2019 Festival Schedule | National Math Festival
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2019 Festival Schedule

Thank you for joining us at the 2019 National Math Festival on Saturday, May 4th, 2019! A huge thank you to everyone who attended the National Math Festival events in Washington, DC and all the satellite events at science museums in 40 states around the U.S. We loved meeting you, learning about your math journeys and discoveries, playing games together, and celebrating the limitless power and joy of math as a community.

The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and our collaborators at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) thank you for your support and contributions to making the day a wonderful success. Share your photos with us on social media using #2019NMF.

The 2019 Festival schedule is archived below. For updates about future National Math Festival events, subscribe to the Festival email newsletter.

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Book cover for “Secrets, Lies, and Algebra”
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2019 Festival: Mathical Reading with Wendy...

Tess, an 8th grader with a love of algebra, uses math metaphors to help her examine her world. How, she... Learn More→
Wendy Lichtman and book cover of "Secrets, Lies, and Algebra"
Wendy Lichtman
Illustration of a laptop with various floating icons of different things
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2019 Festival: Safety Goggles Not Required:...

Computational modeling drives everything from making animation more art-directable, to experimenting with... Learn More→
Dr. Suzanne L. Weekes
Dr. Suzanne L. Weekes
Closeup of Michaelangelo painting with the Hand of God
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2019 Festival: The Creativity Code: The Art of...

As a species, we have an extraordinary ability to create works of art that elevate, expand and transform... Learn More→
Dr. Marcus du Sautoy
Dr. Marcus du Sautoy

Illustration showing a braid woven together
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2019 Festival: A Fine Art of Problem Solving (...

How Mathematicians Use Braids to Save the Day, One Ribbon at a Time People all around the world... Learn More→
Nancy Scherich
Nancy Scherich
Magicians on stage holding supersize playing cards
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2019 Festival: Impromptu Magic & Math (3:...

Learn Stunts to Dazzle your Friends and Family! Magician Mark Mitton will teach you magic tricks... Learn More→
Mark Mitton
Mark Mitton
Illustration showing photos and symbols
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2019 Festival: Math, Music, History: 300 Years...

Would you cook dinner from a 300-year-old recipe book? Make clothes from a 300-year-old pattern? Undergo... Learn More→
Dr. Lillian Pierce
Dr. Lillian Pierce
Book cover for “Really Big Numbers”
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2019 Festival: Mathical Reading with Dr....

Really Big Numbers... Learn More→
Dr. Richard Schwartz with Logo for Really Big Numbers
Dr. Richard Schwartz
Illustration of a chess board with geometrical lines overlaid
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2019 Festival: The Geometry of Chess (3:15pm...

The chessboard is an eight by eight grid. Despite the limited size of the board, there exist some... Learn More→
John Urschel
John Urschel
Illustration showing people voting
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2019 Festival: The Mathematics of Social...

This talk will explore the paradoxes and possibilities of the mathematics of voting, which seeks to answer... Learn More→
Dr. Emily Riehl
Dr. Emily Riehl
Illustration showing a leaf over a background of prime numbers
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2019 Festival: The Power of Primes (3:15pm...

Prime numbers are the building blocks of arithmetic. But how do mathematicians think about primes? Come... Learn More→
Dr. Holly Krieger
Dr. Holly Krieger

Logo for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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2019 Festival: Chasing Patterns (Film...

A dreamy boy finds math in the world around him, in this 17-minute film by Monika Hennig. The film will be... Learn More→
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation