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Robyn Arianrhod

Robyn Arianrhod

Robyn Arianrhod is an Affiliate in Monash’s School of Mathematics. Her forthcoming book in 2024 is Vector: A surprising story of space, time, and mathematical transformation.

Robyn Arianrhod reviews 'Celestial Tapestry: The warp and weft of art and mathematics' by Nicholas Mee

March 2021, no. 429 22 February 2021
Celestial Tapestry is a gem, indeed, a trove of gems: lavishly illustrated cameos from the science and history of art and mathematics, woven into a narrative about pattern and symmetry. We humans have an innate appreciation of symmetry, judging from 5,000 years of art, architecture, mathematics, and mythical and religious symbolism. After all, symmetry is all around us – in the shapes of our bod ... (read more)

Robyn Arianrhod reviews 'Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf: How the elements were named' by Peter Wothers

March 2020, no. 419 24 February 2020
Imagine you’re trying to make sense of the universe five hundred years ago, when astronomers believe there are just seven visible ‘planets’ wandering about the Earth: the sun and moon plus Mercury to Saturn. Intriguingly, there are also seven known metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, and mercury. For hundreds of years there have been just seven known ‘planets’ and seven metals ... (read more)

Robyn Arianrhod reviews 'The Best Australian Science Writing 2019' edited by Bianca Nogrady

December 2019, no. 417 26 November 2019
Reading good science writing is not just pleasurable and informative: it’s also necessary if we want to live engaged and examined lives in today’s hyper-technological, climate-changing world. The Best Australian Science Writing 2019 offers readers all these things – the delight in good writing, the satisfaction of learning, and the sobering reckoning with our society’s environmental impact ... (read more)
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