The Simonyi Professorship

Scientific American
Weinstein's theory of everything is probably nothing
New Scientist
Yesterday Weinstein, encouraged by du Sautoy, went public with a loud splash in British newspaper The Guardian and in a 2-hour presentation in the main physics lecture theatre here at the University of Oxford. "I'm trying to promote, perhaps, a new way ...
Dear Guardian: You've Been PlayedScientific American (blog)

all 3 news articles »

The Guardian
Eric Weinstein may have found the answer to physics' biggest problems
The Guardian
A physicist has formulated a mathematical theory that purports to explain why the universe works the way it does – and it feels like 'the answer'. Share · Tweet this. Email. Marcus du Sautoy · guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 May 2013 14.27 BST. Albert ...

and more »

The Guardian (blog)
Roll over Einstein: meet Weinstein
The Guardian (blog)
He will speak in Oxford at the invitation of Marcus du Sautoy, one of the university's most famous and accomplished mathematicians who also holds Richard Dawkins's former academic position as the Simonyi professor of the public understanding of science.

Speakers announced for Science World 2013
Laboratory Talk
Joining a prestigious list of speakers that includes Professor Richard Dawkins and Professor Brian Cox, Ben Goldacre and Marcus Du Sautoy will be providing insight and inspiration to thousands of delegates. Ben Goldacre, the bestselling author, will be ...

Xpat Event Report: Hay Festival Budapest 2013
XpatLoop.com
... the Anglo/Hungarian poet and translator George Szirtes, Dutch novelist Jaap Scholten, the great French architect Odile Decq, Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, Germaine Greer bringing fresh views on Shakespeare and the ...

Masculinity in crisis? 'There is a battle going on inside us that is never ...
The Independent
Marcus du Sautoy, 47, is a professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford. This is not a crisis. It's about men's roles in society being reshaped. And rather than looking on it fearfully we should see it as empowering. Change causes uncertainty ...

and more »

Telegraph.co.uk
Hay Budapest Festival 2013: Day Two
Telegraph.co.uk
“I see.” Being a Habsburg might no longer come with a large part of Europe to rule, but it still gets you a table at the newest restaurant in town, a superior steak place called Prime (the name was a hit with the mathematician in our group Marcus du ...

Hay Festival opens in Budapest
Caboodle.hu
Also featuring in Budapest are mathematician Marcus du Sautoy and literary translator George Szirtes. The events are to promote open dialogue and a juxtaposition of viewpoints, festival chairman Paul Greatbatch said. The events will be held at the ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Hay Budapest Festival 2013: Day One
Telegraph.co.uk
The panel of writers – including the American novelist Nicole Krauss and British mathematician Marcus du Sautoy – was asked whether Prime Minister Viktor Orban's policies – including strict media laws – amount to an attack on freedom of expression ...

and more »

Budapest Times
Hay Fever
Budapest Times
Other events range from a discussion of Central European states' impact on European foreign policy (Friday at 3pm), a lecture on symmetry as a fundamental concept in arts and science by mathematician Marcus du Sautoy (Friday at 5.45pm), a talk by ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Hay Festival Budapest 2013: preview
Telegraph.co.uk
On Friday Marcus du Sautoy, the Oxford mathematician, will discuss his new book, Finding Moonshine: A Mathematician's Journey Through Symmetry. Brilliant American author Nicole Krauss, writer of Great House and Man Walks Into a Room , will discuss ...

Argophilia Travel News
Hay Festival Budapest: Nicole Strauss & Marcus du Sautoy On The Opening Day
XpatLoop.com
Audience in Hungary have the chance to meet international authors, thinkers, musicians and well-known Hungarian authors, at the local Hay Festival held between 17-21 May. On the opening day Nicole Krauss, one of the most significant American novelists, ...
Hay Festival Comes to Budapest This WeekArgophilia Travel News

all 2 news articles »

Pint of Science Oxford: Biotech
The Oxford Times
Pint of Science is a new science festival for the general public being held in 15 different pubs in London, Oxford and Cambridge over three days, May 14-16. Hosting Professor David Gavaghan (14th May - The Heart by Numbers), Professor Marcus du Sautoy ...

and more »

Harry Potter stars among mourners at Richard Griffiths' funeral in Stratford ...
Stratford Observer
Former Bond girl Carmen Du Sautoy read from Ecclesiastes, then tenor Graham Neal sung Danny Boy. After the congregation sang There Is A Green Hill Far Away, former Coronation Street actor John Bowe read from Act Four Scene One of Shakespeare's ...

Pay TV: Wednesday, May 8
Sydney Morning Herald
The Code, BBC Knowledge, 9.35pm. British mathematician Marcus du Sautoy wants to share some simple but interesting mathematical concepts and show where they appear in nature. Sadly, he tricks it all up in pseudo-mystical silliness. Advertisement ...

Harry Potter stars among mourners at Richard Griffiths' funeral in Stratford ...
Stratford Observer
Former Bond girl Carmen Du Sautoy read from Ecclesiastes, then tenor Graham Neal sung Danny Boy. After the congregation sang There Is A Green Hill Far Away, former Coronation Street actor John Bowe read from Act Four Scene One of Shakespeare's ...

Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums
Radio Times
Luckily for him and fellow comic Josh Widdicombe, maths professor Marcus du Sautoy is on hand to guide them through some tricky teasers, as they test their amateur problem-solving against finely tuned maths bod Dara O Briain. The challenges are ...

Stars pay tribute at Harry Potter actor funeral
Solihull Observer
Former Bond girl Carmen Du Sautoy read from Ecclesiastes, then tenor Graham Neal sung Danny Boy. After the congregation sang There Is A Green Hill Far Away, former Coronation Street actor John Bowe read from Act Four Scene One of Shakespeare's ...

Harry Potter stars among mourners at Richard Griffiths' funeral in Stratford ...
Stratford Observer
Former Bond girl Carmen Du Sautoy read from Ecclesiastes, then tenor Graham Neal sung Danny Boy. After the congregation sang There Is A Green Hill Far Away, former Coronation Street actor John Bowe read from Act Four Scene One of Shakespeare's ...

The Maths of Mozart and Birds
BBC News
Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy recently took to the stage at London's Royal Opera House to give a mathematical reading of The Magic Flute. BBC's Charlotte McDonald was in the audience. Add "More Or Less, The Maths of Mozart and Birds" to Favourites ...