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Instructions · What links here · Katie Steckles (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 18 hours ago by Maths11 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 7 hours ago by KylieTastic

Katrina Steckles is a British mathematician, maths communicator, author and podcaster based in Manchester in the UK^[1]. She is known for contributions to the Numberphile YouTube channel and as a member of the winning team of Only Connect series 16.

Career

Steckles completed a PhD in dynamical systems at the University of Manchester in 2011^[2]. Since then, she has worked as a maths communicator for organisations such as Maths Inspiration, Maths in Action and Think Maths^[3], and as an academic at Sheffield Hallam University^[4]. She was awarded The Josh Award, a national prize for early-career science communicators, in 2016^[5].

Steckles worked with Matt Parker on outreach projects such as MegaMenger, the Manchester MegaPixel and the Domino Computer^[6]. Steckles edits the puzzle feature 'BrainTwister' and writes the 'Mathematics of Life' column in New Scientist with Peter Rowlett^[7]. Also with Rowlett, she presents the Mathematical Objects podcast^[8]^[9].

Books

The Math of a Milkshake by Katie Steckles (2020)
The Biology of Bananas by Katie Steckles (2020)
The Curious World of Scientific Symbols by Katie Steckles and Nathan Adams (2022)
Short Cuts: Maths by Katie Steckles, Sam Hartburn, Alison Kiddle and Peter Rowlett (2023)^[10]
Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words by Katie Steckles, Sam Hartburn and Ben Sparks (2024)

References

^ Rycroft-Smith, Lucy. "Seven questions with... Katie Steckles". Cambridge Mathematics. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ Steckles, Katrina. "Loop spaces and Choreographies in Dynamical Systems". The University of Manchester. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Think Maths". STEM Learning. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Dr Katie Steckles". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "The Josh Award". Science and Industry Museum. Science Museum Group. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ Chicot, Katie. "Mirror Pillar". MathsWorldUK. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "How Fibonacci numbers give us a neat hack for converting between units". New Scientist. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ Edgar, Tom (4 July 2022). "Podcasting Mathematics". Math Horizons. 29 (4): 24–28. doi:10.1080/10724117.2022.2034401. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ Beveridge, Colin (7 August 2022). "Quick Guide: How to reboot your interest in maths". The Observer. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ Bellos, Alex (29 April 2024). "Can you solve it? Tiler swift". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[sevenqs-1] Rycroft-Smith, Lucy. "Seven questions with... Katie Steckles". Cambridge Mathematics. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[phdthesis-2] Steckles, Katrina. "Loop spaces and Choreographies in Dynamical Systems". The University of Manchester. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[stemlearning-3] "Think Maths". STEM Learning. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[shu-4] "Dr Katie Steckles". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[josh-5] "The Josh Award". Science and Industry Museum. Science Museum Group. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[mirrorpillar-6] Chicot, Katie. "Mirror Pillar". MathsWorldUK. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[newscientist-7] "How Fibonacci numbers give us a neat hack for converting between units". New Scientist. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[mathhorizons-8] Edgar, Tom (4 July 2022). "Podcasting Mathematics". Math Horizons. 29 (4): 24–28. doi:10.1080/10724117.2022.2034401. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[reboot-9] Beveridge, Colin (7 August 2022). "Quick Guide: How to reboot your interest in maths". The Observer. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[bellos-10] Bellos, Alex (29 April 2024). "Can you solve it? Tiler swift". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

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