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Plus (http://plus.maths.org), a free online magazine which
aims to open a window to the world of maths, with all its beauty and
Applications, has just launched the Plus new writers award
http://plus.maths.org/competition/.
The competition is open to all new writers who can explain a
mathematical
topic or application they think the public needs to know about. The
competition closes on September 30, 2006, and the winning entries will
be
read by an international audience of over a hundred thousand in the
December issue of Plus, and the winners will receive an iPod and other
prizes.
The competition is not open to professional writers, but rather to
aspiring science writers.
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Press release: Plus new writers award - bring maths to life
Maths is the language of the universe, so what have you got to say?
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kurt Goedel -
mathematician and one of the last century's most influential thinkers -
yet
very few people have even heard of him. His work established the limits
of
mathematical logic and laid the foundations of modern computer science,
yet his
centenary has hardly made it into the main stream media.
Public awareness of mathematics is low, although it lies at the heart of
science and technology and is of ever increasing importance in modern
society.
Of course no-one can be expected to start perusing mathematical journals
with
their morning coffee - we need good science writers to bring maths to
life.
Plus magazine is launching the "Plus new writers award" in May to find
the
people who can bring mathematics to life. Published online and free of
charge,
Plus is an award-winning magazine about maths which is aimed at the
general
public. Its articles by top mathematicians and science writers provide a
window
into the world of maths with all its beauty and applications, and cover
fields
as diverse as art, medicine, cosmology and sport.
The competition is open to new writers of any age and from any
background who
can explain a mathematical topic or application they think the public
needs to
know about. The winning entries will be read by an international
audience of
over a hundred thousand in the December issue of Plus, and the prize
pool
includes an iPod. The closing date is September 30th 2006, and more
information
on the competition can be found on the Plus site,
http://plus.maths.org/competition.
"It was people telling the big mathematical stories that made me realise
at
school that there was much more to maths than simple long division,"
says
Professor Marcus du Sautoy, author of the best-selling book "The music
of the
primes" and one of the judges of the Plus new writers award. "Reading
these
stories inspired me to want to make my own mathematical breakthroughs.
The
future of mathematics depends on capturing the imaginations of those who
will
become the next generation of mathematicians."
Goedel's centenary highlights the need for writers who can share their
passion
for maths with the general public. With the 2006 new writers award, Plus
hopes
to celebrate these writers and encourage those of the future.
Notes to editors:
This press release and additional highres image is available online at:
http://plus.maths.org/competition/pressrelease.html
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