Rowena Ball
@rowena-mathscieng.bsky.social
Professor in mathematical sciences, Indigenous and non-Western mathematics, Origin of life, Cross-disciplinary interests in all STEM, Railways, Country pub lunches
She/her, widowed, with 3 children and 3 grandchildren
She/her, widowed, with 3 children and 3 grandchildren
Lovely humble stop! Nearby there is a splendid upscale station, infinitely long with infinitely many evenly spaced metal benches and bins, serviced by an infinitely long train, where the Manager can always fit yet another bus full of travellers. QR calls it Townsville; I call it Hilbert's #mathsky
December 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Lovely humble stop! Nearby there is a splendid upscale station, infinitely long with infinitely many evenly spaced metal benches and bins, serviced by an infinitely long train, where the Manager can always fit yet another bus full of travellers. QR calls it Townsville; I call it Hilbert's #mathsky
The pedestrains have been crossing here for at least the last 10 years, but no gunzel has ever snapped one with their SLR
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The pedestrains have been crossing here for at least the last 10 years, but no gunzel has ever snapped one with their SLR
Disgraceful. They are probably serving lion steaks, too
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Disgraceful. They are probably serving lion steaks, too
Yes! Like my new, teeny-tiny, hardcover bound notebook with cutaway alphabet index! Isn't it scrumptious! What a find!
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Yes! Like my new, teeny-tiny, hardcover bound notebook with cutaway alphabet index! Isn't it scrumptious! What a find!
These helpful signs have popped up in Canberra parks, thus showing the prisoners where to forage
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
These helpful signs have popped up in Canberra parks, thus showing the prisoners where to forage
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Had a terrific Friday evening walk & shop! Bought a beautiful spotted shirt at Vinnies! Took it home, tried it on.
Erm... sometimes, there is a good reason why someone sends a clo to the charity shop bin. Oh well. It was fun browsing the bric-a-brac anyway.
#FashionFail
Erm... sometimes, there is a good reason why someone sends a clo to the charity shop bin. Oh well. It was fun browsing the bric-a-brac anyway.
#FashionFail
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Had a terrific Friday evening walk & shop! Bought a beautiful spotted shirt at Vinnies! Took it home, tried it on.
Erm... sometimes, there is a good reason why someone sends a clo to the charity shop bin. Oh well. It was fun browsing the bric-a-brac anyway.
#FashionFail
Erm... sometimes, there is a good reason why someone sends a clo to the charity shop bin. Oh well. It was fun browsing the bric-a-brac anyway.
#FashionFail
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Yet, sometimes one's terrible mobile phone pictures of the moon can yield unexpected beauty
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Yet, sometimes one's terrible mobile phone pictures of the moon can yield unexpected beauty
On the day the book is published I'll send you a smoke telegram. You will have to unroll and decode it, relay it on with perfect fidelity, and send back an acknowledgement.
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
On the day the book is published I'll send you a smoke telegram. You will have to unroll and decode it, relay it on with perfect fidelity, and send back an acknowledgement.
The boutique gin turned out to be a good fuel for a tiny steam engine, so all's well that ends well
October 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The boutique gin turned out to be a good fuel for a tiny steam engine, so all's well that ends well
You mean CALONC.
The name had been changed to Galong by 2018 tho
The name had been changed to Galong by 2018 tho
October 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
You mean CALONC.
The name had been changed to Galong by 2018 tho
The name had been changed to Galong by 2018 tho
Interesting. There scope for such ideas to broaden too. That manuscript was handwritten by Hilbert's wife Kathe. It actually says: 'Mathematics knows no races. If we look at the history of our science, we see all nations and peoples taking successful and equal part in it...
October 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Interesting. There scope for such ideas to broaden too. That manuscript was handwritten by Hilbert's wife Kathe. It actually says: 'Mathematics knows no races. If we look at the history of our science, we see all nations and peoples taking successful and equal part in it...
Cautionary sign of the day. Geology forbidden. Fair enough. What's the penalty tho?
October 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Cautionary sign of the day. Geology forbidden. Fair enough. What's the penalty tho?
Roadside sign of the week. Not a sign you see every day.
Not an animal you see every day either. (I didn't.)
Not an animal you see every day either. (I didn't.)
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Roadside sign of the week. Not a sign you see every day.
Not an animal you see every day either. (I didn't.)
Not an animal you see every day either. (I didn't.)
Meanwhile, in Tasmania.
Furious farmers drive fifty tractors through the streets of Deloraine to protest a raw potato deal from cheap imports. Beaut little Fergie tractors, too!
Oi, all you chip-addicts, pay a fair price for your fix and support Tassie 🥔 growers!
Furious farmers drive fifty tractors through the streets of Deloraine to protest a raw potato deal from cheap imports. Beaut little Fergie tractors, too!
Oi, all you chip-addicts, pay a fair price for your fix and support Tassie 🥔 growers!
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Meanwhile, in Tasmania.
Furious farmers drive fifty tractors through the streets of Deloraine to protest a raw potato deal from cheap imports. Beaut little Fergie tractors, too!
Oi, all you chip-addicts, pay a fair price for your fix and support Tassie 🥔 growers!
Furious farmers drive fifty tractors through the streets of Deloraine to protest a raw potato deal from cheap imports. Beaut little Fergie tractors, too!
Oi, all you chip-addicts, pay a fair price for your fix and support Tassie 🥔 growers!
Oh does it now? This machine at the laundromat washes and outputs your clothes all folded? Well. I shall give it the dreaded fitted sheet test!
September 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Oh does it now? This machine at the laundromat washes and outputs your clothes all folded? Well. I shall give it the dreaded fitted sheet test!
Aww... there is hope, O ye ANU colleagues
September 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Aww... there is hope, O ye ANU colleagues
'The global fashion industry could soon produce enough unworn clothes to almost stretch from Earth to Mars and back'
That's going well then. We Aussies started that project in 1975 from the tail of a Qantas B747, only it was unwashed rather than unworn in that great era.
Qantas poster, NLA
That's going well then. We Aussies started that project in 1975 from the tail of a Qantas B747, only it was unwashed rather than unworn in that great era.
Qantas poster, NLA
September 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
'The global fashion industry could soon produce enough unworn clothes to almost stretch from Earth to Mars and back'
That's going well then. We Aussies started that project in 1975 from the tail of a Qantas B747, only it was unwashed rather than unworn in that great era.
Qantas poster, NLA
That's going well then. We Aussies started that project in 1975 from the tail of a Qantas B747, only it was unwashed rather than unworn in that great era.
Qantas poster, NLA
Mount Gambier station two weeks ago. Such gables! The building is untenanted and in poor shape tho. The precinct was dumped on the local council, which is clueless wrt rail heritage. No-one wants to pay for it. What is to be done? A cafe/gift shop/art gallery? Sure, until it goes broke.
August 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Mount Gambier station two weeks ago. Such gables! The building is untenanted and in poor shape tho. The precinct was dumped on the local council, which is clueless wrt rail heritage. No-one wants to pay for it. What is to be done? A cafe/gift shop/art gallery? Sure, until it goes broke.
