We asked Associate Professor Pierre Portal from ANU Mathematical Sciences Institute to describe why the blackboard is such an integral part of his working life, and the enjoyment of mathematics.

“We love them because they are really critical to creating this bit of magic that happens when mathematicians manage to really communicate with one another,” he says.

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