I had the pleasure of working with Jon over several articles he wrote or co-wrote for The Conversation. I always admired his enthusiasm for explaining all things mathematical to a wide audience – especially a non-mathematician audience. The first article he penned for us was on his favourite number, pi, and he contributed several other articles on pi over the years, especially on Pi Day.
Several of Jon’s articles we published were co-written with his long-time friend David Bailey and co-author of articles originally published on their Math Drudge website. Other articles were original ideas that he would pitch to
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