Resources for event hosts and attendees
Below are numerous ideas and suggestions for your G4G Martin Gardner Celebration Of Mind event. Do not forget to register your event or find one near you!
If you have any questions or ideas, please feel free to contact us at organizers@g4g-com.org!
- Three Visual Treats for total beginners of any age!
- New to Martin Gardner events? Ten Off the Shelf will get you started.
- For seasoned puzzlers, enjoy Ten More Explorations.
General
- Marvin Miller's reminiscence from Magic Magazine July 2010
- Harold Jacobs and Martin Gardner by Jeremiah Farrell
- What's New with Harold Jacobs
- David Suzuki's The Nature of Things (CBC 1996)
- Combinatorial Philosophy by Kate Jones
- An interview with Martin by CardColm
Puzzles
Illusion
- Dragon Illusion inspired by Jerry Andrus.
Skepticism
Games
- Martin's Games - Kadon Enterprises
- Al-Jabar - A Game of Strategy by Robert Schneider & Cyrus Hettle**
Magic
- CURIOUS SPELLER as it appeared in the June 2007 issue of M-U-M magazine is reproduced here with permission of the Society of American Magicians.
- A Pack of Little Fibs by CardColm
- Martin's first and last published magic tricks spanning 80 years from Word Ways
- Mathematical Card Tricks (from Card Colm column at MAA)
- Also In His Own Words: More Mathemagical Games (and Tricks) With Cards From Martin Gardner - August 2010
- In His Own Words: Mathematical Card Tricks From Martin Gardner (1914-2010) - June 2010
Mathematics
- Vi Hart's Mathematical Balloon Twisting Guide
- Recreational Math Problems submitted by Dick Hess
- Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers ... and the return of Dr. Matrix (excerpts)**
- Ten of the greatest: Maths puzzles
- Conway on Gardner
- Suggestions from Andy Liu for SNAP Math Fairs from Dana Richards' "The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems"
- Mathematically Correct Breakfast (How to Slice a Bagel into Two Linked Halves)
G4G-CoM's Youtube Channel
Martin Gardner Posters
