NMF Live Performance Series – 2021 National Math Festival

From rap to juggling...from a game show to a theater performance...it's all here this spring with the National Math Festival online!

NMF Live Performance Series

Schedule-at-a-Glance

• Wednesday, March 17, 2021 (1:00 – 2:30 pm ET): Believe-It-Or-Not, It’s Math (x2): Numberphile and Science Circus

Past Events

• Tuesday, January 12, 2021 (1:00 – 2:00 pm ET): Math Rap (Double Feature): Music Notes and Professor Lyrical

• Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (1:00 – 2:30 pm ET): “Witches of Agnesi” Play Performance (Pre-Recorded) and Panel Discussion (Live)

• Tuesday, February 9, 2021 (1:00 – 2:00 pm ET): Mathical Book Prize 2021 Winners Announcement

• Tuesday, February 16, 2021 (1:00 – 2:30 pm ET): What’s the Big Idea: Game Show Featuring Students and Mathematicians, Hosted by the Young People’s Project Note: This event requires a separate Eventbrite registration. A link to register for this event will be included in your confirmation email.

As ever, the NMF is free and open to the public, with activities designed for all ages, from very young children to adults.

We invite you to celebrate the fun, beauty, and power of math through games, puzzles, math, magic, uplifting and intriguing talks, beautiful and engaging films and film panels, live performances, and much more.

The National Math Festival is organized by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) in cooperation with the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath). The 2021 NMF is generously supported by the Simons Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the National Science Foundation, Schmidt Futures, the Kavli Foundation, and the American Mathematical Society (AMS).

March 2021 Events

It’s almost time for NMF Live Online, coming up in a few short weeks. But first… two derring-do math performances! Join Science Circus for juggling as you’ve never seen it before; and Brady Haran of Numberphile for whatever he thinks up next.

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 (1:00 – 2:30 pm ET): Believe-It-Or-Not, It’s Math (x2)

• Rhys Thomas (Science Circus)
• Brady Haran (Numberphile YouTube Channel and Podcast)

Past Events: January 2021 Events

Join us in January for math, music, and theater, as we celebrate hip hop culture and the perseverance of women in mathematics across the years.

Past Event: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 (1:00 – 2:00 pm ET): Math Rap (Double Feature)

• Math Concert with the Music Notes
• Hip Hop Math with Professor Lyrical

Past Event: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (1:00 – 2:30 pm ET): “Witches of Agnesi” Play Performance (Pre-Recorded) and Panel Discussion (Live)

• Dr. Susan Gerofsky (University of British Columbia)
• Dr. Moira Chas (Stony Brook University)
• Dr. Nancy Scherich (University of Toronto)
• Dr. Shelly Jones (Central Connecticut State University)

February 2021 Events

Come and listen! The 2021 Mathical Book Prize winning authors will read from their lively new works of kids’ literature. Join the fun!

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 (1:00 – 2:00 pm ET): Mathical Book Prize 2021 Winners Announcement

• Featuring live readings and Mathical award-winning authors

Be sure to register separately for the event on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 (1:00 – 2:30 pm ET): What’s the Big Idea: Game Show Featuring Students and Mathematicians, Hosted by the Young People’s Project.

A link to register for this event will be included in your confirmation email.

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