Katie Steckles is a mathematician based in Manchester, who gives talks and workshops and writes about mathematics. She finished her PhD in 2011, and since then has talked about maths in schools, at science festivals, on BBC radio and TV, at music festivals, as part of theatre shows and on the internet. She lectures part-time in mathematics at Sheffield Hallam University, in the Institute of Education. Sam Hartburn is a maths consultant and freelance editor. She has worked on popular maths books, textbooks and digital learning resources, and holds a BSc in Mathematics from York University. Ben Sparks is a maths communicator, public speaker and former maths teacher. Ben gives maths talks and workshops around the world. His performances include regular work with the Numberphile YouTube channel (run by Brady Haran) where his videos have been watched over 12 million times.

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