Media & Press
View the National Math Festival’s email newsletter archive (opens new window), or find press releases and media coverage below.
2019 Festival Press Releases
- MAY 3: Press Preview Day for 2019 National Math Festival in DC (opens new window) (Media Advisory: April 24, 2019)
- 2019 National Math Festival Heads to D.C. on May 4th to Prove Math is Fun and for Everyone (opens new window) (Press Release: February 6, 2019)
- May 4: Free National Math Festival Comes to DC to Inspire, Excite, and Inform that Math is Everywhere (opens new window) (Calendar Advisory: January 2, 2019)
- National Math Festival Returns to Washington, D.C. May 4, 2019 (opens new window) (Press Release: April 24, 2018)
2019 Festival Media Coverage Highlights
- KQED Mind/Shift: Getting Physical: How the Flagway Game Sparks Learning and Love of Math (opens new window)
- Notices of the American Mathematics Society (AMS): The Amazing Variety of Public Math (opens new window)
- National Academy of Engineering: Radio coverage of the 2019 Festival, including an interview with Dr. Marcus du Sautoy (Listen to MP3 recording (opens new window))
- ABC7 WJLA: ‘It makes you smart and helps your brain work!’ National Math Festival opens this weekend (opens new window) (Video)
- WUSA9 (CBS), Great Day Washington: Math magician, Mark Mitton, shows how math and magic go hand-in-hand (opens new window) (Video)
- WTOP: Free National Math Festival brings games, all-ages activities to DC (opens new window)
- Washington Post Kids Post: Math and sports come together at a festival in Washington (opens new window)
- Washington Post Express: These 5 talks at the National Math Festival prove that math really is everywhere (opens new window)
- KBLU AM 560: Russ Clark interviews Maisha Moses (The Young People’s Project) and Kirsten Bohl (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute) about the 2019 National Math Festival (Listen to MP3 recording (opens new window))
- Comcast Newsmakers: Making Math Fun And Exciting, featuring Rebecca Goldin of the Fairfax Math Circle (opens new window)
2017 Festival Media Coverage Highlights
- WUSA9 (CBS): Cheering on young mathematicians (opens new window)
- WUSA9 (CBS): From Hidden to Modern- the figures of NASA at the National Math Festival (opens new window)
- ABC7 WJLA: Celebrating the #NationalMathFestival with “Who Wants to be a (opens new window) GMW Mathematician?”
- Forbes: How Hedge Fund Billionaire James Simons Is Changing Math Education (opens new window)
- The Washington Informer: National Math Festival Coming to D.C. (opens new window)
2017 Festival Press Releases
- Celebrate the Fun, Beauty, and Power of Math at the 2017 National Math Festival in Washington, D.C. on April 22 (opens new window) (Press Release: April 4, 2017)
- National Math Festival Returns to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 22 (opens new window) (Media Advisory: February 24, 2017)
- Second National Math Festival to Return to D.C. April 22, 2017 (opens new window) (Press Release: April 19, 2016)
2015 Festival Media Coverage Highlights
“The first-ever National Math Festival comes to the National Mall and selected Smithsonian museums tomorrow. There will be more than 70 free and interactive events, including activities that bring math and art together.” (opens new window) -WAMU 88.5 | Art Beat With Lauren Landau (April 17, 2015)
“Discover the power of mathematics in an educational and fun way!” (opens new window) – Washington Parent (April 2015)
“The first-of-its-kind National Math Festival will be taking place on Saturday, April 18 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.” (opens new window) – New York Times: Wordplay (March 23, 2015)
“Opinion: A National Math Festival.” (opens new window) – Notices of the AMS (March 2015)
“Math Is Everywhere, But Especially On National Mall This Weekend.” (opens new window) – WAMU 88.5 (April 17, 2015)
“There’s no way of knowing when an idea will coalesce and the stars align, producing a discovery that solves a crucial problem, creates a windfall of googol dimensions, or triggers a smile.” (opens new window) – The New Yorker (August 27, 2015)
National Math Festival Media Contact
Jennifer Murawski
[email protected]