2.2m 7’0” Bridge Review Ayliean 2026-04-28 | Matt's original video to explain all: youtu.be/kH_bSvf7EVA?si=Zc91rFmPoHYWK3c4These bridges were sent in by viewers, I shan't take any credit!I just happened to be in the neighbourhood, passing by, looking for bridges ... I'm not a bridge troll okay!
Teaching Maths With Origami || Quadrilaterals and Cranes Ayliean 2026-07-05 | Learning and teaching maths, specifically shape, with origami! I used to love doing this type of lesson in my classroom. They key is to prime people to think mathematically and give them enough time to explore their thoughts at every step of the way. You can get a class full of 30 kids through an origami crane in about 20-25 mins but if you give them the whole 50 min lesson you can have some great conversations along the way. You're also practicing using mathematical vocabulary, and depending on how you run your class the social skill for the day can be "good listening" because there are a lot of instructions!I found it useful in the classroom to have still images of each step and they are available here: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cFUVtgFTGsTEUmU3_m2i-KY-qFKDcbokiNBAOv-Pz3o/edit?usp=sharingStumbled across this in the old Ayliean archives! Judging by the length it was for old Twitter (RIP) and I have always wondered if I need to keep content which is more for teachers separate... but people can decide themselves which videos they want to watch!If you didn't know I'm way more qualified in Education than I am in Maths, and I have been a little disconnected from that side of myself for the past few years - but it might be time to go back to my old love!
doing Maths exam papers for fun || Cosy Stream Ayliean 2026-05-31 | Give me all your tasty tasty feedback!I have a vision of what I want this channel to be - but we gotta build it together. Let me know all your thoughts, be they tech, content, math related, or just how the vibes were when watching this? Is it good background to cook to?! Only the research will tell.Support me on Patreon (as long as you are a grown-ass person with a job and somehow extra money to spare) patreon.com/ayliean
Maths Doodles that took days to draw Ayliean 2026-04-02 | Geometric Art Draw Along! 22nd April, MathsWorld London. It would be so nice to see people there, but if there is appetite for it maybe I could do a livestream too.Also, what do we think about the title of this video? Too click bait? It’s technically true but I do always feel pressure to pizzaz em up - I am so open to title sabotage suggestions in the comments though. I’ll turn this video title around, just try me!! (Said in the tone of an exasperated parent driving a car).
Should Darts Be Taught In Maths Class? (Vertical video cos I thought it was gonna be a short) Ayliean 2025-12-29 | Ooooft, talking about Education with absolutely no citations?! Normal all Maths conversations will resume soon.This is just a casual, conversational look at the topic- feel free to drop in your thoughts. If it turns out I’ve made an horrific error I’ll take it down :)In the past two weeks I’ve been asked to speak on the radio about:- Overcoming Maths Anxiety- A couple in Wales who won a million in the lottery TWICE!- Should darts be added to the Maths CurriculumEach of these could be a whole essay if you wanted, but you get 2-3 minutes on the radio.If you’d like to know the other things in my notes pages that I didn’t get a chance to say on air then I can easily do that!
Cosy Maths Stream, Prime Relaxation Ayliean 2025-06-11 | Pour yourself that chamomile tea, light a scented candle and get ready for some relaxing maths chats. Keeping it very casual and chill tonight!
Cosy Maths Practice Stream Ayliean 2025-06-04 | Pour yourself a hot chocolate, or a chamomile tea and let's do some maths together.(other beverages accepted, including the null beverage)
Prime numbers are wild Ayliean 2025-05-18 | Please someone think of a better title for this video.The dot animation is based on www.datapointed.net/visualizations/math/factorization/animated-diagrams and you should definitely watch it all the way through to 10000 at least once in your life.I’m hoping this is the start of a kind of David Mathenborough style chill maths videos.If you like the vibe you can support me on Paterson to make more :)
The Most Satisfying yet Useless Math Fact Ayliean 2025-05-02 | You can give thanks to all my Patrons for allowing me to create silly, fun, cute Maths videos. They're the real MVPs. Making these videos brings me joy and I hope watching them passes it on to you!Random specific shout out to: James, Annika, Brad, Afzal, Mossbyrn, Martin, Willa, Steve and Ben! Your support means a lot to me :)Become a Patron www.patreon.com/c/aylieanThis video probably should have been vertical.
