Number 19: The beauty of Go
Go is the most simple but strategically complex board game of them, all played on a 19x19 grid...
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Adam Spencer
- Nov 9
Number 18: Solve a classic brain buster to win a prize
Plus the mathematical beauty of the James Webb telescope.
Adam Spencer
- Sep 20
Number 17: From haikus to subs and sudokus
An English haiku,
Has seventeen syllables,
Flowing through three lines.
All that and more as we go deep on the number 17...
Adam Spencer
- Aug 15
Number 16: Go the Matildas!
Sixteen things you mightn't know about the Matildas' #16 Hayley Raso. Plus catch me on the ABC TV's Q+A special National Science Week...
Adam Spencer
- Jul 26
Number 15: Old skool cool
Hanging with the stars, determining dermatoglyphics, necking a Melchizedek and books to be won. Thanks for reading my nerdy newsletter......
Adam Spencer
- Jul 2
Number 14: Wacky stomachy and wise teens
An ancient puzzle, a dummy spit on the golf course and no fours on the floor. We’ve packed a fortnight of fun into number 014 and you're...
Adam Spencer
- Jun 8
Number 13: Who's afraid of the number 13?
What scares a triskaidekaphobe? The United (much smaller) States. And an incredibly cool new shape. Enjoy these fascinating facts about...
Adam Spencer
- Apr 20
Number 12: Can you calculate the angles of a dodecagon?
Let's meet the largest number that has just one syllable (single-morpheme). Take it away 12.
Adam Spencer
- Mar 23
Number 11: Spinal Tap, Stranger Things, Australian Cricket team
What do Spinal Tap, Stranger Things and the Australian Cricket team have in common? That’s right, the first two-digit prime number – 11!...
Adam Spencer
- Feb 16
Number 10: Antarctica and tetratcys of the decad
Welcome to 2023! I know it's been a while since we geeked out, but it’s been a big few months, including an incredible trip to Antarctica...
Adam Spencer
- Oct 18, 2022
Number 9: Why 438,579,088 is an incredible number
Welcome to my most jam-packed number newsletter yet. The last of the single digits, 009 won't disappoint! 9th pitch drop Scientists are...
Adam Spencer
- Aug 29, 2022
Number 8: Eight planets in our solar system?
In Chinese culture, the number 8 is considered lucky because the Cantonese word for 8 sounds similar to the word for 'prosper' or...
Adam Spencer
- Jul 7, 2022
Number 7: Is seven the lucky number?
Think of a number between 1 and 10. How many colours in a rainbow? (Hint: strictly more than 7!) What is cyclic permutation? And an...
Adam Spencer
- Jun 14, 2022
Number 6: From sexy primes to the first perfect number
A number so sexy it's perfect. In conversation with AFLW's Daisy Pearce. A chance to navigate the Milky Way. And raising over $70,000,000...
Adam Spencer
- May 25, 2022
Number 5: Do you know what an automorphic number is?
It's been an inspirational May (the 5th month!), packed full of schoolkids, boybands and acts of kindness Last week I was thrilled to run...
Adam Spencer
- Apr 27, 2022
Number 4: The Fantastic Four… and on being wrong 99% of the time
Growing up, my favourite number was 4, so I especially loved pulling together number 004 for you this week! I first gained an insight...
Adam Spencer
- Mar 31, 2022
Number 3: Buddy's #1000 and Ash Barty's mojo
There's so much to talk about this time around we may need a number 3.5! A week back on the conference train, a sporting moment we may...
Adam Spencer
- Mar 16, 2022
Number 2: Are there more doors or wheels in the world?
And they said it wouldn't last! The stats gurus who run my vast multimedia empire (i.e. my wife Leah) say we had a remarkably high click...
Adam Spencer
- Mar 2, 2022
Number 1: Welcome to my Number newsletter
I’m excited to share my inaugural, original and first Number newsletter with those of you who have supported my lifelong nerd’s journey....
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