mathematics go hand in hand

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 18

Also, there are people who learned that "too much stuff per slide" is BAD so they pivot to "too many slides" which is ALSO BAD

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 13

Stay safe out there!

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hope everyone's coping with the heatwave better than my fridge is! Here's a Real World Maths Question: if a fridge thermostat has no numbers and just has a sliding scale marked Max at one end end Min at the other, which way do I turn it to make the fridge get colder?

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 9

Good idea. I'll keep acquiring them just in case I find someone to give one away to!

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 7

I try to buy things like this secondhand - if I find myself actually needing an overlocker for a project I would consider buying a new one.
Three of my knitting machines are vintage, as is one of my sewing machines 😊

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 7

Good point, I should not be disappointed about missing out on buying my fifth knitting machine, because it means I still have room for an overlocker should one become available.

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Aug 7

What's a normal sensible number of knitting machines to own? And how many is too many?

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Jul 26

This evening I've knitted the heels of my two-at-a-time socks which means the hard part is done and all I have to do is knit until they're long enough and then decrease for the toe shaping and graft the toes 😊

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Jul 18

What do you notice?
What do you wonder?

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Jul 18

Last day of #BigEvent25 today 😢 It's been lovely hanging out with my friends and the Royal Institution is such a great place to reflect on being a STEM communicator.
Best bit? Seeing the amazing @steckl.es receive the Beetlestone Award - so good to see my fave mathematician be publicly recognised!

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Jul 17

This week, I'm at #BIGEvent25, sharing and learning all things STEM communication. Today is a long day so I'm sitting in the corner braiding for a bit - so nice to be at an event with a crafty corner. Really looking forward to watching some demos in the best demo competition later!

A braid made of blue, yellow, pink and purple yarn. In the background are more yarns and braiding instructions

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Jul 17

Yes there must be some camera trickery to make it look so much bigger on the telly! It feels lovely and intimate in real life doesn't it?

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · Jul 17

I award this an A, team!