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Objects of storytelling

by Darren Macey, 22 December 2022
Various lateral flow tests in a messy pile
Darren Macey shows how we can find data everywhere, and explores how even an unpleasant brush with COVID-19 was an opportunity to notice, transform, and model data
Mining for maths

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Making mathematical micro-decisions

by Darren Macey, 09 June 2022
A hand holding a crystal ball, which is reflecting a swirling pattern of colours in the background
Darren Macey discusses a mathematics educator’s responsibility to address issues of equality, diversity, identity, and belonging
Policy and big ideas

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Binomials and the basics of Bayesianism

by Darren Macey, 12 August 2021
A range of dice laid out in a grid, each die is a different colour and showing a range of numbered side
Join Darren Macey as he considers Bayesian statistics and how some of the building blocks could be used to enhance more commonly encountered topics
Mining for maths

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The central limit theorem

by Darren Macey, 12 March 2021
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Darren Macey looks at the central limit theorem and explores how ideas encountered in earlier education may be developed to support deeper understanding
Teaching maths

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But what can I do?

by Darren Macey, 19 June 2020
Person holding sign 'I can't breathe'
Darren Macey discusses opportunities in statistics and data analysis for socially responsive lessons
Teaching maths

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Handwashing and mathwashing

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 13 March 2020
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Join Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey as they discuss mathematical models and the COVID-19 epidemic
Mining for maths

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Too clever by graph

by Darren Macey, 03 January 2020
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Darren Macey ponders the creative use of graphs on social media and their mathematical validity
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Board games and mathematics: trivial pursuits

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 20 September 2019
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Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey ponder the question, 'can you shuffle a deck of cards with a single card in it?'
Mining for maths

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Raining bats and slogs

by Darren Macey, 06 August 2019
A cricket player running
Darren Macey explores the creation of the Duckworth-Lewis method in Cricket
Mining for maths

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Data creator

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 11 July 2019
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Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey explore the exciting journey of data creation
Considering the research

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