Speakers

Colin Wright

Mathematician, Juggler and Communicator

Colin Wright graduated in Pure Mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, and went on to get a PhD at Cambridge. While there he learned how to fire-breathe, unicycle, and juggle. These days he is director of a company that specialises in software for marine radar, but is spending more and more time to give talks all over the world, focusing on how maths emerges from, and can be found in, the most unexpected places. He has given talks and workshops
in over 20 countries, and appeared on radio and television.

Ayliean MacDonald

Ayliean MacDonald has travelled the world spreading joy and a love for maths through art. Her maths videos have featured in film festivals in Canada and have gathered millions of views on TikTok. From large scale to hidden artworks, Ayliean has created a maths mural in Wall Street NYC but also produces badges, stickers and zines. Last year, in response to the discovery of a new prime number, Ayliean launched the ‘Can Humans Say The Largest Prime Number Before We Find The Next One’ project – a collaborative piece inviting everyone in the world to contribute to saying the world’s largest prime number out loud – all 42 million digits of it.

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Adam Townsend