Watch This Mathematician SPIRAL OUT!! (drawing Curves of Pursuit with a twist) Ayliean 2025-02-03 | Thank you Sam Hartburn: Geogebra Goddess. We have been blessed with this beautiful file: geogebra.org/m/rq5j4hgnMy Patreon: patreon.com/aylieanI am not 100% sure who made the 3D printed thingy at the start, its been on a journey and passed through a few hands ... potentially Tom Draper? youtube.com/watch?v=SRZoEqsQlLk&ab_channel=G4GCelebration
ABSOLUTE NERD gets way too happy about numbers (999999!!!) Ayliean 2025-01-20 | You too can say the prime at saytheprime.comSupport me to keep doing weird nerdy things at Patreon:A playlist of me reading out numbers:The current prime playlist so far:I operate a strict post a video - fall asleep - fix the description box in the morning policy. There will be links here soon!
✨Presenteeism Sucks✨ an interpretive dance rant Ayliean 2024-11-28 | Just something I wanted to say!Thank you for listening, stay safe, stay nerdy💗✨
How good are Mathematicians at estimating 1 meter? (Not very) Ayliean 2024-09-19 | Some Tom Foolery from behind the scenes at the recent Number City project in Orkney!Too long for a short.The Orkney Science Festival was so cool, at one point I was in a swimming pool with a bunch of physicists and 50 Orcadians, learning about gravitational waves and listening to experimental techno made with the sound of the LIGO gravitational wave chips. There were speakers above and below the water so you could hear how the waves move differently through different mediums. It was rad.Don’t worry I have a few proper videos in the works and I will get them to you as soon as possible! If I’m being very honest most of my time this week has been taken up by producing a short documentary film on the discovery of a 12 year old unopened can of limited edition fiery irn bru and my brother’s quest to drink it.Anyway, thanks for coming to my TED talk (and a genuine thanks for all the support on the channel, it’s exciting and it means so much to me). I’m convinced nobody reads the descriptions of videos hehehe
Test Stream please ignore (you’re actually very welcome, 11K Q&A get in here!) Ayliean 2024-07-31 | ...
Its surprisingly difficult to count to 5 || Big Internet Math Off Semi Final Ayliean 2024-07-18 | Voting is closed and we did not win! That’s me officially out of the Math Off - still go and check out the other math pitches :)aperiodical.com/2024/07/the-big-internet-math-off-2024-semi-final-2Now, head on down to link town:This video was made possible with the help of my amazing friends Sophie Maclean, and Sam Hartburn! www.samhartburn.co.uk I have a Patreon (there's nothing on it .... yet): patreon.com/aylieanCome and join the Discord! (it also has nothing on it yet!): discord.gg/THKn5sg2Why was this video in 720p?I edit my videos on my phone, which is now 6 years old, and it was clear early on in the edit that exporting it was going to be a mission in terms of storage ... I deleted every other app on my phone, bounced it in 720p as a backup, and then started deleting out takes and videos to free up more space .... long story short there was a catastrophic technical error which is partly my fault, so enjoy this limited edition 720p video! C'est la viedeo.
Geometry and Oat Milk? (I honestly don’t know how to title this video) || Big Math Off Quarter Final Ayliean 2024-07-12 | More links than the Zelda franchise:The Big Math Off voting is live right now, right here aperiodical.comThe ol’ Patreon patreon.com/aylieanA single printable page containing the net of a Flexahedron, and just enough space in the margin for a Tri-Hexa-Flexagon!drive.google.com/file/d/1mCd9vTGM9tOePkt6xzRBHEhDn3282e1P/view?usp=sharingThe stunning Möbius Flexahedron from OIST (it even comes in rainbow colour!)groups.oist.jp/mmmu/mobius-kaleidocyclesThe printable Truchet Tiles Zine, I wanna see these hiding in cafes for people to find and play with - get them printed, get them out there!drive.google.com/file/d/1QeevK0H81X68JMEVZ9QkMOiZkkhmK2Xy/view?usp=sharingI hope you have as much fun cutting and folding these as I did - and please show me anything you make!
Maths Paths || Big Internet Math Off Ayliean 2024-07-05 | Big Internet Maths Off! aperiodical.com/category/the-big-internet-math-offAll the pitches so far have been so well thought through and awesome, do check them out!But if you'd like to vote for something a little more chaotic then my round will go live at 8am on the 6th July :)Me on Patreon, one day I will post something there patreon.com/aylieanStay nerdy, stay awesome, enjoy this video whilst its up cos it genuinely was a half hour edit and I might take it down.Felt nerdy, might delete later ;)
A Maths dress made of cotton buds, why not? Ayliean 2024-06-16 | I love triangle, do you love triangle? Love Triangle!
Things NOBODY knows about the number Eight (not clickb8) Ayliean 2024-03-08 | What do you not know? Comment below!If you like what I do and you want to support my existence under capitalism then consider getting in on this Patreon action 🥹 patreon.com/aylieanIf you want to support me as a person then just leave some nice comments and keep being into Maths 🤓💗If you’d like to print this zine for yourself it’s here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Tty4PQnCO4DAFiD0URF4UyUj6Rlo_sMy/view?usp=sharingThe puzzle game from the intro: beastacademy.com/all-tenMagic Square bounty rewards: http://www.multimagie.com/English/Enigmas.htmSingmaster’s Conjecure: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singmaster%27s_conjectureStay nerdy! ✌️
A Wild Sierpinski Carpet Appeared! (out of tricolour weaving and nobody knows why) Ayliean 2023-10-22 | Read Bary Cipra’s paper on this art piece: archive.bridgesmathart.org/2023/bridges2023-377.html#gsc.tab=0Teaching resources about the Sierpinski Carpet and fractals: mathigon.org/task/fractalsI already know what I’m going to do for “B” but feel free to speculate or add suggestions :)Notes from Ayliean’s brain:Sorry YouTubes for the vertical video, I have 9 times as many followers on ye olde vertical platforms so this is how it has to be …. unless the subscriber ratios swing wildly in the other direction (which I would love).A lil reflection:Topic: 10/10Explanation: 6/10Visuals: 4/10Production quality: 3/10But we’re aiming for quantity over quality for a while to make sure I don’t get paralysed by perfectionism!
A lil aperiodic monotile creativity competition I think everyone should know about :) Ayliean 2023-10-14 | I don’t have anything to do with this competition but I feel it’s my Mathly duty to let people know about cool Math going on!Links: ukmt.org.uk/entries-open-the-einstein-mad-hat-awards-2023momath.org/hatcontestIf your brain is full of ideas but you have no time or energy to actually enter this competition then I've made a Padlet for ideas you are happy to have yoinked. Or if you're full of energy but don't know what to do then take inspiration from here! c o l a b o r a t i o npadlet.com/ayliean/aperiodic-monotile-ideas-e8ys1mdr87odiscwClosing date: 27th OctoberPedantic side note from my brain: The competition is called the “Mad Hat Einstein Awards” which I just didn’t want to say on the video because I’m not into stigmatising mental health (even very slightly). Lewis Carroll was also not a good person so I don’t love that reference either. But besides the name of the competition I’d love to see people getting money and recognition for doing cool creative Maths things - so best of luck and please show me anything you come up with… after the deadline… so I don’t steal your ideas (I would never do that… or would I)Ok byeeeeee! ✌️🍀
Finally, a true Aperiodic Monotile! Ayliean 2023-06-02 | The good maths stuff straight from the source cs.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/spectreDear description box checker, I promise I will put cool links and stuff here when I am not absolutely shattered with tiredness :) love you!
What is a Maths Historian? || Community Maths Ayliean 2023-05-12 | Happy International Women in Maths Day!I’ll take any excuse to party in general, but if it involves celebrating women and Maths at the same time, even better!Shout out to Maths City who made this video possible by supporting me as their Community Mathematician for 2023, thanks :) mathscity.co.ukYou can find more of Dr. Stenhouse’s work here: sites.google.com/view/brigitte-stenhouseAnd if you want to support women in maths (particularly me) then consider joining my Patreon: patreon.com/ayliean
Oh Pascal, you rascal! Ayliean 2023-05-07 | Sorry not sorry about the vertical video, I love the multi-platform lifestyle!Feel free to support me on Patreon and lobby for your preferred video ratio ;)patreon.com/ayliean?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
Bee Family Tree = Fibonacci Ayliean 2022-11-28 | Yeah, I might be selling my soul by doing a ✨Fibonacci in Nature(tm)✨ video … but I didn’t know this fact and I really like it!34 days to go!
